olive oils
Mediterranean cooking fats
Olive oils is the plural of olive oil, referring to multiple varieties or grades of the oil pressed from olives.
The plural typically appears when distinguishing types: Extra virgin and refined olive oils have different smoke points.
Specialty shops may stock olive oils from various regions: Italian and Greek olive oils dominated the tasting.
- monounsaturatedHaving one double bond
- polyphenolsPlant-derived antioxidant compounds
- extra-virginFirst-press oil designation
- fatty acidsOrganic molecules in fats
- pomaceFruit crushing residue
Mediterranean diet · heart healthy · cold-pressed · liquid gold · EVOO · antioxidants · tapenade · Italian cooking · centrifugation · terroir · Tuscan hills · smoke point · squalene · milling · decanting · carrier oils · dressing · crusty bread
olive oilslard
Clarified pork fat
butter · beef tallow · animal fats · bacon grease · schmaltz
olive oilstrans fats
Chemically altered dietary lipids
lard · hydrogenated oils · Crisco · palm oil · beef tallow