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have shown that the consumption of quality olive oils increases longevity, prevents strokes, promotes a stronger cardiovascular system, prevents heart disease, and supports mental function and mood, especially in patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Those who are experienced in the olive oil world tend to search for oils that are high in biophenol levels with robust intensity. So far, biophenols are the most effective protein to act against the fabrication of heart disease, and the higher the amount of those proteins, the more health benefits a person who ingests it regularly will experience.
You may be wondering, “Can’t I just go to the grocery store and buy the cheaper olive oil?” If budgetary restrictions keep you from spending the extra dollar or two on something as seemingly simple as cooking oil, the grocery store olive oil is still probably healthier than vegetable shortenings or vegetable oil. The issue, however, is that most oils stocked on the shelves of your local supermarket are cut with harmful substances like canola or palm oil to lessen the actual value of the “extra-premium virgin olive oil” and increase profits. Often, companies will use marketing phrases like, “olive oil for cooking, ” which insinuates that you cannot cook with any other olive oils, or “extra-premium, ” which is based on the company ’s standard of premium to trick
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[CC] Bottles of a pairing sit on a counter. [Alabama Travel]
customers into purchasing their substandard oils. Oils found in the grocery store, even the ones on the top shelf, often score very low on the DAG scale. Top-shelf grocery store oils normally have a score of around 42, and the cheaper ones are even worse.
On the other hand, the olive oils distributed by Veronica Foods into small businesses like The Happy Olive have a DAG score averaging at about 94. If you have the extra dollar of wiggle room in your grocery budget, it is highly recommended that you invest in quality olive oil, because what you put in your body matters to your overall health.
