Olive Oil Buyer's Guide

[MikeMartial]

Short article from the blog Whole Health Source on olive oil.

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/04/olive-oil-buyers-guide.html

 

[ronin0352]

Thanks MM.

**goes to check out my olive oil bottles for IOOC or COOC stamp**

 

[Mathias]

Macadamia Nut oil is also a very good oil. It's omega 6 breakdown is very similar to olive oil.

 

[T_Money_]

his recommendation to only get EVOO is off base tho. Cooking w/ EVOO degrades the oil and makes it no different than just olive oil. It might be a very, very small amount better, but not enough to justify the difference in cost.

 

[MikeMartial]

Macadamia Nut oil is also a very good oil. It's omega 6 breakdown is very similar to olive oil.

To expand:

The breakdown of MUFA, PUFA, and SAT is fairly similar.

Macadamia oil has a ratio of 6.3:1 of O6:O3, and olive oil is slightly higher at 13.1:1

Interestingly enough, Cordain is a fan of canola oil, due to the high MUFA content, and O6:03 ratio of 2:1, which (he describes) as being optimal.

This is taken from Cordian's The Paleo Diet for Athletes

 

[EL CORINTHIAN]

Cretan olive oil ftw

 

[Gavin LeFever]

Anyone know about Costco EVOO? All it says is EVOO, first cold press.

 

[MikeMartial]

Anyone know about Costco EVOO? All it says is EVOO, first cold press.

I was at Costco today, and looked at their olive oil. Didn't notice any certs anywhere on the label; I'd hazard a guess that you'd be paying a hefty price in a premium shop for high grade olive oil.

 

[Mathias]

To expand:

The breakdown of MUFA, PUFA, and SAT is fairly similar.

Macadamia oil has a ratio of 6.3:1 of O6:O3, and olive oil is slightly higher at 13.1:1

Interestingly enough, Cordain is a fan of canola oil, due to the high MUFA content, and O6:03 ratio of 2:1, which (he describes) as being optimal.

This is taken from Cordian's The Paleo Diet for Athletes

I may be reading that ratio wrong but I always thought Mac Nut oil had more sats than polys...

http://vitanetonline.com/forums/1/Thread/708

EDIT: Nvm. I'm an idiot.

 

[MikeMartial]

I may be reading that ratio wrong but I always thought Mac Nut oil had more sats than polys...

http://vitanetonline.com/forums/1/Thread/708

They do. 16.5% SAT to 1.9% PUFA. The ratio I listed refers to omega-6 to omega-3, both of which are MUFA.

That website lists the O6:O3 ratio as 1:1, which is surprising.

 

[ronin0352]

I was at Costco today, and looked at their olive oil. Didn't notice any certs anywhere on the label; I'd hazard a guess that you'd be paying a hefty price in a premium shop for high grade olive oil.

Yeah, I've got the Sam's Club "select Premium" brand and "Omaggio" brand that I bought at Sam's. Neither of them has a cert anywhere either.:icon_neut