Olive Oil
Olea europaea (extra-virgin) · Oil
Top 10 pairings
Pressed from whole olives, olive oil is a fruit juice, not a seed oil. Extra-virgin, the top grade, is green-gold and tastes of cut grass, almond and a peppery sting in the throat. It's the Mediterranean's defining fat.
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BitterMedium
Aroma
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Per 100 g
884kcal
0gcarbs
0gprotein
100gfat
0gfibre
Good to know
"Extra-virgin" is a defined grade, not marketing: it must come from purely mechanical extraction, have a free acidity of no more than 0.8 g per 100 g (as oleic acid), and pass a trained sensory panel with zero defects and detectable fruitiness.
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