Know Your Olive Oil
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Making
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Flavour
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Nutrition
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Our Take
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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First cold press of fresh olives, no heat or chemicals
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Fresh, fruity, mildly peppery
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Highest antioxidants & polyphenols
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✅ Best choice
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Virgin Olive Oil
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Cold pressed, slightly higher acidity
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Mild but less vibrant
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Good, but lower than EVOO
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👍 Acceptable
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Lite / Extra Lite Olive Oil
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Refined olive oil with little virgin oil added for flavour
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Almost no flavour
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Minimal nutrients
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⚠️ Functional, not wholesome
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Pomace Olive Oil
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Refined from leftover olive pulp using heat and solvents
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Neutral
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Very low
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❌ Not recommended
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