Are you using real or fake olive oil?
Olive Oil – hopefully you have a bottle in your pantry. Why? Because it is a heart healthy oil and an oil with many health benefits. But to get those health benefits, it needs to be REAL Olive Oil. You go to the store and find some bargain Olive Oil on sale, good idea or bad idea? If it is REAL Olive Oil, then you got a bargain. But if it is FAKE or partially fake, you got cheated. So how does one know if their Olive Oil is REAL or FAKE? Is the Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) you purchased, really EVOO? Turns out many people and organizations have studied this. Food& Wine , the North American Olive Oil Association , and Consumer Reports have provided advice on How to Chooses a Good Olive Oil . Why is there “FAKE” Olive Oil? PopSugar has a great article, You May Be Buying "Fake" Extra-Virgin Olive Oil. One country interested in cracking down on “fake” olive oil is Italy...