Healthy Gourmet

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Facts

  • Most oils on supermarket shelves are not extra virgin
  • The US has labeling laws addressing extra virgin olive oil but they are not enforced
  • Real extra virgin olive oil has lots of antioxidants whereas supermarket oils have little to none
  • The antioxidants in real extra virgin olive oil is what makes the Mediterranean diet so good for you
  • The US only produces 1% of the olive oil it consumes
  • Almost all of this olive oil is produced in California with a quality far superior to imported oils
  • Look for the COOC seal to guarantee high quality by highly trained olive oil taste testers
  • Apollo Olive Oil is the only oil on the internet that tests for and publishes its antioxidant levels
  • Apollo Olive Oil’s antioxidant level is three times the level found in other high quality olive oils
  •  This is because we have the only mill in the US designed to mill under vacuum which greatly reduces oxidation producing the very finest in nutrients, flavor, and antioxidants

How Apollo Olive Oil Is Made