What's the difference between EVOO and regular Olive Oil?!
What's the difference between EVOO and regular Olive Oil?
Answers:
EVOO = extra virgin olive oil. The freshest first pressing of the olive. Regular olive oil may not be first pressed quality or be chemically processed/refined.
Extra-virgin olive oil comes from the first pressing of the olives, contains no more than 0.8% acidity, and is judged to have a superior taste. There can be no refined oil in extra-virgin olive oil.
Virgin olive oil has an acidity less than 2%, and judged to have a good taste. There can be no refined oil in virgin olive oil.
Olive oil is a blend of virgin oil and refined virgin oil, containing at most 1% acidity. It commonly lacks a strong flavor.
Also, did you know that green olives are just unripened black olives picked early?
Extra Virgin is usually the first pressing of the olives. It is darker and has more flavor. EVOO should mainly be used for salad dressings and uncooked dishes. It has a very strong flavor and can be very expensive. Use regular olive oil to cook with it is very tasty and has a high smoke rate, meaning at higher temps will not smoke. Plus it is good for you.
EVOO is alot richer, more flavor and darker in color.
Labels such as virgin, extra virgin and pure are used to categorize olive oils according to their acidity. Virgin olive oil is the first pressing of the olives with an acidity level no higher than three percent. To receive the virgin label, however, the oil must not be further processed by heat or chemicals. Extra virgin olive oil is the first pressing of the olives with an acidity level no higher than one percent, and no heat or chemical processing. Both virgin and extra virgin olive oils are considered 100% unadulterated olive oil. Pure olive oil is extracted with heat and chemicals from the pulps, or solids, left behind after the first pressing. Virgin olive oils are said to have better flavor then pure olive oil, which is also less expensive.
ugh, pleaz dont promote rachaels rays retardedness. evoo is extra virgin olive oil. It has the most flavor and nutrients because it is made from the first press of the olives. regular comes from the 3rd or 4th press, while virgin comes from the 2nd.