Luigi Caricato, director of "Teatro Naturale" DeVinis Oil d'Italy 2009

It may seem an obvious and trivial statement, but still many seem to not fully grasp this concept so for this reason
it is good to clarify once and for all.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a product extracted from a fruit: the olive, period. This operation is very simple, obtaining the juice and nothing more. Collected with care to not bruise the skin, the oil is easily obtained.
Completing the process in a short time allows helps to preserve the high amount of polyphenols found in Olive Oil that are needed by the human body for proper nutrition.
Olive oil, an integral ingredient to Mediterranean cuisine has great value and it is beneficial to us to understand the strengths and weaknesses of a product that has such organoleptic properties.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil contains components that are very beneficial to most functions of the human body.
It is made up of two main parts, saponifable and unsaponifable. Saponifable is made up of triglycerides and makes up about 98-99% of the Oil. Unsaponifable is composed of antioxidants and vitamins and makes up about 1 – 2 % of the oil.
Unsaponifable makes part of the alcohol component of the oil giving the oil its distinctive smell. It contains polyphenols which act as antioxidants, anti Inflammatory, anti allergenic anti bacterial and anti viral agents. It seems that the components of olive oil are useful in preventing chronic degenerative diseases, circulatory problems and also cancer. Olive oil contains substances such as lipo soluble vitamins, A, D and E, Carotenoid pigments and chlorophylls, which all function as antioxidants. Medical research recommends the consumption of olive oil in order to prevent the signs of aging, and for the protection of the body from cardio circulatory diseases. The combination of saturated fatty acids, mono saturated fats, and poly saturated fats is what gives olive oil micro constituents such as tocopherols and poliphenols which are known to aid and ease digestion, slow the aging process at a cellular level, prevent gallstones, encourage brain connectivity, prevent thrombotic problems, and decrease cholesterol levels.