TECNODİECİ, Cold Pressed North Aegean Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil
When olives are cold-pressed, the compounds beneficial to health, polyphenols, antioxidants, fruity tastes, pleasant smells, etc. contained in the olives are transferred to the olive oil in greater amounts without being removed by heat. It is beneficial to drink one tablespoon of early harvest, cold-pressed olive oil on an empty stomach in the morning (unless your doctor specifically tells you otherwise). For health, we especially recommend the use of cold-pressed olive oil.
Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
When producing quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil, special care must be taken to ensure that the olives are not exposed to high temperatures at every stage, from picking them from the tree to reaching the table as natural extra virgin olive oil.
In order to prevent overheating, it is important to collect the olives collected without damage in air-ventilated crates instead of sacks, keep them in the shade, away from the sun, wash them with clean water in a hygienic facility as soon as possible, dry them with air, and cold press them without adding water to the pulp.
According to the relevant olive oil production communiqué, olives must be pressed below 27 degrees for cold pressing.
Why Cold Pressed?
When olives are cold-pressed, the compounds beneficial to health, polyphenols, antioxidants, fruity tastes, pleasant smells, etc. contained in the olives are transferred to the olive oil in greater amounts without being removed by heat. Drinking a tablespoon of early harvest, cold-pressed olive oil on an empty stomach in the morning (unless your doctor specifically tells you otherwise) is beneficial for your health.
Which Olive Oil Is Suitable for Drinking?
Nermin Hanım Zeytinliği Trilye, Domat, Arbequina, Edremit Early harvest olive oils, produced by cold pressing at 20 degrees, are recommended for drinking in the morning with their low acidity content and high polyphenol content.
Why is Cold Pressed Olive Oil More Expensive than Hot Pressed?
Since less oil is obtained from cold-pressed olives, the cost of cold-pressed olive oil is higher than hot-pressed olives. Cold pressing produces better quality olive oil. To purchase a quality olive oil that is beneficial for health, we recommend that you choose freshly harvested, low-acid, high-polyphenol cold-pressed, early-harvested extra virgin olive oil.
Can You Fry with Cold Pressed Olive Oil?
When olive oil comes into contact with high heat, the beneficial volatile compounds in it are removed when it is subjected to high heat. Eating fried foods is not recommended for health reasons, it is not a desired nutrition method. Even if it is rare, when you want to eat fried foods to satisfy your cravings, it is better to choose foods fried with olive oil. The combustion temperature of olive oil is over 200 degrees.
Can You Cook with Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil? How Should Cold Pressed Olive Oil Be Consumed?
You can also cook with cold-pressed olive oil. In order to directly absorb the beneficial health properties of cold-pressed olive oil, it is appropriate to consume it cold, without exposing it to heat, by adding it to salads, breakfast, or after cooking meals. When cooking with olive oil, it is better to expose the least amount of oil to heat and add the remaining olive oil after the food is cooked, if possible, while eating.
What is the difference between Cold Pressed Olive Oil and Natural Extra Virgin Olive Oil?
Olive oil obtained by squeezing olives at temperatures below 27 degrees is cold-pressed olive oil. When it is squeezed above 27 degrees, it is squeezed using the hot pressing method. As Nermin Hanım Zeytinlik, we do not heat our machine or add hot water to the dough. We obtain olive oil pressed at 20 degrees. In order for olive oil to be a Natural Virgin, it must be suitable for direct consumption, its free fatty acidity in terms of oleic acid must be below 0.8% (0.8% acid at most) and it must not contain any sensory defects. Natural extra virgin olive oil is healthier as the acidity value decreases. and it becomes valuable.
How to understand Real Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil?
When olives are cold pressed, the beneficial compounds for health, polyphenols, antioxidants, fruity tastes, pleasant smells, etc. contained in the olives are transferred to the olive oil in greater amounts without being removed by heat. The higher the temperature the olives are pressed, the more beneficial health components, sensory (fruity, bitterness, spiciness) properties etc. that come from the olives are lost, and lower quality olive oil is obtained.
How long does olive oil last?
A newly harvested olive oil can be stored for 2 years when it is filtered, dark, cool and out of contact with oxygen, but we recommend not to stock up on olive oil purchases, but to buy it fresh every year in the new production season and consume it fresh. We store our olive oils in steel tanks at 18 degrees or lower, preventing contact with air. Every year