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You have to consider that extra virgin olive oil usually has a smoking point around 190 degrees celsius. For stir frying and getting the natural sugar of e.g. the vegatables to to be extracted and caramelized you need around 150 degrees celsius. I use extra virgin olive oil for fryin vegetables and it maintains it's fruity flavor plus all of it's health ...
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"Organic" is not only about pesticides.
Other factors that would prevent something being labelled "organic" include:
use of inorganic fertilizers (mined phosphates etc)
use of farmland that has been non-organically fertilized in recent past
lack of record keeping to show that organic steps have been taken
It's entirely likely that olives for olive oil ...
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Olive oil degrades over time so freshness is important. Some of the higher priced olive oils sit on shelves for a very long time and by time they are sold they can be of lower quality than some mass produced olive oils.
I'd say you're in the right frame of mind and would recommend finding a brand with a local representative who can trust and know the ...
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It is not really correct: olives are subject to be attacked and eventually destroyed by different kind of parasites, as for instance the olive fruit fly, one of the most serious pest in the cultivation of olives.
Also, olives tree can be attacked by mushrooms, bacterius, and parasites.
What is true, on the contrary, is that the olive tree is quite ...
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