Is Olive Oil The Healthier Choice?
Could olive oil be your way to healthy eating? Chief Alex Rodriguez of Miami’s Baptist Hospital and a slew of others think so.
Alex loves to cook, and he loves to cook healthy. So at Miami’s Baptist Hospital he serves up lean meats and loads of vegetables with a splash of olive oil.
“I use olive oil. And I use it because it’s healthier, it’s tasteful, and it’s a great product.”
Many of us do the same especially after several studies have suggested olive oil can help lower cholesterol, or improve blood vessel function.
But now all those health claims about olive oil are cooking up quite a controversy, while most health experts would say olive oil is probably healthier than butter it may not be as healthy as fish oil or canola oil.
“Well olive oil seems to be lower in Omega-3, which is the heart benefiting oil, and canola oil is higher in Omega-3 like fish oil,” said Susan Nowrouzi a dietician at Baptist Hospital
Some experts point out that olive oil is 10% higher in saturated fat, double the amount in canola oil. Some doubt it lowers cholesterol at all. According to a study in 2000, olive oil does not help blood vessel function, while Omega-3 fish oil and canola oil did.
“Olive oil is a healthy oil, canola oil is a healthy oil for the same reason, they are both high in mono-unsaturated fats,” said Sheah Rarback, a nutritionist at the University of Miami.
She adds that the two oils have a lot in common- both are good sources of fat-but like all oils canola and olive oil are 100% fat and they contain more than double the calories of carbs or protein.
In the end experts say moderation is key.
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Central Valley olive farmers report improved harvest
- Last year saw very small crop
- Nearly half of this year’s harvest is picked
It’s a tale of “famine to feast” in California olive groves.
After an extremely small crop last season, Central Valley olive growers have seen production rebound sharply this fall.
The larger overall crop means that individual olives have been smaller in some groves.
Other farmers pruned their trees earlier in the season to assure they’d have larger-sized olives to sell.
The Visalia-based Olive Growers Council estimates that about 40 percent of the crop has been harvested so far.
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Mario Olive + A.Camacho = Mario Camacho Foods
Two family-owned food businesses, both suppliers and service providers to the olive and condiment market in North America, will merge in 2008.
Mario Olive Co., a division of Westin Foods of Omaha, Neb., and A. Camacho Inc. of Plant City, a subsidiary of Angel Camacho group, will merge, a Mario Camacho press release said.
No financial terms were disclosed.
Effective January 1, 2008, the companies will begin operations under the name Mario Camacho Foods.
Angel Camacho Group is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated olive business with more than 100 years of experience in fruit procurement to processing, and importing to distribution, the release said.
Mario Olives is also a family-owned and operated food business. Company executives believe that the merger will expand each company’s product lines and distribution capabilities, as well as global logistics and trading ability.
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Mission San Jose’s sixth annual Olive Festival
About 2,000 visitors gathered behind the Old Mission San Jose Museum amid a backdrop of historic trees on Saturday, for Mission San Jose’s sixth annual Olive Festival.
Although the crowd this year was smaller than previous festivals, co-organizer Bob Tavares said the day went very well.
“As always the vendors were very popular, and the music everyone loves music,” he said.
Also popular once again were the tri-tip sandwiches and various olive-made products.
This year marked the second year the festival has incorporated a wine tasting feature, which Tavares said was so popular there was a glass shortage.
Next year’s festival will return Oct. 4.
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Huile d’Olive Tunisienne, estimations de la production 2007-2008
Les premières estimations prévoient une production comprise entre 880 000 et 980 000 tonnes, soit l’équivalent de 180 000 à 200 000 tonnes d’huile d’olive contre une production de 180 000 tonnes d’huile au cours de la saison 2006-2007.
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