Fake or Low Quality Olive Oil. Watered down, as It Were

LKSMLJ on 27/03/2018 - 20:39
Last edited 27/03/2018 - 23:27 by 1 other user

There's quite a few of these brands on our supermarket shelves.

http://www.organichealthyfood.org/14-fake-olive-oil-companie…

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  • Quantumcat on 27/03/2018 - 20:47
    +4

    remedy for longevity

    Not sure I trust that source very much

    • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2018 - 21:21
      -2

      Mediterraneans live longer and it has been studied, this has largely been attributed to the olive oil and tomatoes, although the whole Mediterranean diet is recommended for longevity these days. Easy to find lots of info on this via Google.

      • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2018 - 21:44
        +10

        Life expectancy by countries based on WHO 2015

        1. Japan
        2. Switzerland
        3. Singapore
        4. Australia
        5. Spain

        24 Greece (first Mediterranean country on the list).

      • Diji1 on 27/03/2018 - 22:18
        +1

        Are you going to eat a Japanese diet now that the other diet is not working?

        • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2018 - 22:40
          +2

          There's a bumper harvest in Western Australia.

      • Laziofogna on 28/03/2018 - 19:59

        Tomatoes are not even mediterranean

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 27/03/2018 - 21:19

    Site looks dodgy.

    I recall Choice doing a review recently on supermarket olive oils. I refuse to pay for their service however so I cannot provide their findings.

  • whooah1979 on 27/03/2018 - 21:28
    +1

    olive oil.. watered down

    oil and water doesn't mix well with braking the surface tension with soap. it's not suitable for eating after that.
    https://www.questacon.edu.au/outreach/programs/science-circu…

    • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2018 - 21:37

      Do they have any longitudinal studies? What were the sample sizes? What was their control test?

    • Quantumcat on 28/03/2018 - 00:36

      The article isn't literally about watering down, it's about mixing with other oils. However it doesn't even seen like that much is true looking at the Snopes article!

  • [Deactivated] on 27/03/2018 - 23:00
    +3

    I only buy Australian made olive oils. My fave is Cobram Estate.

    I read somewhere up to 70% of European olive oils were fake.

    • edwardcr on 27/03/2018 - 23:22
      +1

      Me too - Cobram Estate and Squeaky Gate.

      I wouldn't trust any of the other supermarket olive oils apart from Australian.

      Some wonderful European olive oils at my local Italian deli, though - but $30-$300 is way too expensive for me!

    • Quantumcat on 28/03/2018 - 00:37

      Read the Snopes article. They're not "fake". You've fallen for the same thing as OP.

  • cnmarine on 28/03/2018 - 00:41
    +2

    I'm not sure of the validity of this article. However, by reading some of the other headlines, this article should be deemed as trash by association.

  • altomic on 28/03/2018 - 10:04
    +1

    That website is pure shite -

    5 Tips on How to Reverse Cavities and Heal Tooth Decay Naturally!

    China is making plastic rice- how to spot it.

    Clickbait and shite

    • [Deactivated] on 28/03/2018 - 12:44

      They had me at organic.

  • Laziofogna on 28/03/2018 - 19:57

    You'll need more than 30 minutes in the fridge to solidify, more like 24 hours. I buy only australian olive oil, keep away from anything made in italy, greece and spain

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