Category oils and fats

What is sesame? Sesame is the name of a botanical genus ( Sesamum ) cultivated in tropical regions around the globe, for the production of seeds used for food purposes. In 2013, mainly thanks to India and China, the global collection of sesame seeds reached 4.2 million tons. Sesame seeds are eaten whole or peeled, dried or toasted (they are almost always used as an ingredient), but they are also an excellent raw material for extracting edible oil; the pressing residue is called sesame flour (it is similar to hazelnut flour)

Introduction: olive oil Olive tree: botanical aspects and cultivation Mature olive composition, nutritional properties Olive harvest Olive oil: chemical composition Olive oil: properties and nutritional characteristics Preparation of olive oil Olive oil conservation Pomace oil Classification of olive oils, analysis and fraud Olive oil as a laxative Olive in herbal medicine - sea buckthorn Cosmetic use: olive oil - Unsaponifiable with olive oil - Olive leaf extract This article reports the results of studies carried out by a group of American scholars, published in the journal Science (1 Decembe

Introduction: olive oil Olive tree: botanical aspects and cultivation Mature olive composition, nutritional properties Olive harvest Olive oil: chemical composition Olive oil: properties and nutritional characteristics Preparation of olive oil Olive oil conservation Pomace oil Classification of olive oils, analysis and fraud Olive oil as a laxative Olive in herbal medicine - sea buckthorn Cosmetic use: olive oil - Unsaponifiable with olive oil - Olive leaf extract Olive oil has a mild laxative action; to obtain this quite unusual and normally not sought after effect, olive oil must be taken on

Tropical oils and fats are increasingly used as ingredients in bakery, confectionery or other products: breadsticks, crackers, rusks, biscuits, snacks, spreads, pastries, chocolate, sauces, ready-made fish fillets for frying, etc. TROPICAL FATS AND HEALTH Saturated fatty acids, especially myristic, lauric and palmitic, are the main responsible for the hypercholesterolemizing and atherogenic action

If you ask this question to doctors or nutritionists, probably 90% of them will answer, without hesitation, that olive oil is better because it protects the arteries and keeps the heart healthy. The remaining 10% will not be limited to a superficial response but will explain to you that both must be present in a balanced diet

Introduction: olive oil Olive tree: botanical aspects and cultivation Mature olive composition, nutritional properties Olive harvest Olive oil: chemical composition Olive oil: properties and nutritional characteristics Preparation of olive oil Olive oil conservation Pomace oil Classification of olive oils, analysis and fraud Olive oil as a laxative Olive in herbal medicine - sea buckthorn Cosmetic use: olive oil - Unsaponifiable with olive oil - Olive leaf extract Olive oil The oil is a lipidic substance and like all dietary lipids it consists mainly of triglycerides, in turn formed by the este

Introduction: olive oil Olive tree: botanical aspects and cultivation Mature olive composition, nutritional properties Olive harvest Olive oil: chemical composition Olive oil: properties and nutritional characteristics Preparation of olive oil Olive oil conservation Pomace oil Classification of olive oils, analysis and fraud Olive oil as a laxative Olive in herbal medicine - sea buckthorn Cosmetic use: olive oil - Unsaponifiable with olive oil - Olive leaf extract Pomace oil OLIVE GRILLED OIL: oil obtained from the cutting of refined olive-pomace oil and virgin olive oil different from the lamp

Introduction: olive oil Olive tree: botanical aspects and cultivation Mature olive composition, nutritional properties Olive harvest Olive oil: chemical composition Olive oil: properties and nutritional characteristics Preparation of olive oil Olive oil conservation Pomace oil Classification of olive oils, analysis and fraud Olive oil as a laxative Olive in herbal medicine - sea buckthorn Recipes with extra virgin olive oil Cosmetic use: olive oil - Unsaponifiable with olive oil - Olive leaf extract Olive oil is a typical food of the Mediterranean area, an ancient and valuable product, subject,

Introduction: olive oil Olive tree: botanical aspects and cultivation Mature olive composition, nutritional properties Olive harvest Olive oil: chemical composition Olive oil: properties and nutritional characteristics Preparation of olive oil Olive oil conservation Pomace oil Classification of olive oils, analysis and fraud Olive oil as a laxative Olive in herbal medicine - sea buckthorn Cosmetic use: olive oil - Unsaponifiable with olive oil - Olive leaf extract Classification of Olive oils (Reg CE 1513/2001) VIRGIN OLIVE OIL : "oils obtained from the olive mechanically or with other phy