Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, Diet/Food, Events, Olive Oil News
It started with Hunter region olive oil meeting a hot pan. Then the East Maitland potatoes, spices, curry leaves, Mount Vincent eggplant, and coconut milk helped create a sizzling aroma that only beef and potato curry can do justice. What a great recipe! Not only...
May 31, 2017 | Awards, Diet/Food, International News/Trends
Leading members of the functional foods, supplements and healthy nutrition industry gathered in Geneva to celebrate huge successes … and find out who won out in the battle to become a winner of the NutriIngredients Awards 2017. Go to the Ingredient of The Year – Heart...
May 26, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olives and Health
A Mediterranean diet can almost halve your risk of becoming obese, a landmark study has found. The diet rich in vegetables, nuts, grains and olive oil slashes the likelihood of you getting too fat by 43%. Even without doing any more exercise, people can dramatically...
May 26, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Labelling, Olives and Health
“If we were looking for an easy answer and widespread agreement on the definition of ‘healthy,’ we didn’t find it [at a public meeting last month],” observed the FDA in a blog post this week. So could it seriously consider banning the word from food labels altogether,...
May 12, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends
Good olive oil is usually pretty expensive. If you want to get the freshest bang for your buck, the coming winter is a good time to buy a new bottle. If you’ve been using the same bottle of olive oil for a long time, chances are, you’re not getting...
May 12, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News, Research
Researchers in Chile found a compound in olive oil reduced the adverse effects on cholesterol and insulin caused by a high-fat diet. Olive Oil Helps Reverse Damage of High-Fat Diets...