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What are the health benefits of olive oil?

What are the health benefits of olive oil?

Extra virgin olive oil has been used throughout the history of civilization as food, but also as an ointment thanks to its medicinal properties, for example.

Waht is the recommended amount of olive oil per day?

Waht is the recommended amount of olive oil per day?

According to experts, you need to consume a minimum amount of olive oil per day to benefit from its properties.

Vallejo Oils wins the Gold Medal in the International Competition Olive Japan 2022

Vallejo Oils wins the Gold Medal in the International Competition Olive Japan 2022

Vallejo gourmet extra virgin olive oil of the picual variety has received the Gold Medal at the Olive Japan 2022 International Contest.

Take care of your body: Olive Oil for your skin

Take care of your body: Olive Oil for your skin

Extra virgin olive oil is a 100% natural product, characterized by its high content of fatty acids, vitamins and polyphenols. Therefore, it is not surprising that it is an essential ingredient when we talk about taking care of skin.

How is Extra Virgin Olive Oil made?

How is Extra Virgin Olive Oil made?

The elaboration of olive oil is carried out in mills. It is a slow process, in which we pay attention  even to the smallest detail, in order to avoid altering the quality of olives. To learn a little more about Spanish culture and traditions,

EVOO Early Harvest Encinas de Monte Quinto 2021

EVOO Early Harvest Encinas de Monte Quinto 2021

Aceites Vallejo starts the 2021-2022 campaign with the professional advice of an external company expert in obtaining high-end oils. The harvest began with the early harvest at the Jabalquinto farm (Jaén), where the early harvest Encinas de Monte Q

Uses of Olive Oil in the Kitchen

Uses of Olive Oil in the Kitchen

Our kitchen can be the place where our creativity is triggered preparing and creating different dishes with a unique and special touch. We are lucky that it is the olive oil that accompanies, to a large extent, the dishes of our Mediterranean cuisine.

Classification of Olive Oils

Classification of Olive Oils

Olive oil is the only vegetable fat that can be consumed as a 100% natural juice, in this case, made of olives. However, we can find different classifications when it comes to olive oil.

Take care of your hair. Olive oil for hair.

Take care of your hair. Olive oil for hair.

Already in Ancient Egypt or in classical Rome, citizens used olive oil as an ointment and balm to improve the appearance of their skin and hair.

History of Olive Oil

History of Olive Oil

Over time, olive oil has gradually acquired the relevance that it has nowadays. Although the applications of olive oil have changed through time, its use in food has always prevailed.

What are olive oil polyphenols?

What are olive oil polyphenols?

Extra virgin olive oil offers a multitude of benefits for our body. This is partly due to polyphenols, a group of micronutrients present in most foods of plant origin, such as strawberries, nuts and wheat.

How many calories are there in extra virgin olive oil?

How many calories are there in extra virgin olive oil?

You may know that extra virgin olive oil is largely made up of a macronutrient called lipid or fat, an element with a high concentration of calories as it is made up of 100% fat; more specifically: 9 calories for every gram consumed. Other nutrients such