Extra Virgin Olive Oil

 

Live the Mediterranean diet dream with extra virgin olive oil and its antioxidant, vitamin E. This antioxidant helps boost your mood and by protecting healthy cells from damage.

 

What nutrients in olive oil boost mood?
  •  Vitamin E
  •  Antioxidants

 

*When eaten as part of a healthy varied diet.

How To Store And Prepare

Store
  • Container

Top Tip: Store your extra virgin olive oil in a cool, dry, dark cupboard or pantry, and keep it away from heat and light.

Prep
  •  Drizzle
  •  Dip

Top Tip: Drizzle extra virgin olive oil onto your vegetables and salads to help your body better absorb their phytonutrients.

When Are They In Season?

Extra virgin olive oil is available all year-round.

 
Did you know?

‘Extra virgin’ means the oil is from the first cold pressing of the fruit and is of the highest grade.

Nutrition Information Panel

Serving size: 15ml(3 tsp)

  Av QTY Per serve %DI* Av QTY per 100g
Energy 595kJ 7% 3400kJ
Protein 0g 0% 0g
Total fat 16.1g 23% 91.9g
Saturated fat 2.1g 10% 14.3g
Polyunsaturated
fats
1.3g   8.4g
Monounsaturated
fats
10g   64.5g
Total
Carbohydrates
0g 0% 0g
Sugars 0g 0% 1.8g
Sodium 0mg 0% 0g
Vitamin E 3.5mg 35% 20mg
Total
polyphenols#
6-
40mg
  38-
100mg

Source: Aust Food Comp Data or ^ USDA
*based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ
# Australian commercial data (Cobram Estate) and
Gorzynik-Debicka et al 2018
“<” = less than

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