Frantoio 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Robust Intensity

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Description 

Grown in our backyard here in the beautiful Sierra Foothills, this hand harvested extra virgin olive oil is full flavored, smooth, and offers a grassy, very olive fruit flavor with a hint of artichoke. It ends with a peppery finish full of polyphenols (the good stuff). It has an excellent balance of fruitiness, bitterness and pungency.

Uses

Delicious over your foods, meats, vegetables, salads, rice, potatoes, you name it. And who can say "no" to dipping your bread into a great olive oil? This one is a winner. We love it as a finishing oil.

About the ranch

Barbara and Don were eager to find something to do upon retirement. They landed on purchasing a 400 + olive tree farm in beautiful Newcastle, CA.  The trees are 15 years old, and with their loving care, have begun producing amazing organic extra virgin olive oil. We love having this new local producer just down the hill from us...less than 25 miles!

About the Frantoio Olive Tree

Frantoio is a classic Tuscan variety that is highly prized for its rich fragrant and spicy tasting oil. A compact narrow habit makes the Frantoio a popular selection for commercial high-density planting. Not as tolerant to the extreme heats as Spanish varieties this Italian selection is more adapted to the more moderate climates even doing well in the Pacific Northwest.

Health Benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Here is the latest and greatest report on the health benefits of  Extra Virgin Olive Oil put out in 2023. It is full of info including busting those myths about cooking with olive oil as well as comparing it to other oils, and the cardiovascular and diabetes benefits.

Thanks to its status as a spotlight food in the Mediterranean diet, and thanks to extensive research on its unique phytonutrient composition, olive oil has become a legendary culinary oil with very difficult to match health benefits.

Polyphenols have been shown to function as both antioxidants and as anti-inflammatory nutrients in the body. The very number and variety of polyphenols in olive oil helps explain the unique health benefits of this culinary oil. Because of the high polyphenol levels, as little as 1-2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil per day have been shown to be associated with significant health and anti-inflammatory benefits.

• Lowers the risk of Inflammatory and Auto-Immune Disease problems
• Lowers the risk of Cardiovascular/Heart problems (polyphenols)
• Assists with proper balance of LDL and HDL cholesterol
• Digestive Tract benefits
• Support of overall Bone Health
• Improved Cognitive Function
• Olive Oil is not a commonly allergenic food and is not known to contain oxalates or purines