Wellness & Health

Why are some olive oils different from others, particularly ours?

The Mediterranean diet is a recipe for wellness and Olive Oil is the Common Denominator. High quality Organic Olive Oil is the nutritional mainstay of this diet, a true SUPERFOOD that offers unrivalled health benefits.

Olive oil has been used for millennia around the Mediterranean as part of the everyday diet, and it is scientifically known to support optimal health. At Olea Prilis, we’ve created a new frontier in olive oil, bringing the incredibly potent and healing benefits of high-phenolic organic olive oil to your table to meet your wellness and culinary delight goals.

Why do we need oil in our diet?

Our understanding of dietary fats has made some leaps in the last decades, we now know that they are essential for overall health, and that they serve important functions in our body.

  • Energy Source: Fats are a concentrated source of energy.
  • Nutrient Absorption: Fats are necessary for the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) and certain phytochemicals.
  • Cell Membrane Structure: Fats, particularly phospholipids, are integral components of cell membranes.
  • Brain Health: The brain contains a significant amount of fat, particularly omega-3 fatty acids. These fats, are essential for brain development and function.
  • Hormone Production: Fats are involved in the production of various hormones that play a vital role in growth, development, and metabolism.
  • Protection of Organs: Adipose tissue, where fats are stored, provides cushioning and protection for vital organs like the kidneys.
  • Temperature Regulation: Adipose tissue also serves as insulation and helps regulate body temperature.
  • Flavour and Palatability: Fats enhance the sensory experience of eating and can make meals more enjoyable.
  • Satiety: Foods that contain fats often increase feelings of satiety or fullness. This can help regulate food intake and reduce overall calorie consumption. 

Olea Prilis Wellness Olive Oil

Allow us to state that we are very skilled at looking after our Olive Trees, and that we farm as if we lived forever! Consequently, our trees are very good at making Olives. Our olives, in turn are very good at making Oil. We pride ourselves in extracting their Oil with knowledge, accuracy, and passion. This is why Olea Prilis organic Olive Oil is a culinary delight loaded with health promoting nutrients. It is divine, it is strong, it is aromatic, it is earthly, it is real!

Food as medicine.

Olive oil has been used for millennia around the Mediterranean as part of the everyday diet and is scientifically known to support optimal health. At Olea Prilis, we’ve created a new frontier in olive oil, bringing the incredibly potent and healing benefits of high-phenolic organic olive oil to your table for your wellness and culinary delight. Olea Prilis high-phenolic olive oil is food that can be used as medicine.

Not all olive oils are created equal.

Factors such as the variety of olive tree, the territory or “terroir”, climate, the farming strategy, time of harvest, milling technology and methods, greatly influence the quality of Olive Oil and its composition. A rigorous process that encompasses all the above explains the high levels of beneficial molecules called biophenols contained in our Oils.
Olea Prilis olive oils are the healthiest oils to use in daily routines, be it in your smoothies, for dressings, drizzling and above all for sipping!

What is a high-phenolic olive oil?

The term high-phenolic olive oil, or wellness oil, as we like to define it, defines those oils with a high level of healthy bioactive molecules. High-phenolic Olea Prilis Organic Olive Oil is exceptionally rich in the active ingredients that are believed by scientists and nutritionists to offer protection against many serious health conditions such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, inflammation, diabetes, hypertension, and even some symptoms of autism.

Not all olive oils are born equal, and some are more equal than others…
Ours because of the biophenols it contains, not just because of the fatty acids.

These bio active compounds are the components of high quality olive oil that are truly beneficial for our health.

It is important to understand that while olive oil is composed of 95% fatty acid molecules joined together, known as triglycerides, the key contributors to the health properties of real olive oil are a multitude of bioactive compounds that are present in that magic 5% of all good olive oil, a magic 5% that nobody ever talks about.

We are structurally different from many manufacturers, that 5% is 90% of our core mission, we focus on making sure that our oils, are yes delicious, but above all nutritious!

The active compounds we are talking about, are Biophenols, Phytosterols, Squalene, Tocopherols and Hydroxyterpenic acids. There are a wide range of well-evidenced health benefits related to consumption of Olive Oil rich in these biophenols, amongst them:

  • Prevention of Overall Mortality
  • Prevention of CVD, Coronary Heart Disease, and Myocardial Infarction
  • Prevention of Diabetes or improved Glycaemic Control in existing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Reduction in Overall Cancer Incidence
  • Prevention of Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Prevention of Mood Disorders
  • Reversal of Fatty Liver Disease
  • Prevention of Overweight and Obesity

There are several EFSA (European Food Safety Agency) health claims approved on olive oil with the chemical properties of ours:

Olive oil polyphenols

Olive oil polyphenols contribute to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress.

The claim may be used only for olive oil which contains at least 5 mg of hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives (e.g. oleuropein complex and Tyrosol) per 20 g of olive oil. To bear the claim information shall be given to the consumer that the beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 20 g of olive oil.

Oleic acid

Replacing saturated fats in the diet with unsaturated fats contributes to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels. Oleic acid is an unsaturated fat.

The claim may be used only for food which is high in unsaturated fatty acids, as referred to in the claim high unsaturated fat as listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and subsequent amendments A claim that a food is high in unsaturated fat, may only be made where at least 70 % of the fatty acids present in the product derive from unsaturated fat under the condition that unsaturated fat provides more than 20 % of energy of the product.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

The claim may be used only for food which is at least a source of vitamin E as referred to in the claim source of vitamin e as listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and subsequent amendments.

Monounsaturated and/or polyunsaturated fatty acids

Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats in the diet has been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease.

The claim may be used only for food, which is high in unsaturated fatty acids, as referred to in the claim high unsaturated fat as listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and subsequent amendments. The claim may only be used on fats and oils.

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