extra virgin olive oil – A MATTER OF NOURISHMENT

Extra virgin olive oil and polyphenols: a chemist’s guide to what’s actually in the bottle

Decorative image of a close up of olive oil being poured on a slide of bread

What polyphenols in extra virgin olive oil actually are, why early harvest and cold extraction matter, how to read what a bottle is telling you, and my answer to the long-running debate about cooking with high polyphenol EVOO. A chemist’s take, not a health post.