🚚 Fastest delivery time: 2 day delivery.
🐝 Supplier / Origin: plenty / 100% production and raw materials in Australia
🔖 Certification: Rated BRCGS Level AA (BRC Global Standards is the world’s leading food safety and quality certification scheme, used by more than 23,000 certified suppliers in 123 countries)
🌱 Supplier Introduction:
Rated AA grade by BRCGS for two consecutive years, our wholesome oils are made in Australia using Australian produce. They form naturally;no heat, chemicals, bleach or solvents are used in the production process. We are one of the largest cold pressed oil manufacturers in the world. Absolutely nothing was added – except 30 years of pride and passion!
🛍Product Information:
Since the start of 2023, a wide range of olive oil harvests have been lost in Europe, and some suppliers have recommended suspending imports of olive oils from Europe. And here we come with this new product series from Australia.
WHY OUR BEAUTIFUL OLIVE OIL IS DIFFERENT
Olive Oil is a crowded market in Australia, with scores of varieties of this wonderful, healthy oil. Some traditional olive oils are robust and often bitter/peppery whilst Plenty Cold Pressed Olive Oil preserves the fruity profile with a very “fruit-forward” bouquet. A local chef, Jason Ford, has described it as being reminiscent of green apples! The cold-pressed oil is being extracted directly from ripe olives (Paragon, Correggiola and Manzanillo) that are picked at an optimal time.
Whilst Plenty’s cold pressed olive oil is a great flavour for dressings and mayonnaise etc., it is also wonderful used within focaccia or pizza dough. Drizzled on fresh crusty bread the taste is amazing! Or drizzled over a pasta dish to add moisture; some use it on pasta almost like an additional sauce.
Cold pressed to retain every ounce of nutritional value, Plenty Cold Pressed Olive Oil is full to the cap with beneficial antioxidants.
Benefits
Packed with healthy monounsaturated fats (~71% oleic acid), ~11% omega 6 and omega 3, cold extracted olive oil has a range of health benefits. Cold pressed extra virgin olive oil, a staple in Mediterranean diets, has seen to have positive results in:
- Strengthening bones
- Supporting good heart health
- Improve brain function (MIND Diet)
Plenty cold pressed olive oil (and other extra virgin olive oils) contain 30 different plant compounds with potent antioxidants with anti-inflammatory effects, some with similar properties to ibuprofen. Other health benefits seen from consuming cold pressed olive oil are:
- Improved blood sugar levels
- Improved bowel function
- Delay progression of osteoarthritis
With large olive groves or oil manufacturers you will find different levels of olive oil, first cold pressed olive oil, second etc. We source our oil from local farmers who only produce stock as a first cold pressed olive oil for cooking, we only want the best for our customers. And, did you know – every litre of olive oil is the result of trees extracting an average of 10.65kg of carbon from the atmosphere? (1 hectare of the average olive grove neutralises the annual total carbon footprint of a person
🔹 100% Made in Australia
🔹 100% natural ingredients
🔹 100% Single raw material
Store in a cool and dry place.
About Counterfeit Olive Oil
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HKTV31 has a program detailing the mixing of horse meat into ground beef, mixing chemicals into unfresh tuna to pretend to be expensive sashimi, adding chlorophyll to cooking oil to pretend to be extra virgin olives, and interest groups. .The 2012 Consumer Commission Secretary-Lau Yin Hing's: exploding "Pomace Olive Oil" to fill "olive oil". The Consumer Commission found that a total of 11 cheaper "olive pomace oils", including Wellcome-owned brands, were sold under the label "olive oil". There are endless layers of fish-eye mixing techniques, some suppliers have created their own labels such as "light" or "Extra Light", in fact, does not equal low calories or low fat, but the product contains the most beautiful extra virgin olive oil in a small proportion, making the smell lighter. The Consumer Commission collected 11 products packaged as Olive Pomace Oil or Pomace Olive Oil (i.e. olive pomace oil) in English and found five products labeled as olive oil in Chinese, including Wellcome-owned First Choice, Bontaste, Olio, Wenden and a Gondola brand from Italy. Although the remaining six products do not have Chinese names on the packaging, the Chinese names on the shelves are also olive oil, mellow cooking olive oil, refined olive oil, refined olive oil and pure olive oil.
Supermarket secrets: Did they lie about our food?
On average, olive pomace oil sells for $5 per 100 ml, while olive oil sells for $11, more than double the price Distinguish. Some citizens even complained to this newspaper that when olive pomace oil was sold, the original price was specially set up, and then pretended to be significantly reduced to attract customers, but in fact it was originally "cheap oil". Industry standards stipulate that olive pomace oil should never be called olive oil.
According to the standards set by the International Olive Council, olive oil products are divided into two categories Classes, which are oils extracted from olive pomace using solvents or other physical methods.
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USES AND COOKING TIPS
The best way to enjoy Plenty Cold-Pressed Olive Oil is as a salad dressing or drizzle, preserving the health benefits of a cold-pressed oil. Drizzle it generously over a bed of mixed greens or your favourite vegetables for a burst of freshness and a light touch of Mediterranean charm. The oil’s subtle flavour and smooth texture will enhance the taste of your salads, greens or drizzled over a Margarita pizza or used in vegetable antipasto with eggplant, zucchini, capsicum, mint, oregano and lemon juice. Just delicious! To enjoy the fresh flavour, drizzled over a bocconcini, tomato and basil salad with a squeeze of lemon and freshly ground pepper.
To use as a dip, pour a generous amount of Plenty Cold-Pressed Olive Oil into a shallow dish, sprinkle it with some fresh herbs, spices or pepper, stir a little with a torn piece of very fresh crusty bread and eat as is, perhaps with a selection of quality deli olives on the side. This is a simple yet sophisticated starter or snack for pre-dinner or casual afternoon drinks with friends.
For sauces, Plenty Cold-Pressed Olive Oil is an excellent base. Whether it’s a classic pesto or a salsa verde, the oil’s fresh and fruity notes enhance the textures and let the bolder flavours come through. It’s velvety texture and well-balanced taste will bring all these dishes to life.
Whilst it is always healthier to enjoy Plenty Cold-Pressed Olive Oil uncooked, because of a stable fats profile it is also perfectly fine for cooking, like sautéing vegetables, grilling fish, or lightly frying delicate ingredients. The oil’s stability allows you to achieve optimal culinary results without compromising the health benefits.
🔅 References:
Supermarket Secrets: Are They Lying About Our Food? Food Fraud Investigation Documentary
Food Fraud (French Documentary)
June 21, 2023
