So I visit a local restaurant whole sale food store the other day.
As you probably know buying in bulk save big money in the long run.
It's not always convenient eating beans out of a one gallon can but,
there you go.

I need Olive Oil. Not a great slection suprisingly.
The "best buy" appears to be one gallon containers of "Pomace olive
oil" for $12.30.

"Pomace" ? I ponder. Pomace ?
Doesn't appear to be a brand name.

I decide to wait (thank goodness) and do some web research.

Here's the scoop:

As IOOC standards are complex, the labels in stores (except in the
U.S.) clearly show an oil's grade:

Extra-virgin olive oil (sometimes called EVOO) comes from the first
pressing of the olives, contains no more than 0.8% acidity, and is
judged to have a superior taste. There can be no refined oil in extra-
virgin olive oil.

Virgin olive oil has an acidity less than 2%, and judged to have a
good taste. There can be no refined oil in virgin olive oil.

Pure olive oil Oils labeled as 'Pure olive oil' or 'Olive oil' are
usually a blend of refined olive oil and one of the above two
categories of Virgin olive oil.

Olive oil is a blend of virgin oil and refined oil, containing no more
than 1.5% acidity. It commonly lacks a strong flavor.

Olive-pomace oil is a blend of refined pomace olive oil and possibly
some virgin oil. It is fit for consumption, but it may not be called
olive oil. Olive-pomace oil is rarely found in a grocery store; it is
often used for certain kinds of cooking in restaurants.
Pomace olive oil means oil extracted from the pomace using chemical
solvents-mostly hexane-and by heat.

Lampante oil is olive oil not used for consumption; lampante comes
from olive oil's ancient use as fuel in oil-burning lamps. Lampante
oil is mostly used in the industrial market.


!!!!!!!!!! Did you read that part ?? " Pomace olive oil means
oil extracted from the pomace using chemical solvents-mostly hexane-
and by heat. "

HEXANE !! Hexane is an ingrediant in gasoline and is also used in
industrial solvents.
If you smelled pure hexane you'd puke ! If you drank it, you'd die.

Ladies and gents there are restaurants out there using this stuff !!

But someone will say "Well all the hexane is probably exaporated in
the process."

I don't believe it !! It never ALL gets out. What the useless FDA
does is say, "Well, there's 20 parts per million hexane left but we
don't think that will harm people....on average."

Thanks but no thanks. I'll treat wood furnature with pomace but I
won't eat it !