Michael wrote on Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:13:33 +0200:


MK> "James Silverton" > schrieb
??>> I don't market olive oil and "virgin" doubtless catches
??>> the attention more than "pure". "Pure" may imply not
??>> having things other than the named product but olive oil
??>> is a mixture of various oils and the mix varies according
??>> to extraction method and probably the weather at harvest.
??>>
MK> Many are a mix. But "extra vergine" is a mix of only "extra
MK> vergine" OOs. Talking of oils : The only oil that needs to
MK> be refrigerated is pumpkin-seed oil (Kuerbiskernoel).

The statement is probably true that it's only extra-virgin but
even that is a mixture of different fatty acids (oleic, linoleic
and linolenic). If it were really pure it would all solidify at
the same temperature and it doesn't!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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