date:May 23, 2015
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The term virgin universally means the oil was processed by the use of mechanical means only, with no chemical treatment.
In addition to extra-virgin olive oil, lower grades of olive oil included virgin olive oil, refined olive oil and olive pomace oil.
Co-products of olive oil processing such as vegetative water and pomace are being explored as foods, supplements and cosmetics because they contain healthy polyphenolics and fibers that can be beneficial to h