707.402.4747 Calio Groves would like to extend the courtesy of providing some facts about the nutritional benefits of exta virgin olive oil and some recipes we think go very well with our products. Virgin olive oils also contain the antioxidants beta-carotene and Vitamin E, as well as the phenolic compounds tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol.
Olive oil contains no salt and is naturally cholesterol-free.
Taste is the most obvious difference between olive oil and the commercially popular vegetable oils such as corn, soybean and canola oils. These oils are tasteless fats. Olive oil, especially extra virgin olive oil, adds a flavor and textural dimension lacking in other oils, making it a suitable substitute for butter and margarine in almost any recipe. In fact, more and more restaurants are serving extra virgin olive oil, both plain or flavored with salt and pepper, as an alternative to butter for bread. Moreover, vegetable oils are industrial, processed foods.