Uses of

OLIVE OIL1st EPAL Ierapetra’s

Olive oil is used for many things.

Some of them are:

recipes, folk medicine, religion, cosmetic

use, medicine, etc.

Olive oil is used in most dishes and

also in pastries. It is healthy and very

important in the Mediterranean diet.

In beauty products we use olive oil for

lotions, soaps and cosmetics.

Soap made of olive

oil is hydrating,

hypoallergic and

full of antioxidants.

Also, it is used in folk medicine. Our

grandmothers got the recipes from their

grandmothers.

You can use oil for dry skin.

If you mix it with honey, it makes wounds heal faster.

Eating a spoonful of olive oil a day keeps you strong and

healthy.

For shiny hair mix olive oil with egg yolk and white

vinegar.

Rub your body with olive oil mixed with lemon if you

suffer from arthritis.

In oil lamps in church we put

olive oil to keep the flame

burning.

Religion

Christening: The priest and

the godparents puts olive oil

on the baby. The symbolism

is that olive oil softens the

cruelty of the heart and fills

it with the healing medicine

of love.

Nutrients in olive oil.

Nutrient Composition of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Extra virgin olive oil is fairly nutritious.It contains modest amounts of Vitamins E and K and plenty of beneficial fatty acids.This is the nutrient content of 100 grams of olive oil:•Saturated Fat: 13.8%.•Monounsaturated Fat: 73% (most of it the 18 carbon long oleic acid).•Omega-6: 9.7%.•Omega-3: 0.76%.•Vitamin E: 72% of the RDA.•Vitamin K: 75% of the RDA.But where extra virgin olive oil really shines is in its content of antioxidants.

These substances are biologically active and some of them can help fight serious diseases.

Source: http://authoritynutrition.com/extra-virgin-olive-oil/

Presentation by

Team Rebels

1st EPAL Ierapetra’s

Ierapetra

Crete

Greece