Yes, because the vitamins, antioxidants and other nutrients in olive oil are directly absorbed by the human body because they are not destroyed by high temperature. However, not all olive oil can be eaten raw, such as cooking olive oil and olive sunflower oil. Olive oil that can be eaten raw must choose extra virgin olive oil, such as extra virgin olive oil. In addition, there are many ways to eat raw olive oil. You can eat a small cup every morning, called drinking oil. If you are not used to this kind of raw food, you can add some juice.

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Using extra virgin olive oil directly will give full play to the characteristics of dishes. You can use olive oil like salt, because extra virgin olive oil will make the dishes richer and more delicious. Extra virgin olive oil can also make food more fragrant, smoother and more mellow.

Olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acid-oleic acid, as well as vitamins A, B, D, E, K and antioxidants. Olive oil is considered to be the most suitable oil for human nutrition among the oils found so far.

Good olive oil has the following characteristics:

1. observation: the oil body is bright and viscous, showing light yellow, yellow-green, blue-green, blue and even blue-black. Dark olive oil has high acid value and poor quality. Pigments and other nutrients in refined oil are destroyed.

2. Smell: fruity. Different tree species have different fruit flavors. Oil tasters can even distinguish 32 different smells of olive fruit, such as licorice, cream, fruit and chocolate.

3, taste: the taste is smooth, with a hint of bitterness and spicy taste, and there is an obvious feeling at the back of the throat, and the spicy taste lags behind.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia: Olive Oil