Characteristics and Nutritional Benefits

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Rasna Extra Virgin Olive Oil olives are grown in the hills of central Tuscany at an altitude that varies from 250 to 300 meters above sea level. The olives are of four varieties – leccino, moraiolo, pendolino, frantoio – and are exclusively hand picked. The oil is extracted from the fruit using a temperature controlled press. The bouquet is fruited, intense, harmonic, slightly bitter and pungent, with acidity at less than 0.2%.

Rasna Extra Virgin Olive Oil is ideal for any type of gastronomic purpose and is a cornerstone of a healthy Mediterranean diet.

The nutritional values and benefits of extra virgin olive oil are enhanced by the fact that its composition is equilibrated towards unsaturated, “omega” essential fatty acids: oleic acid (primarily) as well as linoleic and linolenic acids. These fats are known as essential because, not being able to be synthesized by the human organism, they have to be introduced through alimentation. Apart from this particular and nutritionally advantageous composition, the antioxidant properties of extra virgin olive oil, including those derived from vitamins K,A,E and D, are extremely important to good health as well.