What Is High-Phenolic Olive Oil? How to Choose, What the Science Says

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What Are Polyphenols in Olive Oil? Polyphenols are a broad family of plant-derived bioactive compounds. In extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), the most significant ones are oleocanthal, oleuropein, hydroxytyrosol, and tyrosol, collectively referred to as olive oil phenolic compounds. These molecules are not incidental. They are the primary reason that EVOO has been studied for […]