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Keeping the Antioxidants in Olive Oil
olive oil
We know that olive oil is rich in fatty acids monoisaturados and also can offer antioxidants such as vitamin E and polyphenols that benefit the body. However, conservation at home can affect its nutritional properties, so today we give you some simple tips to keep the antioxidants in olive oil.
* Best used before the year of packaging time that environmental factors do affect the content of nutrients and antioxidants in the oil, so it is always best consumed within 6 months after bottling. To do this, we recommend not storing large containers of olive oil nor, buy several bottles that end up using in a long time, but rather buy small packages.
* Do not store in areas with strong odors, olive oil is characterized by its flavor and aroma, but easily absorbs odors that may also affect its nutritional content if the smoke smell coming from a high temperature. Therefore, the ideal must be fresh, no more than 20 ยบ C, closed away from climatic influences. The container should always be closed so the air does not oxidize some of the beneficial compounds.
* The container should be dark: container of olive oil should not be made of iron or other metal and the best way to preserve antioxidants is that the container is dark, so light it does not oxidize the vitamins and other antioxidant compounds.
Although the oil will always retain properties of great value to the health of the body, we can reduce the loss of antioxidants as possible when you consider these simple tips that will allow us to enjoy delicious, fragrant olive oil with properties for our body healthy.
Vitamin, important for your health
Sometimes the current nutritional habits make the supply of vitamins and minerals not be right that a complete and balanced diet should provide. Certain circumstances can affect the daily needs of these micronutrients. Factors such as age, stress, slimming diets or even sport, increase the need for vitamins and minerals.
So sometimes you need a vitamin supplement in our diet. The main vitamins in our view are: Vitamin A, E and C.
The role that these vitamins play in our view is crucial both from the point of view of the regeneration of ocular tissues and from the functional point of view:
Vitamin A (fat soluble), also called retinol, is essential for vision in the twilight, because it acts by stimulating the light sensitivity of this retina.Po deficiency can cause other problems in night vision.
To avoid these deficiencies of vitamin A is that eating foods high in beta carotene (a substance from which our body can make vitamin A), such as: carrots, spinach, milk, butter, egg yolk and liver.