{"id":1262,"date":"2019-08-28T15:14:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T15:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carbonell-mx.sidnpre.com\/es-el-aceite-de-oliva-un-aceite-vegetal\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T15:15:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T15:15:48","slug":"es-el-aceite-de-oliva-un-aceite-vegetal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carbonell.mx\/en\/blog\/entry\/es-el-aceite-de-oliva-un-aceite-vegetal\/","title":{"rendered":"Is olive oil a vegetable oil?"},"content":{"rendered":"
What are vegetable oils?<\/b><\/p>\n
Before answering the question, \u2018is olive oil a vegetable oil?\u2019, I would like to delve into the criteria for determining whether or not an oil is a vegetable oil. Broadly speaking, vegetable oils are\u00a0oils that are extracted from seeds or fruits composed mainly of unsaturated fatty acids<\/b>. For example, oils that come from sunflower seeds or from nuts fall within this classification.<\/p>\n
What are the characteristics of vegetable oils?<\/b><\/p>\n
Vegetable oils are\u00a0characterized by being liquid at room temperature, rich in unsaturated fatty acids<\/b>\u00a0(for example, omega 3, 6 and 9), by lowering levels of bad cholesterol, and by their anti-inflammatory nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n So, is olive oil a vegetable oil?<\/b><\/p>\n Olive oil comes from olives, which have a high content of unsaturated fatty acids. So if a vegetable oil is characterized by coming from fruits with a high content of fatty acids, the answer is yes,\u00a0olive oil is a vegetable oil<\/b>. It is also a liquid oil at room temperature, it lowers cholesterol levels, and it acts as an anti-inflammatory.<\/p>\n For all these reasons, olive oil is not only part of the group of vegetable oils, it is also one of the most representative oils of this group.<\/p>\n