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In response to "Get your olive oil in dark colored jars and cold compressed - better health benefits -- nm" by Pippy - full time Jokester

And do your research because a lot of olive oil is fake. They cut it with cheaper vegetable oil.

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jul 19 '19, 07:39

Surprisingly the organic olive oil by Kirkland sold at Costco is legit and people say it's pretty good while also being affordable.

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Holy Shit! thanks - I did not know this. - Pippy - Pinky's brain Jul 19, 07:45 1
- Yeah, it's some bullshit that they do it. Even the big names like Filippo Berrio add cheaper oil to cut costs. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:48
I only buy California olive oil for that exact reason. -- nm - Bacon Jul 19, 07:40 8
- You can't go by location as they found a lot of fakes from Cali, Italy, Spain, etc. It's crazy but you gotta look into it and go with a list of - Krusty Jul 19, 07:42 7
  - The brand I buy is California. -- (link) - Bacon Jul 19, 07:43 6
    - Ahhh. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:46 4
      - So just read an article Australia and Chile have the toughest standards and are considered the best in the market. Did not know that -- nm - Bacon Jul 19, 07:48 3
        
        Interesting. Chile would seem to be the better option for us as it wouldn't need to travel around the world to get here. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:49 2
        
        that's still a LONG way away. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 07:50 1
        
        True. There are closer options than oil from either place -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 08:23
    - Fake! -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:45

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