- Our high polyphenolic Greek extra virgin olive oil, Hygeia (which means 'health' in Greek)
- this koroneiki olive oil has >500mg/kg of total polyphenols; polyphenols are naturally occuring plant antioxidants
- organically grown, the koroneiki olives are hand picked just as the olives are turning from green to black, and pressed the same day.
- The acidity is very low 0.22%, demonstrating the quality of the olive oil
To find out more about polyphenols in olive oil read our blog
PLEASE NOTE THAT AS A RESULT OF THE HIGH POLYPHENOLS, THIS OIL DOES HAVE A BITTER AND PEPPERY TASTE - BUT THOSE ARE GOOD QUALITIES, AND SHOULD BE FOUND IN ALL GOOD OLIVE OILS!