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BookmarkOlive oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the Olive tree, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin.
It is used in cooking, cosmetics, soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps.
Olive oil is regarded as a healthful dietary oil because of its high content of monounsaturated fat (mainly Oleic acid) and polyphenols..
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