>I say again: olive oil has a positive health profile, period. Your free running cottonseed oil may be fully hydrogenated and mixed with safe other oils, or it may be partly hydrogenated, or it may be mixed with rubbish. You cannot say. The advantage of olive oil should be obvious. Yes I know that as much as 96% of "pure" olive oil is in fact mixed, which gives it the same risk as mixed cottonseed oil, but extra virgin oil from italy is not mixed.

John;

With my interest in things like flamenco guitar and having a wife whose relatives are from Zaragoza, Spain, I thought I would comment on who produces the greatest amount of Olive Oil in the world. Spain.

http://www.jrnet.com/olive/

According to Spanish law there are three grades of Virgin Olive Oil. All are created by pressing the olives and no chemicals are used. The difference in quality lies in the acidity content.

Regardless of the source Extra Virgin Olive Oil is healthy and I love it! :)

Tom