How It's Made
Pure Olive Oil (also known as Classic Olive Oil or just Olive Oil) is a grade of olive oil comprised of Refined Olive Oil and Extra Virgin or Virgin Olive Oil. This is one of the more complex grades of oil, because it is a blend of two other grades of olive oil put together.
Pure Olive Oil is mostly comprised of Refined Olive Oil which is a virgin olive oil that’s gone through a refining process. Depending on the ratio used, it can be made up of anywhere between 50-99% Refined Olive Oil. Extra Virgin or Virgin Olive Oil makes up the remainder of the blend in a smaller percent.
Because it is made up of so much of the Refined Olive Oil, this oil is quite light in color and flavor in comparison to Extra Virgin Olive Oil. It also has a higher heat tolerance.
Every lot of Centra Foods olive oil also goes through a thorough quality and purity testing process — first overseas, and then again here in the US with a top olive oil lab.
What It's Used For
Pure Olive Oil is used in home kitchens around the world, and is typically found in small retail bottles. It's also used in home cooking recipes for baking, sautéing and frying.
It's also used as a bulk oil ingredient in the natural / healthy food industry as a part of manufactured food products. It is also sometimes used in "olive oil blends” in the food service industry, which are specific ratio blends of canola, soybean, sunflower or other oils with Pure Olive Oil.
Last, it's also used as an ingredient in body care products, as a topical ointment and even in soaps!