# Introduction - You want your olive oil to be the highest possible in polyphenols (great antioxidants). # Which olive oil to buy? Only buy: - **Extra virgin olive oil** (EVOO), meaning oils that are mechanically pressed only and have no acidity (Virgin olive oil). The terms "cold-pressed" or "first press" don’t mean anything else or anything different. - The freshest oil possible (ideally, you have the **harvest and pressing dates on the container**). - **Specific olive species** with a certain level of polyphenols and oleic acid. The olive varieties with the highest polyphenol content are: - **Cornicabra**, - **Moraiolo**, - and **Koroneiki** - [Polyphenols and Antioxidants in Olive Oil - Nathalie Deckert](https://www.nathaliedeckert.com/polyphenols-antioxydants-huile-olive/#:~:text=Les%20vari%C3%A9t%C3%A9s%20d'olives%20qui,La%20Manche%20et%20d'Andalousie.) - Ideally, the **total polyphenol content** is listed on the container with an associated certified analysis, which allows for a true comparison. - **Avoid transparent bottles**: dark glass or opaque tins. - Good summaries: - [High Polyphenol Olive Oil](https://www.oliveoil.com/high-polyphenol-olive-oil/) - [Which Olive Oil is Highest in Polyphenols](https://www.olivefromtheraw.com/blogs/news/which-olive-oil-is-highest-in-polyphenols) ## EVOO listed with high polyphenol & delivered in Europe - Italian EVOO: [Coppadoro – Coratina | Olio Ciccolella](https://www.oliociccolella.it/en/sale-italian-extra-virgin-olive-oil/coppadoro-/) - 1000mg/kg de polyphenols (x2 more than Bryan Johnson's EVOO) ## Going further - Bryan Johnson's criteria for EVOO ![[Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Blueprint.jpg]] # Fun facts on olive oil production - Data - Small olive oil factory in Italy visited in 2023-06 (not Olio Ciccolella): - 3000 trees - 10-15 kilos of olives per tree - 1-2 liters of oil per tree - Fully cold-pressed or first press is equivalent to say extra virgin olive oil. *Updated in 2025-06*