olive oil-- can you help?

[hiphoptiff]

Hi! I'm Tiffany and I will post an intro sometime soon, I am planning to do the 30 day challenge in Jan and am preparing now. I'm very excited!

I am confused about where to buy raw olive oil and/or how do you know if it's raw at places like Whole Foods? Is there a specific brand to look for or order online?

Thanks!

[Blazin'Jane]

Look for Extra Virgin cold pressed oil in a dark bottle. The light is not good for it.

[DopeRawAbundance]

Cold pressed doesn't always mean its cold enough for a raw-er.

I get Napa Valley Naturals Extra Virgin Organic Olive Oil, it claims cold pressed below 98.5 degrees. Also 100% unfiltered. Dark bottle? Check.

[kaybee]

i think you have to contact the companies directly and ask. the only ones that are sure to be raw are bariani and i think living tree. napa valley seems questionable, unfortunately (see below link). i thought too that becuase they said they pressed below 100 that it was raw but apparently they heat the olives in other stages :(

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=44922&highlight=napa+valley

[DopeRawAbundance]

Argh! *Shoots the messenger*

... thanks for da heartbreakin infos. :(:(:cool::(

[kaybee]

hey i wasnt the original messenger ;p

actually i used to always buy that napa naturals brand because it said that temperature thing on the label. so i was pretty ticked when i saw the info in that thread that i posted, because i felt like the company was deceptive on their bottle. if i knew it wasnt raw, i could have saved my money and bought bariani or something. expensive, but at least not deceptive!

[DopeRawAbundance]

Good thing I'm only on my second bottle of Napa. I'ma keep an eye out for that Bariani.

[RawKnitster]

"Cold-Pressed" means the temp is not allowed to exceed 160 degrees. As another poster stated, look for a dark green bottle, and read the back label. There are several brands that state the temp does not exceed 98.5 or 104.

Bariani is my personal favorite. Nothing else compares.

[Green_Woman]

I buy locally-produced cold-pressed Mexican Lime Olive Oil. :) It's made by a man in town here, and it's certified RAW. He also sells locally-produced Honey, so his stand is one of my favorites. :) LOVE the Farmer's Market....