Episode 472

The Shocking Truth About Olive Oil & Its Incredible Benefits For Your Health

With Nicholas Coleman

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We know that olive oil has many benefits, including being a heart-healthy fat rich in antioxidants and polyphenols. But with numerous olive oil bottles on the market, it’s hard to know which one to choose, especially considering that olive oil is one of the top three adulterated foods. Today’s guest is here to delve deep into olive oil and educate us on how to incorporate this oil into our healthy diets.  

Today, on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Nicholas Coleman, an international expert on olive oil. Nicholas shares olive oil’s history and incredible benefits, guiding us through selecting high-quality oil. He also explains the differences between fraudulent labeling, adulterated oil, and how to cook with olive oil appropriately.

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I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did.
Wishing you health and happiness.
Dhru Purohit

In this Episode, you will learn

  1. How Italians and Greeks use olive oil
    (2:17)
  2. The health benefits of olive oil
    (3:15)
  3. The history of olive oil
    (11:35)
  4. Fraudulent labeling versus adulterated olive oil
    (18:12)
  5. Cutting olive oil with seed oils
    (22:18)
  6. How olive oil became popular in America
    (27:22)
  7. Should you cook with olive oil
    (38:12)
  8. Smoke point and denaturing oil
    (42:13)
  9. High-quality oils, levels of polyphenols, and filtering
    (43:52)
  10. Lack of regulation in the olive oil industry
    (55:29)
  11. What to look for in a quality olive oil
    (1:01:07)
  12. Nicholas’ story and Grove and Vine
    (1:17:50)

Guest

 
Dhru Purohit

Dhru is the host of the Dhru Purohit Show, a top 30 health podcast with over 30 million downloads. His interviews focus on the inner workings of the brain and the body and feature the brightest minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset.

Dhru Purohit is also a serial entrepreneur and investor in the health and wellness industry.

 
Nicholas Coleman

Nicholas Coleman is an international olive oil expert, educator, speaker, and co-founder of Grove and Vine, a bespoke full-service olive oil procurement center. He has taught oil courses for The International Culinary Center, Zagat’s Master Class, Bon Appetit, The Institute of Culinary Education, Cornell, Yale, NYU, and Columbia University, Platinum Country Clubs, and to critically acclaimed chefs and sommeliers nationwide. He has been a judge at The New York International Olive Oil Competition and the Sol D’Oro Southern Hemisphere Competition. 

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