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Which oil is extracted from olives?
Answer
Olive oil
Olive oil is extracted directly from olives, the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europaea). The process involves crushing whole olives into a paste, then separating the oil from the pulp and water through pressing or centrifugation. Coconut oil comes from coconut meat, sunflower oil from sunflower seeds, and canola oil from rapeseed plants—none of these involve olives.
💡 Did you know?
Olive oil production requires approximately four pounds of olives to make one quart of oil.
Other options people guess
- Coconut oil
- Sunflower oil
- Canola oil
Topics
- oil
- Mediterranean
- cooking
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