Olive oil is very healthy and contributes to a great extent to the healthy diet of the Mediterranean people. Extra virgin olive oil is the most digestible of the edible fats : it helps our to bodies absorb vitamins A, D, and K ; it contains essential acids that cannot be produced by our own bodies; it slows down the aging process; and it helps bile. No other cooking oil can compare to the flavor, bouquet, and color of olive oil.