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minus-squareMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoAccording to the article, olive oil is a fruit oil, because it’s made by pressing the whole fruit instead of just the seed. Also, unlike seed oils, it doesn’t require additional chemical processing in order to make it edible.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours agoOff-topic: I wonder what’s done with the rest of the olive skins after pressing… That must be a lot of material…
minus-squareMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·23 hours agoHere you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomace TL;DR: apparently it’s used to either produce brandy (such as grappa) or used as animal feed.
According to the article, olive oil is a fruit oil, because it’s made by pressing the whole fruit instead of just the seed.
Also, unlike seed oils, it doesn’t require additional chemical processing in order to make it edible.
Off-topic: I wonder what’s done with the rest of the olive skins after pressing… That must be a lot of material…
Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomace
TL;DR: apparently it’s used to either produce brandy (such as grappa) or used as animal feed.