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Natural wooden box with a bottle of fine festive wine, a bottle of fine Greek wine, aronia super foo..
Natural Cloth Pouch with a selection of Greek products and a dreamcatcher charm Selec..
Natural Cloth Pouch with a selection of Greek products and a dreamcatcher charm Selec..
Carton box with a festive fine wine, a selection of Greek products, a complementary reusable lunch b..
Carton box with a selection of Greek products, a complementary reusable lunch bag  and a natura..
Mediterranean diet

Olive oil is particularly characteristic of the Mediterranean diet. It is recognized as one of the 

healthiest edible oils since it contains less saturated fats, and composes linoleic (omega-6) and linolenic acid (omega-3) essential fatty acids at recommended 8:1 ratio. Olive oil, especially extra virgin, contains tyrosol phenolic compounds such as oleuropein and oleocanthal.

These compounds are responsible for its bitter, and pungent taste. Oleocanthal, oleurpein, and its derivative hydroxytyrosol are nature’s most powerful anti-oxidants. Being a vegetable source, it has very high levels of plant sterols, especially β-sitosterol.

The FDA has approved the following claim for phytosterols: "Foods containing at least 0.4 gram per serving of plant sterols, eaten twice a day with meals for a daily total intake of at least 0.8 gram, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease."

Phyto-sterols competitively inhibit cholesterol absorption in the gut and thereby can reduce total cholesterol levels by 10% to 15%.