Olive is an incredibly nutritious and delicious food that has been enjoyed for thousands of years. Olive is packed with healthy fats and vitamins, making it a great addition to any diet. It is also loaded with antioxidants, which can help protect against disease and inflammation. Olive fruit can be enjoyed in a variety of ways, from marinating to adding to salads and other recipes. Whether you’re looking for a healthy snack or a flavorful topping for a dish, olive fruit is a great option. In this post, we’ll discuss the many benefits of olive fruit, how to incorporate it into your diet, and some delicious recipes to get you started!
Olive Nutrition Facts and Calories Chart
Olive oil is a great source of healthy fats, making it a great addition to any diet. It contains monounsaturated fats, which can help to reduce cholesterol and control blood sugar levels. Olive oil is high in antioxidants that can help protect against cell damage and reduce inflammation. It also contains vitamins A, D, E, and K, and minerals such as iron, zinc, and magnesium. Olive oil can help to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and other chronic diseases. When used in place of other oils, it can add flavor and nutrition to many dishes. Nutritional value per 100 g olives:
- Biotin: 0.1 µg
- Calcium: 41 mg
- Carbohydrates (Carbs): 4.7 g
- Chloride: 11 mg
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Choline: 8.1 mg
- Chromium: 0 µg
- Copper: 0.2 mg
- Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
- Energy (Calories): 115 kcal
- Fat: 11.1 g
- Iodine: 2.3 µg
- Iron: 1.2 mg
- Magnesium: 21 mg
- Manganese: 0.2 mg
- Molybdenum: 0 µg
- Pantothenic Acid: 0.4 mg
- Phosphorus: 42 mg
- Potassium: 241 mg
- Protein: 1.7 g
- Saturated fat: 1.5 g
- Selenium: 0.5 µg
- Sodium: 1232 mg
- Sugars: 0.3 g
- Vitamin A: 50 IU
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 0.8 mg
- Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid): 0.4 mg
- Vitamin B6: 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B9 (Folate / Folic Acid): 53 µg
- Vitamin B12: 0 µg
- Vitamin C: 0.5 mg
- Vitamin D: 0 IU
- Vitamin E: 0.6 mg
- Vitamin K: 9.2 µg
- Water: 7.3 g
- Zinc: 0.3 mg
Olive In India
It is a long-lived, evergreen, subtropical tree, and has been cultivated for at least 4,000 years for its edible fruit and valuable oil. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region. The leathery leaves are dark green on top and have silvery scales underneath. The tree yields fragrant white flowers and an oblong or nearly round type of fruit called a drupe that becomes shiny black when ripe. Its leaves and the oil of its fruit are used in cooking and medicinally, and studies show that it has powerful anti-cholesterol action in the body, making it a useful addition to any home medicine cabinet.
- Scientific Binomial: Olea europaea
- Common English: European Olive
- Ayurvedic
- Unani: Zaitoon
- Sanskrit: Jaitun
- Hindi / Urdu: Zaitun
- Bengali
- Marathi
- Telugu
- Tamil: Ellu / Yellu / Saidun
- Gujarati
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Oriya
- Punjabi / Sindhi
- Assamese
- Kashmiri
- Konkani
- Manipuri
- Dogri
- Bhojpuri
Home Remedies
The oil which is produced from the fruit is quite valuable, having worldwide appeal for its excellent cooking and baking properties. Olive oil is considered as light, easy to digest and beneficial cooking oil. It is good base to make infused herbal oils. Fruits are rich source of isoleucine, vitamin E. Isoleucine is the amino acid essential for maintaining the nitrogen balance vital to all body functions. Vitamin E keeps the scalp in good condition.
- Constipation: Olive oil is best remedy to combat constipation. Try taking at least 1 tablespoon of oil along with different recipes.
- Anemia: Olive is the remedy for people who feel completely drained of energy and who have lost any interest in social or other activities. It is a potent way to address the prolonged fatigue that accompanies anemia.
- Psoriasis: During psoriasis, skin become very dry. After each bath applying little olive oil may be helpful to keep skin moist.
- Athlete’s Foot: For athlete’s foot try a soothing, healing treatment with tea tree and olive oil. Mix tea-tree oil with the same amount of olive oil and rub the combination into the affected area twice a day. The olive oil helps to tenderize skin toughened by athlete’s foot so the tea-tree oil is better absorbed. Same trick works for cold sores.
- Chapped Lips: Olive oil works best to make chapped lips soft and moisture.
- Piles: For hemorrhoids, make a paste of turmeric and olive oil and apply to area twice a day.
- Shingles: To treat shingles or wart, take 500 mg four times daily, to benefit from olive leaf’s potent antiviral benefits.
- Minor Burns: For severe burns on the surface of the skin can be effectively treated with just olive oil and egg whites, when nothing else is available.
- Skin Care: For those who are bothered with loose, sagging skin around the face and neck areas or abdominal region due to recent loss of weight, try an effective remedy with eggs and olive oil. Take yolks of two eggs and beats them good with 1/2 cup of olive oil. Then brush it on face and neck. Keep it for 10 minutes. Now take whites of both eggs and put over this. Leave the entire mask for about half an hour. Wash it to get really tighten good looking skin.
- Dry Hair: Olive oil has been used for centuries to beautify the skin and the hair, and its benefits are still recognized today. It mixes well with other carrier oils. For dry hair, make your own conditioner by mixing two ounces olive oil and two ounces Aloe Vera gel with six drops of rosemary essential oil. Olive oil is a natural emollient, Aloe Vera hydrates, while rosemary adds body and softness to hair. Leave the mixture on for an hour or two, then rinse it out.
- Lice: For head lice, mix a half-cup vinegar with a half-cup olive oil. About an hour before taking shower, apply this mixture to hair, working it in close to the scalp. Put a shower cap over hair. After an hour, remove the cap and take shower, washing hair with regular shampoo.
- Earache: To relieve earache pain, take few drops of warm olive oil onto a small cotton ball and place the oil-dampened portion gently inside ear. Leave enough sticking out to make it easy to remove. Keep it in for several hours. Built up wax can be treated by first using warmed (35 C) olive oil as ear drops for a few days, then rinse the softened wax plug out with lukewarm chamomile tea. If your ear itches, mix a few drops of lavender oil with a teaspoon of olive oil and rub the mixture in outer ear. You don’t need to use much.
- Digestive Aid: Olive oil has historically been used by nutritionists and naturopathic doctors to improve bile flow. Use it on salads regularly.
- Viral Infection: Leaf extract is good if you have a chronic viral infection. Take 500 mg three times daily.
- Ulcers: Oil is good for ulcers and burns.
- Heartburn: To relieve heartburn, indigestion and ulcers brought on by stress, spicy food, alcohol, coffee, try olive oil. Mix together 2 tbsps. of pure virgin olive oil with the white of one raw egg. Then take internally several times a day to experience rapid relief.
- HDL: Olive oil contains mono-saturated fats, which have more or less neutral effect on the LDL level but seems to increases levels of HDL. Monounsaturated fat refers to fatty acids that have one double bond. The double bond affects the function of the fatty acids and makes the fat useful for certain cell functions. One study found that people who ate about 2 tablespoons of olive oil a day had lower LDL levels in just one week. Use it in garlic bread, salad dressings, in place of margarine, and in place of other oils when sauteing. Olive oil, taken daily, can reduce the risk of heart disease and help to slow down the degenerative effects of aging. Olives and olive oil, as part of a daily diet, will help to prevent and treat circulatory problems, and lower cholesterol levels.
- Hangover: To cure a hangover, drink a little extra virgin olive oil.
- Infant Teething: When infant children begin their period of teething, often times they are in varying degrees of pain. An effective way of reducing their pain is to rub their sore, little gums with some pure virgin olive oil several times a day.