Ouro de Portugal - Portuguese Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

'Ouro de Portugal' is produced by Leopoldino Freitas & Sons, a  family run business, based in the small village of Formigais, near Fatima in Central Portugal who have been producing olive oil for generations.


Pure as the olive trees and the soil that nourishes them, L. Freitas & Sons Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the Gold of Portugal.
This Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is obtained from olives harvested in the 'Trás-os Montes' area of northeastern Portugal, which also produces the world renowned port wine.
From a climate that is very hot in summer and cold in winter, comes a very characteristic olive oil loaded with golden yellow colour, strong aroma and a hint of almond.

Produced from the Verdeal, Madural and Cobrançosa olives, typical of Portugal’s North East.
Its taste is sweet with a spicy and slightly bitter touch. Traditional harvesting and mechanical processing in a modern mill ensures the best characteristics are ever present.
Free from artificial chemicals, organic farming practices and principles are adhered to from olive harvesting, through oil production to bottling and packaging.

'Ouro de Portugal' is available in the following stores:-

Nature's Gate, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Andrew O'Callaghan, Bettystown, Co. Meath
Preserved Cafe, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
JC's, Swords, Co. Dublin
Superquinn, Swords, Co. Dublin
Superquinn, Sutton, Co. Dublin
Country Market, Howth, Co. Dublin
Superquinn, Finglas, Dublin
Superquinn, Blanchardstown, Dublin
Superquinn, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Superquinn, Sundrive, Dublin
Superquinn, Walkinstown, Dublin
Donnybrook Fair, Baggot St., Dublin
Donnybrook Fair, Morehampton Rd., Dublin
Mortons, Ranelagh, Dublin
Field & Vine, Rathmines, Dublin
Superquinn, Knocklyon, Dublin
The Market, Stepaside, Co. Dublin
Superquinn, Balinteer, Dublin
Superquinn, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Cavistons, Glasthule, Co. Dublin
Happy Pear, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Donnybrook Fair, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
Superquinn, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
Swans, Naas, Co. Kildare
NewbridgeOOOBY, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Superquinn, Carlow, Co. Carlow
Superquinn, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Superquinn, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Superquinn, Waterford, Co. Waterford
Ardkeen Quality Food Stores, Ardkeen, Co. Waterford
Supervalu (Garveys), Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Sage Cafe, Youghal, Co. Cork
Collins Wholefoods, Youghal, Co. Cork
Bramley Lodge, Cobh, Co. Cork
Supervalu (Garveys), Cobh, Co. Cork
Natural Choice, Paul St., Cork
Supervalu (Scally's), Blackrock, Cork
Supervalu  (Barry Down), Ballincollig, Cork
Quay Foods, Kinsale, Co. Cork
Supervalu (Scally's), Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Fehily's, Ballineen, Co. Cork
Supervalu (Fields), Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Spar (Drinagh), Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Eurospar (Brosnans), Schull, Co. Cork
Organico, Bantry, Co. Cork
Supervalu (Murphy's), Castletownbere, Co. Cork
Loop de Loop, Castletownbere, Co. Cork
Keatings, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry
Superquinn, Limerick
Foxford Woolen Mills, Foxford, Co. Mayo
Daily Fresh, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

Something interesting about Olive Oil

I was thinking about the barrage of products on the market today that are aimed at lowering cholesterol when I remembered a recent article in Science Daily about how Olive Oil works.
It occurred to me that the more research we do the more we discover the benefits of the natural foods that have been used for thousands of years.
This article in Science Daily (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401200447.htm) describes how researchers in Porto have discovered how a particular component of Olive Oil gives protection against Heart Attack and Stroke.
Other research has demonstrated the cholesterol lowering effects of Olive Oil (http://www.ajcn.org/content/47/6/960.abstract), how olive oil helps prevent DNA damage http://www.kitchentablemedicine.com/olive-oil-new-research-shows-it-prevents-dna-damage/), the impact of olive oil on cancer and ageing (http://www.streetdirectory.com/food_editorials/health_food/fruits/three_recent_studies_olive_oils_impact_on_cancer_and_aging.html), how Olive Oil helps prevent stroke (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13782797) and the list goes on.
Of course, the inhabitants of Southern Europe have known for thousands of years that Olive Oil is good for you and have consistently had long life spans and lower incidence of heart attack, cancer and stroke than average. This has been put down to the "Mediterranean Diet". Scientists are now only beginning to realise the importance of Olive Oil in this diet.
It is probably fair to say (as is often the case) that this time, the primitive peoples of Southern Europe were the pioneers of healthy food and Scientists are only now starting to catch up.
So the next time you look for something healthy to supplement your diet, perhaps you should look no further than Extra Virgin Olive Oil (preferably Organic), it has only been around for a few thousand years.