Food & Recipes Greek olive oil Olive oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the olive (Olea europaea), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is used in cooking, cosmetics, soaps, and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps. Olive oil is regarded as a healthful dietary oil because of its high content of monounsaturated fat (mainly oleic acid) and polyphenols.   HOME ABOUT US PRODUCTS FOOD HISTORY/FACTS CLIENTS CONTACT US SITE MAP DIRECTORY 2 LINK TO US web development by Cyberdias