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Zeytinyağı, yüzyıllardır Akdeniz Havzası ve civarında zeytin meyvesinden Olea europeae L. sadece fiziksel yöntemler kullanılmak suretiyle elde edilen bitkisel bir yağdır. Gerek eşsiz lezzeti gerekse sağlık üzerine yaptığı olumlu etkiler nedeniyle, diğer bitkisel yağlara kıyasla daha fazla tercih edilmektedir. Bu makalede, zeytinyağını diğer yağlardan üstün yapan başlıca özellikler tartışılmıştır.

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