Why is pressed oil superior to olive oil?

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It’s more environmentally friendly.

Cold pressed olive oil doesn’t get heated above 120 degrees which keeps the nutrients in tact. Heating oil above 120 degrees will damage it.

Storage: Cold pressed olive oil has a long shelf life because it has a lot of monounsaturated fatty acids called oleic acid which prevents olive oil from going rancid.

There are a ton of nutrients in raw (cold pressed) olive oil including vitamin E, K and A.