No, although the increase in food prices, including olive oil, greatly marked 2023. A litre of olive oil in large retail stores costs on average between 10 and 15 euros, while domestic olive oil sold at the doorstep reaches up to 20 euros per litre. <\/p>\n
Although price is most often the final and decisive factor in the decision whether to purchase a particular food item or not, in the case of olive oil, in addition to price, one should primarily consider the nutritional value of this food, especially the significant role it plays in maintaining the health of the body, as well as the actual quantity of oil that we truly use.<\/p>\n
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For example, although we are a country that prides itself on high-quality and award-winning extra virgin olive oils, Croatians consume on average only one and a half litres of olive oil per year. This means that the average daily cost in Croatia, with an annual consumption of 1.5 litres of oil at a price of 15 euros per litre, amounts to just over 6 cents. <\/p>\n
In this context, and experts agree on this, olive oil does not have to be a luxury product, as also stated by Dr. Nikos Michelakis, scientific advisor to the Association of Cretan Olive Growers Associations (SEDIK), who adds: \u201cOn the contrary, it is a product with proven high health value, and the daily cost of continuous consumption is at most one fifth of a cup of coffee\u201d.<\/p>\n
When we look at the price of olive oil through the actual cost per serving, the price of this key component of the Mediterranean diet takes on a completely different value.<\/p>\n
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Greece has by far the highest annual per capita consumption of olive oil in the world, around 24 litres per year. In Italy, it is 13 litres per capita, while Canadians, for example, consume 1.5 litres and Americans 1 litre. By comparison, the average Spaniard consumes 12 litres of olive oil per year, or one litre per month. According to prices recorded in September, this represents approximately 32 cents per day that Spaniards invest in a healthy and high-value food product. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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