# A question re. olive oil

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-olive-oil/121295>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 28, 2002, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-olive-oil/121295 "2002-07-28T23:44:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![thedexter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@thedexter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thedexter)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-olive-oil/121295/1 "2002-07-28T23:44:28Z")

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What is it, exactly, that makes virgin or extra virgin olive oil … virginous?

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-olive-oil/121295/2 "2002-07-28T23:48:26Z")

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[Olive oil…grades](http://www.lodestarfarms.com/grade.page.html)

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**Author:** ![I\_forgot\_my\_username](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecd19e/32.png) [@I\_forgot\_my\_username](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_forgot_my_username)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-olive-oil/121295/3 "2002-07-28T23:48:27Z")

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They keep it away from popeye.

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**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-olive-oil/121295/4 "2002-07-29T00:10:57Z")

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C’mon, everyone knows that she’s nothing more than Popeye’s beard, drawing attention from his torrid relationship with Bluto/Brutus.