Gender Norms & Racial Bias t the Study of the Modem "Olive Oil Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives, a traditional tree rop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressıng whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking, for frying foods or as a salad dressing It is also used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps, and as a fluel for traditional oil lamps, and has additional uses in some religions. The olive is one of three core food plants Mediterrancan cuisine, the other two are wheat and grapes. Olive trees have been grown around the Mediterrancan since the 8th millennium BC. Spain accounts for almost half of global olive oil productuon other major producers are Italy, Tunisia, Greece and Turkey. Per capita consumption is highest in Greece, followed by Italy and Spain The composition of olive oil varies with the cultiva, altitude, time of harvest and extraction process. It consists mainly of oleic acid with smaller amounts of other fatt