Olive oil is a product that has many different areas of use. This is a fact since the ancient times. With the development of the technology and industrial practices, these areas of use are also changing. What matters most is that olive oil has always been a vital item of social life of societies and it is expected to be the same in the near future as well.

There are different types of olive oils that have different areas of use in meals. The best type of olive oil is called "extra virgin olive oil". This oil type is the most premium. The best use of such olive oil is the cold dishes and salads.

When it comes to other types of olive oils such as virgin, olive pomace oil or refined olive oil, these all have "best to use" places. For example, when we talk about olive pomace oil, this olive oil type is the most suitable one for high temperature cooking. The best example for this is frying.

Ordinary extra virgin olive oil and virgin olive oil have the smoking point of 200°C. When the temperature exceeds these levels, the olive oil start to lose the health friendly substances.

The areas of use of ordinary extra virgin olive oil and the virgin olive oil are the same. The difference between these two types are not related to where they are used. The main difference comes from some chemical variations.

So, when we talk about high heat dishes, olive pomace oil is the best type. The main reason why this olive oil is the best for high heat like frying is because olive pomace oil has heat tolerant substances within its chemical structure.

Another type of olive oil is called "lampante oil". This type of olive oil is produced with the same exact methods of ordinary virgin olive oils. However, the difference comes from the end product of this process. Some olives' oils are so high in free acidity that these oils can not be consumed by humans before some refining processes.

If lampante oil is not refined, it has a unique area of use which is the use of it as fuel. The name comes from the "lamp oil". When in ancient times, people used to use this olive oil type as a lamp oil in order to fuel their lamp to generate light. Of course, with the invention of electricity, such use has become out of use.

The olive oil has always been the source of energy either when it is consumed by humans or burned as fuel. Being such a source of life, it had also positive effects on the social life of communities for so many years. This situation is expected to be the same in the future as well.