How To Tell if Your Olive Oil is Rancid and What to Look For on a Bottle | Tony Kasandrinos

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Nutrition, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 24 June 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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381: Today I'm joined by Tony Kasandrinos, founder of Kasandrinos Olive Oil, to separate fact from fiction when it comes to one of the most misunderstood foods in the health world. From fake olive oils and misleading labels to cooking myths and polyphenol content, Tony shares what consumers need to know to find high-quality olive oil and actually reap its health benefits. We discuss how olive oil is produced, what makes extra virgin olive oil different, how to spot rancid or low-quality products, whether you should cook with olive oil, and why it's a cornerstone of the Mediterranean lifestyle. Tony also shares his favorite ways to use olive oil, the story behind his family's business, and simple tips for incorporating more healthy fats into your daily routine. GET 25% OFF with code: LS25 If you consume olive oil, if you cook with it, or if you suffer with gut issues and inflammation you're gonna want to listen to this interview. But also, another reason to listen is because in this episode we are announcing a special giveaway where the winners (yes, I said winners - that's plural) will receive both a generous gift card to my brand Bethany's Pantry and Kasandrinos to shop and pick up anything you want from our online store! So listen all the way through because you don't want to miss that! But honestly, you'll want to listen all the way through regardless because we talk about misconceptions around cooking with olive oil, how to tell if the olive oil you have is rancid, why a mixture of olive oil vs a single origin may not be the best to buy, what big olive oil corporations are doing to cut costs, and we even get into quite a few recipes using olive oil that you probably never even heard of including a snack I've been into lately that I have yet to share that's so simple your mind will be blown! The Olive Oil You Deserve — 100% Organic, Always Fresh. - 25% OFF code: LS25 Topics Discussed: → How to tell if your olive oil is true olive oil → How to tell if your olive oil is rancid → Why single origin is better than mixed origins → What to look for on a bottle when buying → Benefits of olive oil → Polyphenol testing → What types of olives are used to make oil → Olive oil for SIBO?! → Is cooking with olive oil bad? → Recipes using olive oil → GIVEAWAY info! As always, if you have any questions for the show please email us at digestthispod@gmail.com. And if you like this show, please share it, rate it, review it and subscribe to it on your favorite podcast app. Sponsored By: → Kasandrinos | Go to https://www.kasandrinos.com/digest and use code DIGEST for 25% off → LMNT | Get your FREE sample pack with any LMNT purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/DIGEST Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:03:46 - Meet Tony Kasandrinos → 00:04:58 - How to Identify High-Quality Olive Oil → 00:07:31 - Freshness, Polyphenols + The Peppery Taste Test → 00:12:06 - Single-Origin vs. Blended Olive Oils → 00:14:51 - Does Olive Oil Go Bad? → 00:16:15 - Filtered vs. Unfiltered Olive Oil → 00:18:20 - Extra Virgin Olive Oil Explained → 00:21:30 - Polyphenols, Gut Health + Longevity → 00:24:30 - Polyphenol Testing + Olive Oil Transparency → 00:31:56 - Olive Oil Fraud, Labeling + Consumer Confusion → 00:33:49 - How Kasandrinos Harvests + Bottles Olive Oil → 00:38:18 - Olive Oil, Omega-3s + Mediterranean Eating → 00:41:18 - Easy Ways to Use More Olive Oil → 00:42:50 - Tony's Favorite Greek Salad Recipe → 00:43:36 - How to Make Store-Bought Olives Taste Better → 00:44:24 - Unexpected Ways to Use Olive Oil → 00:45:51 - Kasandrinos Kitchen Cookbook → 00:47:10 - Can You Cook With Olive Oil? → 00:48:31 - Debunking the Olive Oil Smoke Point Myth → 00:52:18 - New Products, Greek Spices + Mountain Tea → 00:53:06 - The Kasandrinos Effect Podcast → 00:54:22 - New Las Vegas Storefront + Olive Oil Tastings → 00:56:40 - Giveaway Announcement → 00:57:58 - Outro Further Listening: → What “Organic” Isn’t Telling You: Heavy Metals, BPA & Contaminated Foods → https://youtu.be/UjrxJuBYr0c?si=uuaqPqcK1BnIOx_ Check Out Kasandrinos: → The Olive Oil You Deserve — 100% Organic, Always Fresh. - 25% OFF code: LS25 → Instagram → Buy the book, Kasandrinos Kitchen → Enter our giveaway! - https://app.viralsweep.com/tp/223628/1782164892/b85415d1b8 Check Out Bethany: → Bethany’s Instagram: @lilsipper → YouTube → Bethany’s Website → Discounts & My Favorite Products → My Digestive Support Protein Powder → Gut Reset Book → Get my Newsletters (Friday Finds) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's over 90% of the world's olive oil in circulation is not organic.
0:04.1	Generally, if you're at a restaurant, it's not always the highest quality.
0:07.8	The buyers, they're not always focused on the quality.
0:11.1	It's more the bottom line, like how to me squeeze out the most amount of profit.
0:15.7	You're listening to The Digest This Podcast, and I'm your host, Bethany Cameron.
0:21.9	If you consume olive oil or if you cook with it, or if you suffer with gut issues and inflammation,
0:28.9	you're going to want to listen to this interview. But also another reason to listen is because
0:34.3	in this episode, we are announcing a special giveaway where the winners, yes,
0:39.6	I said winners, that's plural, will receive both a generous gift card to my brand,
0:46.8	Bethany's Pantry and Cassandrinos to shop and pick up anything you want on our online store.
0:57.4	So listen all the way through because you don't want to miss that. But honestly, you'll want to listen all the way through regardless because we talk
1:02.8	about misconceptions around cooking with olive oil, how to tell if the olive oil you have is rancid
1:09.6	why a mixture of olive oil versus a single origin may not
1:14.0	be the best to buy what big olive oil corporations are doing to cut costs. And we even get into
1:21.4	quite a few recipes using olive oil that you probably never even heard of, including a snack I've personally been
1:29.1	into lately that I have yet to share. So it's so simple, your mind will be blown. And if you do
1:35.6	want to try Cassandrina's olive oil, my code LS 25 will get you 25% off. That's code LS25 to get 25% off.
1:47.6	Inflammation can be the root cause of several ailments in the body, including migraines, arthritis,
1:53.0	joint pain, and even digestive issues. One of the most widely used and ancient remedies for
1:58.8	inflammation is actually olive oil. But not all olive oil is the
2:03.4	same. And many of them are almost two years old by the time they get to the store shelves and
2:08.6	into your home. And for many olive oil companies, it's cheaper to buy last year's harvest from
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