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The Heart Foundation's Tick

Choosing healthier food for your family should be the easiest thing in the world. And thanks to the The Heart Foundation's Tick it is.
All Olivani products have received the Heart Foundation's approval and proudly display "the Tick".

The Tick is a simple guide to help you quickly and easily identify healthier foods in a variety of categories. Products with the Tick have been independently tested and meet the Heart Foundation's strict guidelines.

This means that you can be certain that the level of fat, saturated fat,salt, sugar and fibre in these foods is within the guidelines. If you are wondering why some comparatively high-fat foods like spreads and oils have the Tick, this is because some fats are better for you than others.

Within higher fat categories such as spreads and oils, the Tick identify's products which are made up of better fats. It helps you to choose healthier options, which can in moderation, be part of your daily diet

What are fats and oils?

Fats and oils, protein and carbohydrates are the main energy yielding nutrients found in food. Each of these nutrients is necessary for good health. Protein provides amino acids, carbohydrates - starches and sugars. The fatty acids are either polyunsaturated, monounsaturated or saturated.

What's different about the fatty acids?

The difference relates to their structure. All of the fatty acids have a unique structure which influences what they look like, what role they play and what function they perform in the body.

• The structure of saturated fatty acids reduces the ability of the liver to remove cholesterol from the blood and tends to raise blood cholesterol levels.
• The structure of polyunsaturated fatty acids increases the ability of the liver to remove cholesterol from the blood and is likely to assist in lowering blood cholesterol.
• Monounsaturated fatty acids are likely to assist in lowering blood cholesterol.