While olive oil is often touted as the (liquid) gold standard for healthy cooking, another ingredient may be coming for the crown — and there’s a good chance you didn’t even know it existed.

With high omega-6 content and low saturated fat, it offers big benefits for heart health, brain function and metabolism.

And don’t let the name put you off — it’s already a hit with foodies, with even Chef Daniel Humm of New York City’s 3-Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park using it in his kitchen.

Enter algae oil, which a new wave of gourmands is hoping will revolutionize the food industry.

“Algae oil is by far the best cooking oil I’ve ever used,” Kas Saidi, founder and CEO of Algae Cooking Club, raved to The Post. “It’s light, slightly buttery, and endlessly versatile. I was hooked just

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