OLIVE OIL KNOWLEDGE

Olive oil is the liquid produced by pressing whole olives - the fruit of the Olea Europea tree traditionally found...

The craft of turning olives into oil has been practised in the Mediterranean region over thousands of years, and...

Olive oils are not as stable as vegetable oils with a high saturated fat content such as coconut or palm oil and...

All olive oils can be classified into one of two groups - Virgin and Non-Virgin oils. If the oil is classed as...

There are different organisations which regulate the classification of olive oils across the world and therefore...

Olive Oil tasting is becoming increasingly widespread among those passionate about food culture as a fun and...

STAGE ONE: THE SWIRL Begin by pouring a tablespoon of olive oil into your tasting glass. Cup the bottom of the glass...

Sensory analysis such as the Swirl, Sniff, Sip and Swallow test is an essential technique to characterise food but...

MEDITERRANEAN DIET In 1954, revolutionary scientific studies (Keys, Anderson, Grande) published a comparison of the...

Olive oil is a key ingredient in the Mediterranean diet which is considered to be one of the main reason for the...

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