By Antonio Marín Ruiz,
A study from the CSIC, Spain and the University of Wales, U.K determines that consuming products rich in oil increase the content of mono-unsaturated fatty acids and lower the content of saturated fatty acid in milk and meat of goats and sheep.
Olive leaves provide half of the energy and amino acid [...]
The Guardia Civil in La Rioja has warned about the possible sale of adulterated olive oil in the area.
550 litres of oil has been found in large container labelled ‘Astispumante 1510’ and it comes after the theft of 1,750 litres of oil was reported in the area on December 18.
The oil was found in [...]
Researchers from the University of Granada and the University of Barcelona have shown that treatment with maslinic acid, a triterpenoid compound isolated from olive-skin pomace, results in a significant inhibition of cell proliferation and causes apoptotic death in colon-cancer cells.
Maslinic acid is a novel natural compound and it is able to induce apoptosis or programmed [...]
Good quality extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant chemicals, ‘phytochemicals’, that can trigger cancer cell death.
New research published in the open access journal BMC Cancer sheds more light on the suspected association between olive oil-rich Mediterranean diets and reductions in breast cancer risk.
Javier Menendez from the Catalan Institute of Oncology and Antonio Segura-Carretero from the [...]
The study tested the ideal ripening stage to extract an olive oil with proper chemical profiles and the best oxidation levels.
The chemical composition and quality of virgin olive oil may be influenced by genotype and different agronomic and technological factors.
Extra virgin olive oil is considered to be the best olive oil for its organoleptic characteristics [...]
The Australian Olive Association is predicting a 30% to 40% increase in olive oil production in 2009.
This growth of the industry has been underpinned by research and development done with the support of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation.
Paul Miller, president of the Australian Olive Association, said research and development funded by RIRDC and [...]
More than a mere agricultural produce, the olive tree and the oil it produces, are deeply entrenched in Tunisia’s Mediterranean culture. With a production estimated this year at 165,000 tons, Tunisia is the world’s second largest olive oil producer after the European Union.
In spite of the fact that this year’s yield is inferior to [...]
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich,
Ben-Gurion University researchers have launched a unique collaboration with Beduin entrepreneurs to develop a modern olive press in the Negev- just in time for the olive harvest.
For the past two years, the Beersheba researchers have had professional ties with Negev Beduin in the production of olive oil. The multi-disciplinary BGU team focused [...]
By Dilip Kumar Jha,
The finance ministry will shortly issue a clarification, stating that olive oil imports will not attract any import duty. This follows summons issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to several olive oil importers, asking them to pay an additional 37.5 per cent customs duty on all imports made since April [...]
Snow falling across Spain has not harmed the olive crop in the world’s largest producer or significantly slowed the ongoing harvest, a farm union said.
Spanish television has broadcast pictures in recent days of snowbound olive pickers in southern region Andalucia, which accounts for most of Spain’s olive oil output and by itself far surpasses any [...]
Over 56% of American Dietetic Association members surveyed report that they are concerned that the current economic downturn will have a negative effect on their patients’ ability to maintain or achieve a healthy weight, according to a survey conducted by the California Olive Committee.
Almost three-quarters (72.2%) of the registered dieticians and nutritionists expressed concern that [...]
Croatian olive farmer Sandi Chiavalon has high hopes of taking on the might and quantity of Greece, Italy and Spain with the quality of oil from his groves.
The three European giants may account for more than three-quarters of global olive oil production, but Chiavalon is one of many young Croatian entrepreneurs readying their produce for [...]
By Rasheeda Bhagat,
It is with a lot of passion and zeal that most Italians speak about their cuisine and even wine. This borders on veneration when it comes to major producers of olive oil in Italy, as a group of 12 international journalists discovered during a recent olive oil trip to the Puglia and Umbria [...]
By Alex Renton,
Oil pressed from the first green olives is a taste like no other. But fraud means that finding a good one is hard.
The green of the olive oil is shocking: like Night Nurse. Or Swarfega. You wouldn’t put it in your mouth if it wasn’t so reassuringly expensive. With reverence, we poured it [...]
Small harvest being reported
Groves cut, making way for more profitable crops
Central Valley olive growers are reporting one of the smallest harvests in years – 51,000 tons, well under the USDA’s initial estimate of 65,000 tons.
One reason: Fewer olive trees.
Growers, disappointed with the money to be made growing table olives, have been ripping out many of [...]
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