Archive for the 'Olive Oil' Category

05 Mar

sos cuetara targets 150 million eur from disposals

Spanish food company SOS Cuetara (SOS.MC) expects to make between 100 million and 150 million euros (($125.8-$188.8 million) from the sale of further non-core assets, a company official said on Thursday. SOS is in the process of selling non-core businesses such as its olive oil, vinegar and sauce brands as part of efforts to pay [...]

28 Feb

Women who consume olive oil preserve their bone mass better

by Joyce Schneider, A study from the Harokopio University of Athens, Greece, has determined that a diet high in olive oil and low in red meat has a significant impact on women’s bone density. Results of this study suggest that this eating pattern could have bone-preserving properties throughout adult life. Diet is one of the [...]

26 Feb

Make Your Own Extra Virgin Olive Oil

15 Feb

Tunisia: Olive Oil Yields Patents for Local Biochemistry Researcher

A Tunisian biochemistry researcher whose laboratory specializes in the characteristics of different varieties of Tunisian olive oil, has managed to register two patents respectively on the anti-oxidant qualities of one variety of olive oil that grows in the country’s north western regions and on sterility therapy in certain animal species. Dr Mokhtar Zarrouk who heads [...]

22 Dec

Spain: Adulterated olive oil warning in La Roija

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 [...]