Olives101.com

By Núria Roig,
Extra virgin olive oil has become such a symbol of healthy eating that it is hard to believe that it was once accused of increasing the harmful cholesterol. It was a fat, so it had to be bad for us. Fortunately, we left those times behind and now olive oil and most [...]

By Judy Schultz,
Photograph by : Chris Schwarz,
Olives are the queen of all pickles. Try mixing blanched and unblanched almonds with a selection of mixed olives. Put them all together in a flat container with a rim, heat briefly (40 seconds) in a microwave, and serve.
Here are 10 of the best olives available in good bulk [...]

Olive oil has been widely used in your salads as well as many other things. It is one of healthiest components to make your food taste better. This oil comes directly from the Mediterranean Region and it has become so famous that it has been used in all the continents. It is a favorite [...]

Diabetes:
An olive-oil-rich diet is not only a good alternative in the treatment of diabetes, but also helps in preventing or delaying the onset of the disease.

Obesity and abdominal fat:
Olive oil is high in calories like any other fats and oils, but the research states that, there is less obesity amongst the Mediterranean peoples, who consume [...]

By Ching Lee,
California olive growers are expecting excellent prices for this year’s crop, which is projected to be 112,000 tons, up considerably from last year’s 16,800 tons.
After a disastrous crop in 2006, California table olive growers are poised to receive some of the highest prices ever for their fruit this year, but many fear growers [...]

By Emilia Klapp,
The abundant use of olives and extra virgin olive oil truly defines the traditional Mediterranean Diet. In fact it is the principal fat source and the culinary foundation for Mediterranean cuisine.
Why? For centuries, olive oil has been a major player in the low incidence of heart disease among Mediterranean populations. Extensive research has [...]

Public health officials and the news media have been sending a resounding message that Americans need more Omega-3 in their diets. Italica Imports, in an effort to give consumers the healthiest products on the market, recently introduced a Spanish Extra Virgin olive oil enriched with Omega-3. This product aligns itself with increased consumer demand for [...]

Photography by Steve Brown,
Recipe by Dixie Elliott,

Ingredients:

3/4 cup tasty cheese, grated * 100g butter, softened
1 1/4 cups plain flour
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes
24 large semi-dried, tomato-stuffed green olives
olive oil spray

Method:

Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Combine cheese, butter, flour, lemon pepper and salt in food [...]

By Tamara McLean,

Australians who regularly eat a Mediterranean-style diet rich in olive oil, vegetables and light cheese are halving their risk of dying from heart disease, research shows.
The benefits of the diet are well documented in Greece and Italy but a newly released Melbourne study has confirmed the same benefits can be reaped in Australia.
The [...]

By Judy Schultz,
Photo by Chris Schwarz,
When I was little, olives were reserved for special occasions. Only New Year’s Eve and visiting priests rated stuffed olives, the queen of all pickles.
The advent of Kraft Theatre on television moved olives down a notch or two on the specialness scale. Suddenly, everybody’s mom was using them. A commercial [...]

It’s not always the label on the wine bottle that attracts admiring attention at dinner parties.
Sometimes it’s on the one containing green-gold extra-virgin olive oil.
In the past 7 years there has been a small revolution in the winelands that has nothing to do with grapes. It gathered momentum when Italy’s Giulio Bertrand bought Somerset West’s [...]

By Carolyn O’Neil,
If you enjoy a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil on a crisp green salad or can’t wait to savor a salmon steak hot off the grill, then you are part of a happy and healthy nationwide nutrition trend. According to results of the 2007 Food & Health Survey recently released by the International [...]

By Savvy_lover,
The oleic acid found in olives and virgin olive oil can make the difference between a complexion that looks and feels like old shoe leather - and one that looks like a rose petal. Oleic acid actually soaks through the membranes of skin cells plumping them up, which then makes fine lines and wrinkles [...]

By Sheila Keating,
A firm, fruity olive is a beautiful thing, so why is it so hard to find? Purity of flavour is what olive-lovers crave, but frequently what is on offer is a plethora of antiseptic-tasting, flabby specimens, stuffed with synthetic pastes, or drenched with incongruous marinades.
How do green and black olives differ?
Green olives are [...]

Aspectrics produced an application note to describe the ability of its MultiComponent™ 2750 EP-NIR analyzer to achieve unequivocal quantification of corn, canola and olive oils.
Coupled to an external Aspectrics halogen NIR source and a 2mm pathlength process transmission multimode fiber probe, the analyzer provides quantification of the percentage volume of corn, canola and olive oils [...]

By Judith W. Winne,

Olives have a rich history. They go way back.
Olive trees are among the oldest cultivated trees in the world, grown before written language was invented, according to the Web site oliveoilsource. The site notes that olive oil anointed early kings of the Greeks and the Jews, as well as triumphant athletes.
Olives are [...]

Sos Cuetara SA expects a record olive oil harvest in 2007-2008, against a medium-term backdrop which does not anticipate any surprise negative factors weighing on earnings, chairman Jesus Salazar said.
In an interview with Thomson Financial News, Salazar said: Next year’s (olive oil) harvest is very, very good It’ll probably be a record. In the medium [...]