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Month: April 2009

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Australia: Timbercorp olive harvest goes ahead

A giant Australian grove kept harvesting even as its owner collapsed — because the fruit was worth far more picked than left…

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Olive Oil Production Returns to Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Nangarhar olive groves were planted in a hopeful mid-century push, then wrecked by war. Their fitful revival is a study in…

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Expert praises California olive oil

Going green can mean picking the right olive oil and one expert on the oil says California’s premium olive oils are often…

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CIA-UC Davis World Olive Oil Conference

Why does a great conference put olive oil under the microscope of trained tasters and chemists? Because the difference between real extra…

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Olive Oil Market during this Recession

When money is tight, how does a premium food like olive oil hold up? The answer reveals what really drives a maturing…

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Olives NZ step downs welcomed

When a head judge wins her own competition, an industry has a problem. The saga that split New Zealand's olive body is…

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Herbal Spotlight: Olive Leaf Extract

Olive leaf extract is one of the oldest folk remedies and one of the most oversold supplements. Here is the honest, de-hyped…

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Bible references the healing powers of olive oil

Olive oil is widely known for providing a wide range of health benefits, including but not limited to preventing skin cancer, support…

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Pakistan: Italians keen to invest in olive oil production

Pakistan spends heavily importing edible oil, and has wild olive hills that could grow the real thing. That is why outsiders keep…

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Tiré des archives : l’antioxydant de l’huile d’olive qui protège les globules rouges (2009)

Une étude de 2009 a nommé un antioxydant — le DHPEA-EDA — qui aide à comprendre pourquoi l'huile d'olive est bonne pour…

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From the Archive: The Olive-Oil Antioxidant That Protects Blood Cells (2009)

A 2009 study named one antioxidant — DHPEA-EDA — that helps explain why olive oil is good for the heart. Here is…

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Cook’s Books: Olive oil, the American way

For a century, good olive oil meant imported olive oil. The rise of serious American — above all Californian — oil quietly…

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SOS Cuetara to sell Dante olive oil brand for EUR34m

Olive-oil brands are bought and sold like any other asset. Here is why the famous name on the bottle tells you almost…

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Australia: Good oil goes big at Boort

One Australian grove of nearly a million trees produces a huge share of the nation's oil. How the mega-grove model works —…

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Greek festival to Promotes Olive Oil and Olives from Greece

Greece makes some of the world's finest olive oil and gets the least credit — much of it leaves in bulk to…

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SOS Cuetara to sell Dante Olive Oil and Minerva Oli to Mataluni

An 'Italian' olive-oil brand changing hands between a Spanish group and an Italian one is a tiny news item — and a…

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Slick suspect uses olive oil to rob store

A man once robbed a shop with a bottle of olive oil disguised as a gun. The daft crime is a doorway…

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Olive Oil vs Butter and Margarine: The Honest Comparison

Should you swap butter or margarine for olive oil? Mostly yes — but let's be honest about what each of the three…

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Olive Leaf Australia extracting healthy growth

Olive leaf extract has become a booming supplement. Here is the measured version: what oleuropein actually is, what the evidence supports, and…