Organic Olive Growing: Biol Prize at the Ifoam Congress
Which is the best 2008 organic olive oil in the world, where does it come from, who produced the best blended and which extra virgin olive oil presented the best label and packaging?
The most important rewards in the world for organic olive growing – Biol Prize, Biolblended and BiolPack – will will be handed out in Modena on June 19 on occasion of the IFOAM international Congress during the Gala Dinner. During the evening, the winners of other territorial and thematic mentions will be awarded such as the prizes connected to BiolPhoto competition, BiolKids and BiolEthic.
Biol is one of the most important olive growing events in the world today, not only in the organic field. After the territorial pre-selections in Italy and abroad, the international jury tasted 310 finalist olive oils, which is a new record. The oils came from 19 countries: Albania, Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Chile, Croatia, Jordan, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, New Zeeland, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and the USA.
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Olive Oil’s Many Properties
By Johann Fleck,
Olive oil is the crowning glory for grilled seafood, a salad, over Feta cheese or other sheep’s milk cheese. It rounds out pasta dishes and vegetables, and is used to sauté and fry. There is hardly a Mediterranean dish that does not include olive oil in the recipe.
As a result of the high percentage of unsaturated fats, olive oil can positively improve one’s cholesterol levels. The flavenoids contained in the oil protect
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Olive oil inspires novel nanotechnology wastewater cleanup material
By Michael Berger,
Olive oil is good for your health. Unfortunately, the production of olive oil is not. During the olive oil production process, olive oil mills produce a liquid waste called olive black water or olive-oil-mill wastewater (OMW).
This waste water has significant polluting properties due to its high levels of chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and phenols. In Mediterranean countries, which account for approximately 95% of the worldwide olive oil production, the annual amount of OMW is estimated to be over 30 million cubic meters. Disposal of OMV has therefore always been an important issue in this region especially since conventional wastewater treatment methods are relatively ineffective for removing the kind of pollutants found in OMW.
On the other hand, OMW may also be regarded as an inexpensive biomass source of inorganic and organic compounds. Using suitable separation processes, these compounds can be recovered and transformed into products for use in agriculture, environmental biotechnology processes, and industry.
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Good oil on taste and longevity
Know in ancient times as “juice of the gods”, olive oil has only enhanced its reputation over the years. While it may not be the ticket to immortality, there is evidence that it can lead to a longer and healthier life.
“The traditional Mediterranean diet is high in olive oil and certainly there’s evidence to suggest these people live longer and have fewer lifestyle diseases than we get in Australia,” said Alan Barclay, from the Dieticians’ Association of Australia.
“Of course there are many other factors that are part of the Mediterranean diet but olive oil is a big part of it.”
Nutritionally, olive oil is a complex substance, jam-packed full of health-giving properties.
“It’s one of the best sources of monounsaturated fats and definitely one of the tastiest,” Mr Barclay said.
“The nearest competitor is canola oil, which is also high in omega 3 fat content, but not as high in antioxidants as olive oil. Olive oil is also more versatile than canola, which is pretty tasteless.”
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Tradition lives on in olives
It’s been 11 years since Skarmoutsos decided to embrace his family heritage and become an olive farmer.
Mr Skarmoutsos owns Ambrosia Olive Farm, Eltons Road, Silverdale.
He bought it in 1997 as a bare 40 acre property.
Within two years he had covered it with 4000 olive trees.
Mr Skarmoutsos said his family had been growing olives in the rolling landscapes of central Greece for generations.
“My past experience has given me a great amount of love and knowledge of the olive tree,” he said.
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