Liquid Olive leaf extract makes European debut in UK
By Shane Starling,
Australian olive leaf extract pioneer, Olive Products Australia (OPA), has gained a European-first distribution deal in the UK for its high-antioxidant liquid supplement.
While olive leaf extracts already exist on the European market – predominantly in cosmeceutical formulations as well as teas and pill-form food supplements – OPA’s offering is one of the first liquid supplements.
Olive leaf oil has about 40 times the antioxidant levels of extra virgin olive oil, 5-6 times that of leading superfruit, goji and double the level of green tea extract.
OPA’s liquid supplement is being sold under the brand of its new owner, Comvita, in health food stores across the UK with pharmacies and supermarkets expected to follow for the 500ml product that retails at about £29.95 (€39) for a 30-day supply.
New Zealand-based Comvita, which has a strong presence in the UK for its manuka honey and other supplements, acquired OPA in a €17 million deal in August last year.
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Black and green Olives cured
Black Oil Cured Olives
Salt-cured olives are flavorful, but somewhat bitter. Staunch olive fans love them. It is best to make these in small batches using Mission black olives as they will not keep more than a month.
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Green Cured Olives
These water-cured olives are flavored with lemon, oregano, wine vinegar, and garlic. These are quite similar to the olives cassées of Provence.
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Health Benefits Key to Driving Olive Oil Sales Over $1 Billion by 2010
Marketable health benefits, along with a growing consumer interest in Mediterranean foods and unique regional flavor choices, are helping to drive an invigorated olive oil market in the U.S., which should surpass $1.3 billion by 2010, according to Olive Oil in the U.S., the latest market research from Packaged Facts.
Packaged Facts projects that the olive oil market, which grew at a CAGR of 8.2 percent during 2001-2005, will reach $968 million in 2006, up from $894 million in 2005.
Demand for olive oil in the U.S. has soared as media reports continue to tout the potential health benefits of olive oil such as lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. In 2004 alone, consumption of olive oil was up 16 percent from 2001, when Americans consumed 212,102 metric tons.
Along with health, flavor has become a passion with American olive oil connoisseurs. Olive oil tasting bars have been gaining in popularity since 2001, and unique olive oil boutiques, which sell olives and olive oils exclusively, are cropping up all over the country as American palates become more familiar with the flavor intricacies of various regional oils.
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EU Seeks Answers From Italy Over Olive Oil Labels
The European Commission has given Italy two months to explain why it obliges olive oil producers to mark the origin of the olives on product labels in contravention of E.U. laws, a spokesman said Friday.
“As far as we are concerned, that is not in conformity with European legislation, where voluntary labeling is possible but not an obligatory system,” said Michael Mann, chief spokesman on agricultural matters.
The E.U.’s stance has been met with anger in the media in Italy, where fraud in the olive oil market is a common problem.
“I think it is legitimate that when you buy oil from Umbria, you want the olives to come from Umbria,” wrote the correspondent with Italian daily La Stampa, in an article published Friday.
“But Brussels couldn’t care less about that. For them, it’s good enough for the olives to be European, Europeanized olives.”
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History affirms benefits of olive oil in diet
By Roy Pirrung,
For many years health advocates have touted the benefits of a Mediterranean diet, at the base of that diet is olive oil. Since the Bronze Age, olive oil in the diet has been the cornerstone of health for many reasons.
Many people dislike the taste and the thought that it contains saturated fat, taste varies from one individual to another, and from one type of olive oil to another. Finding the olive oil that suits your taste and is best for you should be your goal.
Extra virgin olive oil is considered the best for you. There are numerous name brands, such as: Antica Italia, Bertolli, Da Vinci, Pompeian, Spectrum Theofilos and Tre Torri. All offer the same benefits.
Modern research confirms the benefits of olive oil that those from the Mediterranean professed.
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