Olives and Health
Zhang Min would be very happy to be able to buy a 250ml bottle of Spanish olive oil for what he pays for a 2,500ml bottle of peanut oil. For…
Food writer, Jim Dixon, writing on the health benefits of olive oil, commented “we put it on almost everything on our table, beside the breakfast cereal. And I don’t eat…
Belgian firm BioActor is one step closer to being able to lodge an application for its olive polyphenol product BonOlive, after a human intervention study confirmed its ability to protect…
When oil extraction is complete at Lentara Olives on the West Tamar, the wallabies come in to feast. The rich paste of crushed olive fruits and stones is left outside…
Once people start using olive oil, they tend to use it a lot, but many find choosing one confusing. Those are among the findings from a consumer survey of 2,002…
These are tough times for olive oil producers. Prices are low, stocks are high and imports are slipping in every major market. Here in the world’s largest market, per capita…
Olive oil consumption is on a decline in the Greece’s market in the last few years, as a reduced available income has lead consumers to cut spending even on basic…
Here’s how to shop for oil – from looking for good producers to knowing when a bottle might be damaged.