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Future-Market-Insights95Olive oil is high nutritive product extracted from the fresh olive fruits. Olive oil is the key component of Mediterranean diet, found in countries such as Spain, Greece and Italy. It is commercially manufactured by crushing or grinding olives and extracting oil from it through various chemical and mechanical process. The health dominating properties has…
As more research continues to pile up on the effects of free radicals and inflammation on sports performance, the promise of polyphenols in this arena will only grow, said an expert.
New Zealand growers have a last chance to be involved in the 2016 Olives New Zealand Olive Grove Census, so if you haven’t filled yours out, get writing now! And if you need a census form, contact [email protected]. This annual project, collating grove and cropping data, provides important industry information and all participants will receive…
The Northland Field Day is being held next Friday, 18 November at Olives on the Hill, Mangawhai. Olives NZ EO Gayle Sheridan said the 2016 Field Days have been extremely well attended around the country, with 20-30 at Nelson, Canterbury and Hawke’s Bay, and 50 registered for Wairarapa (today). Feedback has been excellent on the…
A recent editorial in the journal Open Heart suggests many of us have it all wrong when it comes to the balance of fats we eat. The authors urge a return to equal amounts of specific types of fats known as omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in order to help combat global obesity. The…
This weekend sees another in the series of successful EVOO and olive courses run by Olives SA and the WEA. Going For Gold – Exploring The Good Oils is being presented by the Royal Adelaide Show’s Chief Olive Oil Judge, Trudie Michels, and is a unique training session providing an understanding of the new season’s…
The WAOC Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Friday, 18 November at ‘The Meeting Place’, 245 South Terrace, South Fremantle, commencing at 4pm. The four board positions will be declared vacant and nominations are invited for President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. If you would like to nominate for one or more positions…
An innovative feature of the annual Australian National EVOO Competition is The Australian National Young Judges Competition, sponsored by the AOA. The brainchild of Olive Oil Packaging Services’ Kent Hallett, the competition gets school students in learning to evaluate EVOO: smelling, tasting and evaluating a set of oils on their aroma and flavours, then scoring…
Each year the University of Canberra conducts a Regional Wellbeing Survey across regional Australia, supporting research that improves the wellbeing and quality of life of people living in rural and regional Australia. Results are produced for every community with more than 100 responses and many communities are now using the information to help inform their…
The identification olive cultivars according to the appearance of leaves and fruit is expected to serve as the basis for a phone app and contributions to a new international olive tree database. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-making-and-milling/new-method-identifying-olive-cultivars/53494