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An Italian startup is working to make sweets a little healthier. They have created a unique olive oil-based product, called Cremoli. “It’s a real raw material dedicated to industrial and artisan confectionery and bakery, both for sweet and savory snacks, biscuits, cakes and ice-cream, which can replace commonly used fats like butter, margarine and other…
New phenolic compounds belonging to the oleuropein and ligstroside aglycon family have been discovered in oils from the Koroneiki and Mission olive varieties. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/olive-oil-varieties/new-phenolic-compounds-found-in-evoo/51475
The 14th national championship of olive tree pruning was held at an experimental farm in Montopoli di Sabina (Latium). Sixty participants, selected through regional competitions competed, with saws and pole pruners, trimmed three plants, each within 30 minutes. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/italy-crowns-pruning-champ/51470
Amid growing questions about the alleged mislabeling of olive oil, a congressional committee is asking the US Food and Drug Administration to test imports to look for unpure or misbranded products.
Held at the Robert Mondavi Silverado Sensory Theater, the course is open to professionals and others interested in a more thorough understanding of how to evaluate olive oil. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-making-and-milling/olive-centers-sensory-course-set-for-june/51402
After receiving national Protected Designation of Origin status in 2015, extra virgin olive oil from the peninsular region of Istria in Croatia awaits the same recognition at the EU level. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/europe/istrian-evoo-awaits-pdo-status-at-eu-level/51428
As American olive oil producers continue efforts to expand the market for their products, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would provide significant relief to exporters. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/trade-deal-would-remove-tariff-imbalance-for-u-s-olive-oil-producers/51440
Early research in nutritional genomics shows the Mediterranean diet and consumption of olive oil fosters positive molecular changes in the body. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-health-news/nutritional-genomics-and-the-role-of-the-mediterranean-diet-in-cardiovascular-disease/51324
Following a ban on the use of the insecticide dimethoate in France, French olive growers are concerned about the risk of damage to olive trees by the olive fruit fly, and increasing production costs. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-making-and-milling/concerns-about-dimethoate-ban-among-french-olive-growers/51320
New Zealand olive growers are advising consumers to buy local after a scandal about imported olive oils overseas. In Australia tests on 27 imported bottles of extra virgin olive oil sold commonly at supermarkets showed 85% failed to meet Australia’s voluntary standard, and 78% failed an international standard. In the United States, legal action is…