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Flavor Your Life comments on the two forms of olive oil extraction

Aug 23, 2013
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The process of extracting olives for the production of olive oil is distinguished by two forms. There is a traditional and modern method of extraction. Flavor Your Life, a European Union funded campaign dedicated to sharing the latest in industry news about extra virgin olive oil and Tuscan olive oil, shares the benefits of both…

Everyday Cheapskate: Reader tips, olive oil as moisturizer

Aug 23, 2013
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We know it’s important to check the ingredients on food products, but have you ever thought of checking your health and beauty products? I did recently and discovered a lot of unpronounceable words. But there’s one ingredient I would recognize for sure, just as today’s first tipster did. Over the years, that discovery has saved…

Fortifying donkey milk with olive oil, and other inventions

Aug 23, 2013
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In our latest look at some of the international patents sought for olive oil and olive-related products, olive oil makes donkey milk more suitable for human babies and the many uses of the volcanic mineral Zeolite. Also among recent applications at the World Intellectual Property Organization are a new machine for making olive oil at…

Greek olive oil making a splash, but producers see untapped potential

Aug 23, 2013
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The nostalgia for olive groves and barrels of olive oil has taken on new meaning in crisis-hit Greece. Recently, there has been an exponential increase in interest for olive processing and olive oil marketing. “People between the ages of 20 and 45 are looking for new career paths, and they often turn toward our national…

Estimates of 63,000 tons of olive production in Lattakia this season

Aug 9, 2013
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Director of the Agriculture Directorate in Lattakia, Munzir Kheir Beik, (Syria) estimated the olive production expected this season in the province at 63,000 tons, including 15,000 tons for oil extraction. Kheir Beik noted in a statement to SANA that the olive production of last season was 170,000 tons of olives, 40,000 tons of which were…

Crete governor rings alarm bells over olive oil production

Aug 9, 2013
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The regional governor of Crete, Stavros Arnaoutakis, on Wednesday wrote to the leadership of the Agricultural Development Ministry requesting funds to prop up the island’s olive oil producers, who are expected to face a revenue shortfall of 150 million euros this year. Weather conditions, and especially a warm and dry spring, have led to poor…

Olive oil seen enjoying second boom in Japan

Aug 9, 2013
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Fancy a few drizzles of olive oil over your ice cream? Or how about becoming a certified “olive oil sommelier”? Olive oil is once again gaining popularity in Japan, after first coming under the spotlight in the 1990s for its health benefits. Various olive oils from several countries are entering the market, and consumption is…

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