Sep 22, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olives and Health, Research
Food historians like to say that if you follow the food, you will discover the history of the world. Indeed, wars have been fought over salt, herring and spices. Now California has incited an international skirmish over how the state’s olive oil industry would prefer...
Sep 22, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olives and Health
Two studies released recently may have weight loss hopefuls scratching their heads, each providing seemingly conflicting information. … But the overall conclusion is that the Mediterranean diet, including a daily dose of olive oil, is “the way to go”....
Sep 19, 2014 | Olive Oil Shows, Olives and Health, Seminars/Conference, Uncategorised
The University of Andalusia is holding a two-day seminar on recent innovations in olive growing, focusing on the impact of bacterial diseases. Being held on October 3-4 in Baeza, Jaén, the seminar will explore new developments in olive cultivation, combining the...
Aug 27, 2014 | EVOO, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
The IOC has put out a request for proposals to define new testing methods for the “quantification of phenolic compounds content in olive oils for nutritional labelling claims.” This a watershed moment for high-phenolic EVOO marketing. The IOC has finally admitted that...
Aug 11, 2014 | International News/Trends, 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 the 34-year-old human resources specialist at a multi-national company in Beijing, that would be a good deal. Zhang thinks of...
Aug 11, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olives and Health
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 breakfast cereal.” A recent media photo grabbed people’s attention. It showed actor and director...