Jan 23, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olives and Health, Research
They certainly don’t look alike or taste alike for that matter, but olive oil and breast milk are surprisingly similar. Extra virgin olive oil contains omega 3 and omega 6 in similar portions to breast milk fat and the same percentage of linoleic acid making it an...
Jan 23, 2015 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Research, Surveys
Food fraud, healthy diets and sustainability are among the issues needing innovation in science and technology, according to a major survey from Campden BRI.
Jan 8, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Research
With a goal to study the effect of controlled environmental conditions on olive oil chemistry, quality and sensory evaluation, three departments of the University of Florence are conducting multidisciplinary research on a unique track-and-trace program originally...
Dec 23, 2014 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Research
The International Olive Council (IOC), GEA Westfalia Separator Ibérica and the Spanish Association of Municipalities of Olivo (AEMO) presented preliminary results of an international study to analyze the cost of producing one kilogram of olive oil.
Dec 23, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Research
A study has examined how oil mills in central Algeria can make use of olive oil production byproducts by transforming them into compost, thus minimizing pollution and even generating additional sources of income for the olive oil industry. According to the website of...
Dec 12, 2014 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Research
An innovative European project has been studying ways to convert waste from olive oil production into electricity. Biogas2PEM-FC is an EU-funded industrial research project co-ordinated by PowerCell, a Swedish fuel cell technology company, and includes partners from...
