Jan 10, 2017 | International News/Trends, Technology/Science
A video posted online shows a Harvard lecturer demonstrating how a mere tablespoon of olive oil can calm half an acre of waves. The scientist, Greg Kestin, explains the science behind the mind-blowing phenomenon. Watch this – it’s fascinating – and more proof of the...
Jan 10, 2017 | International News/Trends, Technology/Science
Much like deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) helps solve crimes, it can be used to control food quality and prevent fraud. It plays the role of a true identity card, and that still holds true for plants. Scientists Use Forensic Techniques to Gauge Olive Oil Quality, Prevent...
Nov 14, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Technology/Science
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. New Method for Identifying Olive...
Oct 10, 2016 | International News/Trends, Research, Technology/Science
The Mediterranean diet is well known for its variety of positive health benefits, many of those benefits attributed to the ample consumption of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). Several studies have recognised the role EVOO plays in reducing oxidative stress, which is a...
Jun 27, 2016 | International News/Trends, Research, Technology/Science
The Oleocanthal International Society (OIS) recently gathered researchers and olive oil producers at the Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, Greece for the OIS’s third conference and the first Olympia Health & Nutrition Awards. Over 400 participants exchanged...
Jun 20, 2016 | International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News, Technology/Science
Following on the emergence of Keurig-like devices for everything from juices and soups to marijuana, an Italian startup has designed a counter-top appliance for pressing your own olive oil on the spot. The debate has already started … quality-wise, is this really a...
