14 Dec The Olive Oil

Olive oil(or simply oil) is the oil that comes from olives.
Olive oil is a key element of the Mediterranean diet and is considered a healthy product due to its content of monounsaturated fat. It is extracted by grinding the olives, which must be collected prior to final ripening, when they are of a green-violet colour, as the quality of the oil is much better than that of oil extracted from the fully ripe olive.The olives are picked by hand or when fully ripe by shaking the tree.They are stored in wooden containers or in piles, in well ventilated spaces to avoid fermentation.