During the recent research conducted by a team from DAGRI, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy, a novel approach to post-harvest handling of olives was assessed: densimetric sorting (sorting olives by density). This technique could allow producers to control the quality of extra virgin…
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Are you using low-strength enzymes or high-strength enzymes?
Research about enzyme application in olive oil extraction processing can be effective in obtaining higher yields, faster oil & water separation leading to smoother operation of machinery, less residual oil in the pomace and improved oil clarity. Pectinase enzymes are used extensively around the world in fruit juice and wine industries and increasingly in…
Why are Centrifuge Decanters used for olive oil processing today instead of an Olive Press?
In this article I will discuss many facets involved with Olive Oil Production machinery and some considerations you need to take into account if you are looking to step into processing your own olive oil or simply want to know more about this field; Introduction A new era of processing olive oil began in…
Amanda Bailey on Olives by The Olive Centre 