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Tag: Olive Oil
How to filter large volumes of Olive Oil?
We often have some Growers contact us with clarity issues in their oil; in our opinion, there are two options for dealing with high volume commercial quantities of olive oil: 1. Use Enzyme – we recommend using either Pectinex Ultra or NZ33095. Many Growers don’t realise when using enzymes it does help with oil clarity…
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…
Olive Oil Extraction By-Product Uses Waste Cake
I know you can’t eat it, but can it be fed to livestock and it is nutritious? Does it need any further processing prior to being used for feed? Can it be put around olive trees as a mulch? What other uses does it have? The olive cake is one of the by-products that is…
A new innovation in Olive Oil Processing the THERMOSPEED
Whilst I visited Italy in November 2016 I got to see this new innovation being tested under scientific trial by the University of Bari. The future of Olive oil processing is here very soon. Developments in this sector are set to take processing efficiency to a whole new level. With the use of the THERMOSPEED,…
PECTINEX ENZYME TRIALS AT BOVALINA OLIVE OIL PLANT IN ADELAIDE, SA
ENZYME TRIALS AT BOVALINA OLIVE OIL PLANT IN ADELAIDE, SA MARCH 2012 – Processing Course Pablo Canamasas, Processing Plant Manager at Boundary Bend, conducted at a processing course in Adelaide earlier this week. Peter Dunn from Novozymes was kind enough to provide a small sample of Pectinex Ultra S-PL to use in the processing trials. The results were amazing!…
How Extra Virgin Olive Oil may preserve your Brain Power
The study involved nearly 450 older adults divided into three groups. One group ate a Mediterranean diet plus a liter of extra virgin olive oil per week. A second supplemented the Mediterranean diet with 30 grams of nuts per day, including walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds. The remaining participants followed a low-fat diet.
Why Extra Virgin Olive Oil should be added to your Dog’s Diet
Whether canine or human, if there are some unwanted pounds that need shedding, olive oil will help grease the weight-loss engine. The monounsaturated fats in olive oil actually encourage pound-melting by breaking down the fat inside fat cells, to get rid of belly fat and reduce insulin sensitivity.
Why won’t Chefs buy my olive oil? Take a look inside the Foodservice Hospitality World
Some of our Producers see the Food Industry as a way into this world as easy as sending 2 bottles of their finest olive oil to Rockpool and never hearing from them! You call and cannot get through and wonder what you did wrong? And even wonder if the food service is even receptive!
From baking, marinating and frying why Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a healthy and practical choice?
When we hear about ‘extra virgin olive oil’ we mostly associate it with healthy salads or light cooking. But it’s really so much more that in which you can do with this miracle-working/versatile ingredient.
Fiorentina Bottle supply from Europe
Prices start at $1.18 + GST per bottle. The Olive Centre endeavours to have the best price for these high-quality bottles available to you at shipping rates. Many growers so far have said our prices are very competitive.
Is there a new process that would create the perfect olive oil?
From a single olive which encases the oil in its perfect state, untouched and hanging in the balance! The late Dr Mugelli, renowned for his work internationally as an olive oil expert, Amanda Bailey from The Olive Centre was given the opportunity to inspect Mugelli’s pilot plant at Torre Bianca during the harvest season in…
Amanda Bailey on Olives by The Olive Centre 