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Why does olive oil have a bitterness taste when it is extra virgin?

Why does olive oil have a bitterness taste when it is extra virgin?

Olive oil is one of the most consumed cooking oils in the world, to the point that we tend to forget that not everyone knows about its characteris...
Difference between cold pressed and extra virgin olive oil

Difference between cold pressed and extra virgin olive oil

Olive oil has been a staple in the Mediterranean diet for thousands of years and remains one of the world’s most widespread foods because of its v...
Picual Olive Oil Taste

Picual Olive Oil Taste

A strong fruity flavour with an intense green colour You will find Picual olive oil on the table of any Spanish family. In fact, it is the olive ...
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Arbequina vs Picual Olive Oil

Arbequina vs Picual Olive Oil

What is the difference between these two EVOOs? Olive oil is one of the most widely used and appreciated liquid golds in the world. It is a product...
What is Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

What is extra virgin olive oil for you ?

  Ask a farmer and they will say it’s sabor, salud, felicidad It is flavour, health and happiness. It’s a way of dressing food, cooking, eating an...
Picual Olive Oil Benefits

Picual Olive Oil Benefits

An extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) variety   Within the varieties of extra virgin olive oil, there are different olive varietals such as arbequina, ...
Arbequina

Arbequina

Oli Migjorn is a project born in 2007, with the desire to recover the Migjorn estate, located in the Cardener Valley, in the south of Cardona, Bar...
What is olive oil?

What is olive oil?

Olive oil is the juice of the fruit obtained by mechanical means only (extra virgin category). The olive as such is rarely eaten directly from the...
Olive oil researcher interview Agusti Romero

Olive oil researcher interview Agusti Romero

What is your role in IRTA and how do you help small artisan producers elaborate better oils and market them? I am researcher at IRTA ( Institut of...
The real Mediterranean diet

The real Mediterranean diet

Just had the pleasure today to participate in a teleconference with Dr Simon Poole author of several books about the Mediterranean diet.  The late...
All of the reasons to follow the Mediterranean diet

All of the reasons to follow the Mediterranean diet

The Mediterranean diet is rich in a range of products from fruits to vegs, legumes, grains, fish,meats and wine  all consumed in moderation and th...
Finca Alamillos Prior

Finca Alamillos Prior

Let me explain you the work done by Finca Alamillos Prior in Jaen It’s a family business running since 1892 which means is more than a century old...