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Jan. 10, 2018
New Project in Greece Aims to Decrypt Domestic Olive Cultivars
Greece seeks to analyze the genome of olives to safekeep its cultivars and make better products.
Dec. 4, 2017
Natural Olive Oil Preservative as Effective as Synthetic Ones
Researchers found that oleoresin had competitive antioxidant properties without the same health risks associated with the synthetic antioxidants
Nov. 15, 2017
New Software Models Increase Efficiency of Olive Oil Production
This program takes factors such as the harvester's budget, potential climate risks and the level of synchronization between plantation and refineries into account before providing advice to olive growers.
Nov. 10, 2017 Production
Freezing Olives After Harvest Doesn't Affect Olive Oil Quality
Nov. 10, 2017 Europe
Nov. 9, 2017 Trade Events
European Conference on Xylella Fastidiosa: Finding Answers to a Global Problem
Oct. 10, 2017 Production
Researchers Show How Crushing Speed Affects Yield and Quality
Oct. 9, 2017 Health
Phenols in Olive Mill Byproducts Can Be Effective Preservatives in Fresh Meats
Sep. 28, 2017
At Hacienda Guzman, Promoting Olive Culture by Celebrating its Diversity
Juan Ramón Guillén began bringing back saplings of different varieties of olive trees from his travels. Now, his 'Olivotheque' is among the largest collections of olive cultivars in the world.
Jul. 6, 2017
EU Project Aims to Improve Mediterranean Olive Oil Sector Competitiveness
A new project will develop quality control and production techniques to aid producers while educating consumers about high-phenolic olive oil's health benefits and certifying those health benefits
Jun. 5, 2017
Study Predicts the Spread of Xylella Pathogen in Olive Trees
A team of ecologists at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) in the UK have released a study in which they constructed a scientific model which may be able to predict how Xylella fastidiosa will spread.
May. 30, 2017
Company Develops Microbeads From Olive Pomace
A British company's technology has attracted interest from farmers and producers looking for more value from fruit and vegetable waste.
Mar. 21, 2017
Ultrasound Can Improve EVOO Extraction
Researchers have developed an affordable extraction system using ultrasound that can improve quality and increase yield.
Mar. 1, 2017
Olive Oil Heads to Space on Bezos Rocket
Olive oil from Messinia will be carried into space, part of an experiment about how food reacts to zero gravity.
Jan. 24, 2017
A Cheap, Easy Way to Quantify Biophenols for the EU Health Claim
A group of researchers has shown how an easy method can be applied by small labs and producers to certify compliance with Europe's polyphenols health claim.
Jan. 16, 2017
Two Mediterranean Plants Might Help Fight Symptoms of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Prickly pear and brown seaweed improved the symptoms of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in lab tests using brewer's yeast and fruit flies.
Dec. 19, 2016
How 1 Tbsp of Olive Oil Calms Half an Acre of Waves
A Harvard lecturer demonstrates how a mere tablespoon of olive oil can calm half an acre of waves.
Dec. 6, 2016
Scientists Use Forensic Techniques to Gauge Olive Oil Quality, Prevent Fraud
Scientists managed to quantify DNA present in olive oil with the help of breakthrough forensic techniques.
Nov. 28, 2016
Want to Restore Democracy? Grab a Fork
Research suggests a European diet precedes the advent of a middle class, and middle class means democracy.
Nov. 11, 2016
Researchers Identify New Markers to Detect Fraud in Refined Oils
A team of Italian researchers came upon a marker that could be useful to identify adulteration in refined olive oils.
Nov. 4, 2016
New Method for Identifying Olive Cultivars
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.
Sep. 12, 2016
Oleocanthal, a Polyphenol in Olive Oil, Positively Impacts Human Melanoma Cells
According to new research, oleocanthal may be a potent anticancer agent for aggressive melanoma skin cancers.
Sep. 6, 2016
Recent study findings suggested that oleuropein possesses neuroprotective effects in an in vitro model of PD when administered preventively as a pre-treatment.