The olive tree is native to the Mediterranean basin. Archeological evidence shows that olive oil was produced as early as 4000 BC. Besides food, olive oil was used historically for medicine, lamp fuel ...

A great deal of peel, pulp and stone waste is constantly being generated in the production of olive oil. And while that waste is often just dumped or incinerated, it could soon be used as a source of ...

Archaeologists unearthed the Roman Empire’s second-largest olive oil processing complex in Tunisia. The find sheds light on the region’s central role in olive oil production and trade, and in turn the ...

Solid waste from the processing of olives could provide a source of natural emulsifiers fit for use in neutral and acidic oil–in–water emulsions, say researchers. The study, published in Food ...

Olive stones can be turned into bioethanol, a renewable fuel that can be produced from plant matter and used as an alternative to petrol or diesel. This gives the olive processing industry an ...

The processing of olives for oil and table consumption generates substantial volumes of high-strength wastewater characterised by elevated organic load, phenolic substances, salts and variable pH.

Table olives are among one of the most polarising foods — people either love them or hate them. A world-first processing method crafting an Australian-style table olive is aiming to change that, ...

The Mad Dog Mesa olive oil company, orchard and processing facility near Coloma is for sale. The property features 3,000 olive trees and an on-site olive mill, a rarity for a boutique olive operation ...

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Canada’s only commercial olive oil farm, located on Salt Spring Island, B.C., is set to be sold through an online bidding ...