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EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL - Coggle Diagram
EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OI
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DEFINITION - What is it?
It's obtained from the first mechanical pressing, without further treatment.
It's an organic product: no flavourings or colourings are added
PRODUCTION STEPS
Plants grow
for several years
Olives
ripen
Harvest
hand picking
mechanized systems
Best varieties
selected on the spot
and then
put
into large low
boxes
Olives
transported
to the
oil mill
Oil is
extracted
by pressure
by centrifugal methods
Natural
sedimentation
and
filtration
WHERE is it produced?
In the Mediterranean area
HOW is it commonly used?
As a dressing for fresh food
To preserve