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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
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  • abiotic stress factor
  • abnormal colour, discoloured
  • abnormal texture
  • above-ground fermenter
  • absolute threshold
  • acceptability
  • acceptance
  • acid
  • acid-sour
  • (1) acidity (organoleptic) / (2) acid
  • acidity and sensory-based classification, acidity and sensory-based grading
  • acidity-based classification, acidity-based grading
  • adaptation
  • added water
  • additional lye penetration
  • additive
  • advice-based chemical control
  • after-taste
  • after-taste, residual taste
  • agitator
  • agricultural land
  • air extractor
  • alarm
  • aliphatic alcohol
  • almond
  • alpha cholestanol
  • antioxidant
  • apple
  • arachidic acid
  • aroma
  • aromatic
  • artichoke
  • aspect
  • astringent (taste)
  • attribute
  • audit
  • auger
  • auger coil
  • auger olive sampler
  • autelec method
  • autoclave cold point
  • automatic mat loader
  • autonomous nitrogen production equipment
  • auxiliary product store, auxiliary product storehouse, auxiliary product warehouse
  • back label
  • bag filter
  • bag sealer, pouch sealer
  • ball valve
  • bark
  • basket, pannier
  • battery of settling tanks, battery of racking tanks
  • bearing
  • beating, pole harvesting
  • bedstone
  • bedstone, base, base block
  • behenic acid
  • bin
  • biodiversity
  • bioerosion
  • biomass
  • biomass boiler
  • biotic stress factor
  • bitten olive
  • bitter
  • bitter (taste)
  • bitterness
  • black olives
  • blade
  • bleed (v.)
  • blemished fruit
  • blender
  • blotched olive
  • blower
  • blower leaf separator
  • body
  • botany
  • branch shaker
  • branch, scaffold branch
  • brassicasterol
  • brine
  • brine curing
  • brine fill machine, brine filler
  • broken fruit
  • broken olives
  • bruise
  • bucket washer
  • bud (1)
  • bud (2)
  • buffer capacity
  • bulb hydrometer
  • bulk transport
  • bulk, loose
  • burner
  • burner feeder
  • burst olive
  • bush
  • bushing
  • bushy vase, bush vase
  • butterfly valve
  • butyric fermentation
  • by-product
  • by-products area
  • caffeic acid
  • calculated processing yield
  • camomile
  • campesterol
  • candle filter
  • canopy-contact harvester, picking head harvester
  • cap
  • capping machine, capper
  • carbon steel tank
  • cartridge filter
  • casing, housing
  • catch basin, collector basin
  • caterpillar
  • cellulose
  • central leader
  • centrifugal separator
  • centrifugal separator hydraulics
  • centrifugal separator settling tank
  • centrifugal separator with automatic solids discharge
  • centrifugal separator with intermittent solids discharge
  • centrifugal separator with manual solids discharge
  • centrifugation, centrifuging
  • centrifuge
  • centrifuge oil reception chamber
  • centrifuge water
  • centrifuge water reception chamber
  • certification
  • chamber
  • channel
  • chemical acidity
  • chemical control
  • chemical washing
  • cholestadiene
  • cholesterol
  • chopped olives, minced olives
  • circuit breaker platens
  • circulating channel washer
  • circulating pump
  • citrus fruit
  • clarification, clarifying
  • classify (v.)
  • clay
  • clayey, argillaceous
  • clean oil, clear oil
  • clean olive
  • cleaner
  • cleaning
  • clerosterol
  • clostridia
  • cloudy oil
  • cogeneration
  • cogged belt
  • cold pressing
  • cold-extracted oil
  • collector
  • colour change, veraison
  • combined acidity
  • commercial enzymatic formulation
  • compensation
  • composted pomace
  • composting
  • concentric cylinder washer
  • conformity
  • conical bottom storage tank, cone bottom storage tank
  • conical plate
  • conical settling tank, cone bottom settling tank
  • connecting door, connecting hatch
  • contactor
  • contaminant
  • contamination
  • continuous centrifugation
  • continuous extractor
  • continuous process
  • continuous processing line
  • continuous weigh hopper
  • contrast effect
  • control
  • control (v.)
  • control cabinet, control panel box
  • control measure
  • control panel
  • controlled atmosphere
  • conventional farming
  • convergence effect
  • conveyor belt
  • cooking effect
  • coppicing
  • correction (1)
  • correction (2)
  • corrective action
  • corrective measure
  • cotton wool
  • countercurrent panel, counterflow panel
  • cover crop, live plant cover
  • cracked olives
  • crate, lug box
  • critical control point (ccp)
  • critical limit
  • crude olive pomace oil
  • crushed olive, milled olive
  • crusher
  • crushing speed, milling speed
  • cucumber (taste)
  • cultural practices, cultural techniques
  • cumulative lethal value, cumulative sterility value (fo)
  • curing
  • cyclone
  • cylinder
  • cylindrical granite roller mill
  • damaged olive
  • de-leaf, remove the leaves from (v.)
  • de-stemmer, stem remover
  • debris
  • debris (1), impurities (2)
  • decalcifier
  • decanter
  • decanter drainage plug
  • decanter operating time
  • decanter rotor
  • decanter speed
  • decanting pump
  • decoloured oil, bleached oil
  • decolouring, decolouration, bleaching
  • defect
  • defective stuffing
  • degree of ripeness
  • degrees baume lye concentration, degrees baume lye strength
  • dehydration
  • delta 5-23-stigmastadienol
  • delta ecn42
  • delta-5-24stigmastadienol
  • delta-5-avenasterol
  • delta-7-stigmastenol
  • density separation tank
  • deodorisation
  • deodorised oil
  • depleted olive flesh
  • depleted olive pomace
  • depleted olive pomace (2)
  • depletion
  • desertification
  • desmethylsterol
  • desolventise, remove the solvent from (v.)
  • developed bud
  • diatomaceous earth
  • difference threshold
  • differential speed
  • diglyceride
  • dilute brine
  • dilute lye (1)
  • dilute lye (2)
  • dip pipe
  • discharge door, discharge hatch
  • discharge programmer
  • discontinuous extractor, batch extractor
  • discontinuous process, batch process
  • discontinuous weigher, batch weigher
  • discrimination
  • disinfection
  • diterpenic ester
  • divided olives
  • doser outlet
  • dosing pump
  • double flight auger
  • drain
  • drain cock
  • drainage
  • dreg
  • dried olive pomace
  • drip irrigation, trickle irrigation, micro-irrigation
  • dry farming, rainfed farming, non-irrigated farming
  • dry oil-free matter
  • dryer
  • dull
  • dull oil
  • dynamic settling, dynamic racking
  • early harvest oil, fall harvest oil
  • earthy
  • earthy (taste)
  • eccentric motor
  • ecology
  • effluent
  • eicosanol
  • emulsified olive paste, difficult olive paste
  • emulsion
  • end product area
  • endocarp
  • endogenous enzyme
  • enzyme
  • epicarp
  • epoxy resin coated storage tank
  • equipment identification
  • erosion
  • erythrodiol
  • esparto (taste)
  • ethyl ester
  • ethyl linoleate
  • ethyl oleate
  • ethyl palmitate
  • eucalyptus
  • evaporation
  • evaporation pond
  • evapotranspiration
  • exhaust gas, flue gas
  • exocarp
  • exogenous enzyme
  • exotic fruit
  • expansion tank
  • expert
  • expert taster
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • extra/fancy category
  • extraction
  • eyeless needle, unperforated needle
  • farm identification, estate identification
  • farmyard manure
  • fatty acid
  • feed pipe
  • feed pump, supply pump
  • feed tray
  • feeder, batcher, dispenser
  • fermentable matter, fermentable substrates
  • fermentation
  • fermentation stage
  • fermenter valve
  • fermenter, fermentation tank
  • fertigation
  • fertilisation
  • fertiliser (1)
  • fertiliser (2)
  • fertiliser spreader
  • fertility
  • fibre glass polyester storage tank
  • fig leaf
  • filler
  • filter earth
  • filter paper
  • filtered oil
  • filtered oil storage tank
  • filtration, filtering
  • final settling tank, final racking tank
  • fine solids
  • finished product store, finished product storehouse, finished product warehouse
  • first centrifugation
  • first pressing
  • first-centrifugation oil
  • first/1st/select category
  • fish-eye, gas-pocket
  • fissures under the skin
  • flange
  • flash point
  • flat bottomed storage tank, flat bottom storage tank
  • flat rate
  • flavour (1)
  • flavour (2)
  • flesh
  • flesh-stone ratio, flesh-to-stone ratio
  • flood irrigation
  • flow meter
  • flower
  • flowering / bloom
  • flowers
  • flue
  • fluidity
  • fo value
  • foam
  • foam (2)
  • foliar fertilisation, leaf fertilisation
  • food additive
  • food hygiene
  • food safety
  • food service
  • food-grade grease
  • forklift, forklift truck, pallet truck
  • fragrance
  • free acidity
  • free vase
  • frequency inverter
  • fresh oil
  • frostbitten olive
  • frozen
  • fruit (v.)
  • fruit colour grader, fruit colour sorter
  • fruit fill machine, fruit filler
  • fruit set
  • fruit storage area
  • fruiting
  • fruity
  • fuse
  • fusty/muddy sediment
  • gadoleic acid
  • gate
  • gear
  • gear feed pump
  • girdling
  • glass
  • glass bottle
  • globe
  • glyceryl monopalmitate
  • good hygiene practice
  • good manufacturing practice
  • good processing practice
  • gram-negative bacteria
  • granulation
  • grass
  • graze
  • grease (v.)
  • grease injector
  • greasy (taste)
  • green (1)
  • green (2)
  • green almond
  • green olives
  • green pepper
  • green spot
  • greenly fruity  
  • grille, grating
  • grooved cylinder crusher (1)
  • grooved cylinder crusher (2)
  • gross weight
  • grubby
  • grubby (taste)
  • guide
  • gustatory
  • gutter
  • haccp
  • haccp plan
  • hail damage
  • halogéné (solvant)
  • halved olives
  • hammer crusher
  • hand harvest
  • hand picking, hand harvest, milking off, hand combing
  • handheld rod shaker
  • harmless extraneous material
  • harmony
  • harvest aid
  • harvest foreman
  • harvest pole, beating pole
  • harvest rake, hand rake, fruit stripper
  • harvest, harvesting
  • harvested olive, picked olive
  • harvesters
  • hay–wood
  • hazard
  • hazard analysis
  • headspace
  • heat exchanger
  • heat generator
  • heated
  • heated, burnt
  • heating boiler
  • heating casing, heating jacket
  • heating device, hot plate
  • heating value, calorific value
  • hedgerow
  • helical rotor
  • heptadecanoic acid
  • heptadecenoic acid
  • herbicide
  • herbicide, weed killer
  • herbs
  • holding
  • hopper seepage
  • hopper shaker
  • horizontal decanter centrifuge
  • horizontal mixer; horizontal malaxator; horizontal beater; horizontal kneader
  • huile d’olive vierge lampante
  • hydraulic column press
  • hydraulic laminar press
  • hydraulic press
  • hydraulic pump
  • hydrocarbon
  • hydrochloric acid
  • hydrogenated oil
  • hydropneumatic washer
  • hydroxytyrosol
  • identification booth
  • inert (v.)
  • inert mulch
  • inhibition
  • injection nozzle
  • integrated olive protection
  • integrated pest management
  • integrated production
  • intense
  • intensity
  • intensive olive growing
  • interface
  • internal mixer cleaning system
  • internal tank cleaning system
  • irrigated farming
  • irrigation
  • jute sack
  • kernel, seed
  • key
  • keyway
  • kinaesthesis
  • label
  • labeller
  • laboratory
  • lacerate, slash, shred (v.)
  • lactic acid
  • lactic bacteria
  • lactobacilli
  • lactococci
  • ladle olive sampler
  • laminar flow
  • laminar extractor
  • lauryl arachidate
  • level sensor
  • lever
  • light
  • lignoceric acid
  • linoleic acid
  • linolenic acid
  • liquid outlet pipe
  • liquid sample
  • liquid–liquid separation
  • load the mats, stack the mats (v.)
  • load, stack
  • loader bucket
  • lobe feed pump
  • lye penetration
  • lye recycling
  • lye solution, caustic soda solution
  • lye tank (1)
  • lye tank (2)
  • lye treatment facility
  • lye treatment, alkaline treatment
  • maceration
  • manual feeding, manual supply
  • manure spreader, dung spreader, muck spreader
  • marginal olive orchard
  • marred olive
  • mash bin
  • mass control system
  • mat paste
  • mat unloader
  • mat washer
  • mat washing area
  • maturity index
  • mechanical harvesting, machine harvest
  • mechanical pruning, machine pruning
  • median
  • medium
  • mesh sack
  • mesocarp
  • metal disc
  • metal traces
  • metallic (taste)
  • metals
  • metering diaphragm
  • methyl ester
  • methyl heptadecanoate
  • methyl linoleate
  • methyl myristate
  • methyl oleate
  • methyl palmitate
  • methyl stearate
  • migration
  • mild oil
  • milky
  • mill foreman
  • milling size, crushing size, grain size, crushing fineness
  • millstone
  • minimum fill
  • miscella
  • misshapen olive
  • mixing speed, malaxation speed
  • mixing temperature, malaxation temperature
  • mixing time, malaxation time
  • modified atmosphere
  • moisture content (1), musty (2)
  • monho feed pump
  • monitor (v.)
  • monoconical
  • monoglyceride
  • mother brine
  • mouthwash (v.)
  • mulching
  • multi-layer pack, co-extruded pack
  • multiple effect evaporation
  • musty–humid
  • mutilated fruit
  • myristic acid
  • natural fruit drop
  • naturally fallen olive, natural fruit drop
  • needle
  • needle press
  • negras de boca discolouring
  • net drained weight
  • net weight
  • net, catching net
  • neutralisation
  • nir method
  • nitrogen
  • nitrogen inlet pipe
  • nmr method
  • non-conformity
  • non-differentiated classification, non-differentiated grading
  • non-drip spout
  • non-filtered oil, unfiltered oil
  • non-slip
  • normal olive paste
  • nursery
  • nursery plant production
  • objective
  • odour
  • oil
  • oil classification, oil grading
  • oil for direct consumption
  • oil lot identification, oil batch identification
  • oil processing yield, extraction yield
  • oil recovery from filter earth
  • oil sample
  • oil sampler
  • oil store, oil storehouse, oil warehouse
  • oil wash water
  • oil-bearing parenchyma
  • oil-water separator
  • oily juice, oily must
  • old
  • old oil, aged oil
  • oleic acid
  • olfaction
  • olive cake
  • olive growing
  • olive kernel oil
  • olive leaf
  • olive lot identification, olive batch identification
  • olive mash
  • olive oil
  • olive oil mill, olive oil processing facility, olive oil processing factory
  • olive oil miller, olive oil maker, olive oil processor, olive oil producer
  • olive oil processor
  • olive orchard
  • olive paste
  • olive pomace
  • olive pomace oil
  • olive sample
  • olive sampler
  • olive tree (olea europaea l.)
  • olive wash water, rinse water
  • olive washer
  • olive-pomace oil extraction plant
  • olive, olive fruit
  • olive; olive fruit (2)
  • olives darkened by oxidation
  • olives turning colour, golden olives
  • olives with capers
  • on-the-tree fruit
  • opaque pack
  • ordinary virgin olive oil
  • organic farming
  • organoleptic
  • other styles
  • overflow
  • overhead travelling crane
  • oxidation
  • oxidation tank, ripe-process vessel
  • oxidative stability test
  • pack
  • pack (v.)
  • pack cold point
  • pack placement
  • packing
  • packing area
  • packing defects
  • pallet package
  • palmette
  • palmitic acid
  • palmitoleic acid
  • pancreatic lipase
  • panel leader
  • partial extractor
  • partial oil content on a fresh matter basis
  • paste applicator, paste dispenser
  • paste preparation
  • pasteurisation
  • pasteurisation units
  • pasteuriser
  • pear
  • pelletise (v.)
  • per capita consumption
  • per cent lye concentration, per cent lye strength
  • perception
  • percolation
  • perforated needle
  • perforated screen panel
  • peroxide
  • pesticide
  • pesticide control, pesticide management
  • ph
  • phase four, post-fermentation phase
  • phenol
  • phthalate
  • picking bag
  • pine kernel
  • pipe
  • piston pump
  • piston, ram
  • pit
  • place packed olives
  • plant health protection, phytosanitary protection, crop health care
  • plant out (v.)
  • planting density
  • plastic drum
  • plastic sack
  • plate filter
  • plate support
  • platform, mount
  • plough (uk), plow (us)
  • pollination
  • pollution load
  • polyconical vase
  • polycyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon
  • polyethylene pack
  • polyethylene terephthalate pack, pet pack
  • polyvinyl chloride pack, pvc pack
  • pomace
  • pomace hopper
  • pomace outlet
  • pomace pond, pomace holding area
  • pomace sample
  • pomace sampling protocol
  • pomace scraper
  • pre-crushing mill
  • precision value
  • precoat
  • precoat filtration, alluvium filtration, alluvial filtration, diatomaceous earth filtration
  • preference threshold
  • preliminary cleaning, pre-cleaning
  • preliminary operations
  • press
  • press
  • press bucket
  • press filter
  • press management, press handling
  • press mat, olive mat, pulp mat, pressing mat, pressing bag
  • press plate, press bridge
  • press trolley disk, press trolley base
  • pressed pomace
  • pressing
  • pressure cleaning
  • pressure sensor
  • pressure switch
  • pressure washer nozzle
  • preventative measure, preventive measure
  • primary taste
  • processing area, production area
  • processing system, production system
  • production control system
  • profile sheet
  • propionic bacteria
  • protected designation of origin
  • protective atmosphere
  • pruning
  • pruning for fruit production
  • pulley
  • pungency, pepperiness
  • pungent
  • purge valve
  • purity criterion
  • purple olive
  • putrid fermentation
  • qualitative olive classification
  • quality
  • quality assurance
  • quality control (1)
  • quality control (2)
  • quality criterion
  • quality management
  • quality plan (1)
  • quality plan (2)
  • quality point
  • quality system
  • quartered olives
  • quintal
  • radiator
  • rancid (1)
  • rancid (2)
  • random packed olives, thrown packed olives
  • re-esterifed oil
  • reception area, delivery area
  • reception control booth
  • reception hopper, receiving hopper
  • receptor
  • recrushing
  • redler conveyor
  • reference micro-organism
  • reference temperature
  • refined olive oil
  • refined olive pomace oil
  • refining
  • refractive index
  • refractometer
  • refrigerated lye, chilled lye
  • removal of decayed wood
  • replication
  • reproducibility
  • residual current device, trip switch
  • residual lye
  • residue
  • response
  • retainer
  • reused lye, recycled lye
  • reversible decanter
  • rimmed press mat, rimmed olive mat, rimmed pulp mat, rimmed pressing mat, rimmed pressing bag
  • ripe
  • ripe oil, ripe tasting oil
  • ripe olive, mature olive
  • ripely fruity
  • ripening, maturation
  • risk
  • robust coefficient of variation
  • roll (v.)
  • roller
  • roller crusher, roller mill, stone mill
  • roller mill fittings
  • root
  • root system
  • rotameter
  • rotary extractor
  • rotary screen
  • rotating shaft
  • rotor
  • rotor lid
  • rotor seal
  • rough
  • run-off
  • runner stone, stone wheel
  • safety grille
  • salad olives
  • salt
  • salt tank
  • salty (taste)
  • sample
  • sample cock, sampling cock
  • sample store
  • sampler
  • sampling (1)
  • sampling (2)
  • scales
  • screen
  • screen liquid collection tray
  • screen solids bucket
  • screw (1), beam (2) floor drain (3)
  • seal (1)
  • seal (2)
  • sealing machine
  • second centrifugation
  • second pressing
  • second-centrifugation oil
  • second/2nd/standard category
  • sediment
  • sediment removal system
  • See butyric fermentation
  • See Wastewater
  • seed
  • sensation
  • sensitivity
  • sensory analysis
  • sensory assessment
  • sensory fatigue
  • settling tank siphon
  • settling time, racking time
  • settling, racking
  • shaker (1)
  • shaker (2)
  • shaker clamp attachment
  • shelf life
  • shoot
  • shoot tipping
  • shower the press load (v.)
  • shrivelled fruit
  • shrivelled olive
  • shrub
  • shrunken olive
  • sight hole
  • sight tube
  • silt
  • single flight auger
  • single serving, single portion
  • sitostanol
  • size (1)
  • size (2)
  • size grader
  • size-graded olives
  • skimmer
  • skimmer cup
  • skin
  • sliced olives
  • sloped bottom settling tank, inclined bottom settling tank
  • sloped bottom storage tank, slope bottom storage tank, inclined bottom storage tank
  • sludge, dregs (1), muddy sediment (2)
  • smell (to)
  • soapy
  • soft fruit
  • soil
  • soil amendment, soil conditioner, ameliorant (s. africa)
  • soil formation, pedogenesis
  • soil ph adjuster
  • soil science
  • solid–liquid separation
  • solids discharge
  • solids discharge reception chamber
  • solids filtration
  • solvent extraction
  • sorting belt
  • sorting hopper
  • sorting machine, cable grader
  • sorting machine, sorter
  • sour
  • soxhlet method
  • specific control
  • speed variator
  • spermatophyte
  • spiked roller harvester
  • split olives
  • spoilage, deterioration,
  • spray the oil (v.)
  • sprinkler (1)
  • sprinkler (2)
  • sprinkler irrigation
  • squalene
  • stainless steel storage tank
  • stalk separator, de-stalker, stemmer
  • stand, harvest ladder
  • standard
  • starter
  • static settling, static racking
  • stator
  • stearic acid
  • stem (1), stems (2)
  • stem, trunk
  • sterilisation
  • sterol
  • sterol ester
  • stigmastadiene
  • stigmasterol
  • stimulus
  • stone (pit) or stone (pit) fragments (except for whole olives)
  • stone (uk), pit (us)
  • stone (uk), pit (us) (v.)
  • stone, pit
  • stoned olives, pitted olives
  • stoneless olive paste
  • stoner (uk), pitter (us)
  • storage area
  • storage tanks
  • store for too long (v.)
  • straddle harvester, over-the-row harvester (1)
  • straddle harvester, over-the-row harvester (2)
  • stuffed olives
  • stuffing paste
  • sub-threshold
  • subirrigation, seepage irrigation
  • subjective
  • sugars
  • superintensive olive growing
  • supernatant oil
  • supra-threshold
  • surface irrigation
  • sustainable agriculture
  • sweeper, windrower
  • sweet
  • sweet pepper
  • switch
  • switch panel
  • synergic
  • syringic acid
  • table olive processing, pickling
  • talc
  • talc dispenser, talc feeder
  • tank filler and drain valve
  • tank pressure control valve
  • tanker barrel
  • tarpaulin
  • taste (1)
  • taste (2)
  • taster
  • tasting
  • tasting panel
  • temperature control (v.)
  • temperature probe
  • terephthalate
  • terminal threshold
  • test
  • texture (1)
  • texture (2)
  • texture (3)
  • thermo-mixer, thermo-malaxator
  • thermomagnetic switch, circuit breaker
  • thermostat
  • thick oil
  • three-phase decanter
  • three-phase pomace
  • threshold
  • through-to-stone lye treatment
  • till (v.), plough (uk), plow (us)
  • tillage, ploughing (uk), plowing (us)
  • tin, can
  • tocopherol (alpha-beta-gamma-delta)
  • tocotrienol
  • tomato
  • tomato–tomato leaf
  • toothed disc crusher
  • topping
  • total oil content on a dry matter basis
  • total oil content on a fresh matter basis
  • total phenols
  • total sterols
  • traceability
  • traditional farming
  • traffic lights
  • trailer
  • training
  • training shape
  • training system
  • trans fatty acid
  • transfer
  • transfer pump
  • transparent pack, clear pack
  • triglyceride, triacylglycerol
  • triterpene alcohol
  • triterpene dialcohol
  • trolley
  • trommel
  • truncated cone granite roller mill
  • trunk shaker
  • tumultuous fermentation
  • turbid, murky
  • turbulence washer
  • turbulent flow
  • two-phase decanter
  • two-phase pomace
  • tyrosol
  • ultra filtered oil
  • under-lye treatment
  • underground epoxy resin lined tank
  • underground fermenter, sunken fermenter
  • underground polyester fibreglass lined tank
  • underground stainless steel tank
  • underground tank
  • underground vitrified tile
  • unload the mats (v.)
  • unsaponifiable matter
  • v-belt, vee belt
  • vacuum
  • vacuum chamber
  • vacuum harvester, suction harvester
  • vacuum leaf separator, suction leaf separator
  • validation
  • valve
  • vanilla
  • vase, open centre
  • vat, tank, tub
  • vegetable water (a), wastewater (b)
  • vegetable water vat, vegetable water tank
  • vegetable water, vegetation water
  • vent
  • verification
  • vertical centrifugal separator speed
  • vertical mixer, vertical malaxator, vertical beater, vertical kneader
  • vibrating grille
  • vibrating screen
  • vinegary
  • virgin olive oil
  • volatile acidity
  • volatile compounds
  • volatile matter (1)
  • volatile matter (2)
  • volume packer
  • walnut
  • warehouse capacity
  • wash water
  • washing
  • wastewater
  • wastewater sampling protocol
  • watch glass
  • water potential
  • water sensor
  • wax
  • weed
  • weed control, weed management (1)
  • weed control, weed management (2)
  • weight packer
  • well balanced oil (1)
  • well balanced oil (2)
  • wet pomace, womace
  • wet wood
  • white spot, lactic spot
  • whole olives
  • wind pollination, anemophily
  • winey
  • winey–vinegary
  • workshop
  • wrap-around shaker
  • yard
  • yard foreman
  • yeasts
  • ypsilon
  • z curve
  • zapatería, zapatera fermentation

abiotic stress factor

NON-INFECTIOUS, NON-PARASITIC STRESS FACTOR THAT CAUSES AN IMBALANCE BETWEEN THE PLANT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IT LIVES.

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Sustainability in the Olive Sector

Access the sustainability portal developed in collaboration between the IOC, the University of Jaén and the Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Olivar y Aceites de Oliva.

Explore research, tools and knowledge supporting sustainable olive growing and responsible production practices.

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The IOC and the University of Navarra, through OHIS (the Olive Health Information System), a platform dedicated to research on the health properties of olive oil and table olives, publish a weekly or bi-weekly collection of scientific articles and summaries of research carried out in this field.

These articles highlight the numerous health benefits of these products.

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