(a) (taste) Negative attribute of virgin olive oil. Flavour acquired by the oil as a result of prolonged contact with vegetable water which has undergone fermentation processes.
(b) By-product comprising the vegetation water of the olives and the water added during oil processing. It contains a variable percentage of solid matter from the paste depending on whether pressing or centrifugation is the processing method employed. The minor water-soluble constituents in wastewater may be extracted by the industry for use in accordance with domestic or international legislation
IOC Meets with Foreign Press in Madrid
MADRID, SPAIN / 27.01.2026
The International Olive Council (IOC) hosted a group of international journalists from the Foreign Correspondents’ Circle in Madrid for an in-depth exchange at its headquarters on Tuesday 27 January 2026. Executive...
This week on OHIS
MADRID, SPAIN / 23.01.2026
This week on the Olive Health Information System website The newsletter of the University of Navarra and the IOC dedicated to health Article 1 This week’s newsletter highlights emerging research linking Mediterranean-style...


