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olives darkened by oxidation

12.04.2019

Green olives or olives turning colour preserved in brine, fermented or unfermented, darkened by oxidation in an alkaline medium and preserved in hermetically sealed containers which undergo heat sterilisation. They are a uniform black colour.

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