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Treatment where the olives are placed in a solution of sodium hydroxide (lye) until it penetrates about two-thirds of the distance into the flesh. It is designed to remove the bitter taste of the olives and to prepare them for fermentation.
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Madrid, Spain / 29.09.2022
The Standardisation and Research Unit held the third workshop to harmonise tasting panels with IOC-recognition from 14 to 16 September 2022. As per its programme of activities for 2022, the Standardisation and Research Unit...
4th Yale International Symposium on Olive Oil and Health
Rome, Italy / 28.09.2022
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On 20 and 21 September 2022, the Standardisation and Research Unit held a videoconference for 40 experts on the organoleptic assessment of virgin olive oils, the majority of whom were panel leaders from around the world....
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