By-product comprising the residual olive paste left after processing which still contains a variable percentage of water and oil depending on whether pressing, two-phase centrifugation or three-phase centrifugation is the processing method employed. Pomace is usually used by the extraction industry to obtain crude olive-pomace oil, or for other purposes.
Olive Sector Statistics – November 2025
MADRID, SPAIN / 02.12.2025
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