(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
New internship opportunities at the IOC!
MADRID, SPAIN / 23.07.2024
The Executive Secretariat of the International Olive Council (IOC) is looking for three recent graduates for paid internships in its (1) Standardisation & Research and (2) Promotion & Economics Units, and its (3)...
Olivérica presents its objectives to the International Olive Council
Representatives of Olivérica, a recently created association of Spanish and Portuguese hedge olive growers, met on June 6 with IOC Executive Director Jaime Lillo and part of his team, as well as other officials from the...