(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 ANALYSIS OF OLIVE OIL SENTIMENT IS POSITIVE FOR CONSUMERS
Rome/Andria - Italy / 21.03.2023
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This week on the Olive Health Information System website, the newsletter of the University of Navarra and the IOC dedicated to health
In this week’s newsletter, we bring forward a research study that points out the effect of plasma fatty acids (FAs) on the risk of cardiovascular disease. Investigators conducted a case-cohort study nested within the...