Negative attribute in virgin olive oil. Characteristic flavour of oil obtained from olives pressed in new esparto mats. The flavour may differ depending on whether the mats are made of green esparto or dried esparto.
Olive Sector Statistics – November 2025
MADRID, SPAIN / 02.12.2025
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