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The olive is enjoying a surge in popularity, so it’s the right time to talk about  olive oil production. The Mediterranean diet, which uses oil from olives as its principal fat, is being touted by health professionals, dieticians and fitness instructors around the world. Italians have been attuned to the wonders of olives and olive oil for centurie...

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Identificato il ruolo anti-invecchiamento neurale in vivo di un componente dell’olio extravergine di oliva, l’idrossitirosolo, presente in abbondanza anche negli scarti di lavorazione. Riscontrati particolari effetti benefici negli anziani. I risultati pubblicati su Faseb Journal sono stati dimostrati da una équipe di ricercatori del Cnr e della Un...

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Seminari, degustazioni, cene, interventi con esperti, training, con oltre 1000 persone coinvolte. Un bilancio positivo a fine campagna triennale per “Add extra quality to your life” il programma dell’Unione Europea che ha visto la partecipazione e il supporto di due aziende olivicole, la CEQ Italia e la spagnola QVExtra!. L’obiettivo é stato quello...

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The night before I'm due to leave the crowds of Rome behind, I am in a room full of Italian lawyers, none of whom had ever heard of Pico – my next destination – despite it being less than an hour away by car. Granted, there are many small Italian villages dotting the boot-shaped peninsula where you can slip away from the masses and enjoy an authent...

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After 2018, annus horribilis of Italy’s olive oil, the sector sees signs of relief thanks to the positive production forecasts. Alongside, there are still many shadows in the sector, which appears to be hostage to old rigidity and new tensions according to the analysis by Assitol, the Italian Association of Oil Industry, at the end of 2019. The mai...

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The best evidence of the long history of olive-growing in Sabina are the olive trees. Thousands of ancient trees sculpted by time still stand next to younger examples, preserving their production capacity and making the landscape of Sabina unique.  The appreciation of Sabina olive oil in antiquity was so great that, in his “De re rustica”, Marcus T...

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L'agroalimentare Made in Italy rischia di pagare un conto salatissimo, circa un miliardo di euro, dopo il verdetto del Wto che ha ufficializzato l'entità delle compensazioni che gli americani potranno chiedere all'Ue per gli aiuti illegali a Airbus: 7,5 miliardi. La lista dei prodotti interessati dalle misure ritorsive - che potrebbero arrivare ad...

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When extra-virgin olive oil arrived in American kitchens around 1980, a set of myths came with it. You can’t use it for everyday cooking. You can’t use it for deep-frying. You must hoard your best stuff and bring it out only for occasional drizzling. Not one of those turns out to be true: Olive oil is an excellent all-purpose cooking oil, but at th...

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We're proud to announce that Bellucci is on the shelves of Whole Foods Market-purveyors of the finest natural and organic foods available, worldwide. Their strict quality standards and unshakeable commitment to sustainable agriculture align with our Bellucci vision and promise.Our dedication to transparency and sustainable EVOO production means you...

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Olive oil is an essential part of Italian-American food culture, and is key to Italy’s economic livelihood. It may be simpler to name the Italian dishes you’d find on the Sunday Supper table that don’t use the ingredient, rather than the scores of recipes that do. With a taste so purely delicious, it’s understandable why most Italian Americans grew...

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