Olives and Olive Oil

Spanish Olives and Wholesale Olive Oil

As with wine the production of olives and olive oil in spain has a long history going back at least 2000 years. Indeed the romans imported billions of litres of Spanish olive oil into italy, a practice which continues today. Spain is the world's leading producer of quality olive oil; it is estimated that there are over 215 million olive trees in Spain, covering over 5,000,000 acres. This amounts to over 27% of the world's olive production acreage. Spain has an average annual production of over 600,000 metric tons of olive oil. Of all oils used for human consumption, olive oil is the only one extracted from a fresh fruit, and its aroma and taste are clearly reminiscent of the olive fruit. The characteristics of olive oil changes according to the variety of olive used, and the climate and soil conditions. A large number of olive varieties are used in the production of Spanish olive oils, the most representative being the Picual, Hojiblanca, Lechin, Cornicabra, Verdial, Picudo, Arbequina, and Empeltre varieties. A single variety usually predominates in each of the main producing areas.

The production and classification of olive oil is regulated and controlled in spain as is other food production. The classification system identifies seven distinct classes but we are only interested in the highest quality grade. This is virgin olive oil where the oil is extracted from olives by mechanical or other methods which do not modify its basic properties. This results in a completely natural product which maintains the taste and the chemical and biological characteristics of the particular olive. There are three recognised quality levels within the virgin category. We provide the highest quality, the extra virgin olive oil, which has an acidity level of less than 1%. In the case of our producer the level is 0.4%. Roldan also provides virgin olive oil

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