FACTS ABOUT OLIVE
It takes ten years for a tree to grow to maturity and start producing olives.
frees have a life span of 3oo to 4oo years, but some can live for 1, ooo years.
It takes an average of 5 kilos of olives to produce one liter of oil.
QUALITY
The highest-quality olive oil is called
extra-virgin. According to
European Union regulations, olive oil can only be called extra virgin if
it meets a series of chemical parameters: one of these parameters
is that the acidity level must not exceed 0.8%.