An Overview of The Olive Tree in Spain

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An Overview of The Olive Tree in Spain

• Presented by Emily Parrish
• April 10, 2005

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History

• Roman Influence
• Arabic Influence

• Religion Influence
• Cultural Influence

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Production

• Spanish Olive Statistics
• 300 Million Trees
• 5.19 Million Acres
• 1 Million Tons of Oil
• 80 from Andalusia
• 250 Olive Varieties

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Tree Maturity

• Slow-growing
• Bears fruit after 5 years
• Maximizes fruit production between 40-140 years
• Lo Parot

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Harvesting

• Late Nov. Late Mar.
• Harvesting Process
• 4-11 Kilos of Olives per 1 Kilo of Oil

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Olive Oil

• Production Process
• Ground
• Pressed
• Spun
• Filtered
• Acidity Levels
• Shelf Life

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Olive Oil Classification

• 20 DOs (Denominación de Origen)
• Classes of Oil
• Pomace - Least Expensive, Dont Bother
• Regular - Mixture of Refined and Virgin
• Refined - Refined Lampante
• Virgin
• Lampante (Strong) -- gt3.3 Acidity
• Corriente (Average) 1-3.3 Acidity
• Extra (Best) -- .2-1 Acidity

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Questions?