The centenary olive tree is normally less productive and mechanizable than the millenary olive, this characteristic makes the extraction of the oil from the fruit more expensive in the centenarians.
The fruit of the centenary olive tree is the olive and from it the olive oil is extracted; This oil is very important for the Mediterranean diet, it is an essential food in Spanish gastronomy, it is usually a very important fruit worldwide thanks to its properties and one of the oils with the highest costs worldwide.
Benefits of the olive oil
Olive oil is excellent for the body as it helps maintain balance in the digestive system, reduces harmful cholesterol, protects the immune system, is anti-inflammatory and helps keep skin and hair healthy as it is a rich source of antioxidants and Vitamin E.
The way in which olive oil is usually extracted from the fruit is through mechanical procedures, but these procedures are prevented from being aggressive since the idea is to preserve the properties and characteristics of the olive oil to the maximum. These procedures, the quality and quantity of the oil is what determines its price in the market since to obtain 1 liter of olive oil it is necessary to extract 4 or 5 kilos of olives from the olive tree.
Production
Normally, once olive oil has been produced, it is stored in stainless steel tanks or tanks to avoid contact with odors, foreign agents and to control the temperature of the place.
It is important to know that this natural product does not improve its properties over time, so it is necessary to be consumed within a year of production because it does not maintain its same properties as some natural products do.
