The fruit of the olive tree, both the centenary and the millenary is the olive and from it is extracted an oil that is marketed as «olive oil», this is used for different purposes depending on the country and the need of consumers.
It is important to know the importance of protect the fruit of the olive tree since the fruits extracted from the centenary olive trees and the extraction of them tend to be more expensive because they are less productive and mechanized than the millennia.
To protect the fruit of the olive tree
After the extraction of the olive fruit, conservation and protection plans must be carried out to maintain their nutritional properties and avoid the loss of said properties. Some ways to protect the fruit of the olive tree are the following:
Dark containers or a dark deposit must be available to prevent the passage of light oxidizes vitamins, antioxidant compounds, among other elements that may contribute to the loss of the properties that olive or olive oil may have.
Storage of the fruit
In case that the form of storage are containers, it must be avoided that these are made of metal since iron and copper greatly damage the properties of the product. On the other hand, if the place to protect the fruit of the olive tree is a warehouse, the temperature should be controlled since an inadequate temperature directly affects the oil or the olive.
The recommended temperature is between 15 ° and 25 °, since the fruit tolerates low temperatures more easily than high temperatures. If the olive oil undergoes solidification, it does not lose its properties or qualities. It is also important to protect the fruit of the olive tree from the odors since it absorbs the odors of its surroundings with great ease, thus losing the flavor and aroma that characterize it.
