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EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE
500 ml | 250 ml | 100 ml
OUR OIL
The Olio Extravergine di Oliva Tenuta Papale comes from the slopes of Etna. A Sicilian history of genuine taste characterized by a strong passion of our fields and attention for its fruits.
Oil is present daily on our tables, it’s the typical condiment of Mediterranean tradition, capable of making any dish special. From the most ancient times it’s known to be an ally to our organism thanks to is nutritional values both curative and cosmetic.
For all these reasons we closely follow the entire working process from washing the olives to the extraction of the oil. With professional attention to detail we ensure a product of excellence incomparable in quality taste and color.
This intense but highly digestive oil can enlighten your senses even when used on simple foods.
WASHING
The olives are reverse in a hopper, from where through a conveyor belt arrive in a washing machine which provides for the elimination of any residue of soil, powder, leaves; the washing machine takes place exclusively with water.
After, arrive to the crusher where begins the phase of milling.
PRESSING
KNEADING
It takes place in containers with hermetic closure, to avoid excessive presence of oxygen, which causes oxidation of the oil.
Also the temperature, equal to 26 °C, it is constant and controlled by temperature sensors.
This favors the union of the small drops of oil in drops ever larger, for these to separate more easily from the solid part, in the following phase.
SEPARATORS
EXTRACTION
who, by centrifugal force, is the splitting of water, oil and pomace, thanks to the different specific weight of the different components.
LABORATORY ANALYSIS
Acidity: 0,5%
Number of peroxides: 7 meq
Spectrophotometric investigation in the U.V.: K 232: 1,773 E; K 268: 0,160 E; Delta K: 0,0012 E
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