{"id":76205,"date":"2019-01-31T22:13:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T19:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.499140651.linuxzone132.grserver.gr\/?page_id=76205"},"modified":"2024-09-14T16:52:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T13:52:35","slug":"about-olive-oil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveepitome.com\/en\/about-olive-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"About Olive Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-567833&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;64&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;main_div_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1622454987112{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;main_div_column&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div1_row&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div1_column&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; 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text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;right-t-left&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;500&#8243; el_class=&#8221;osfrisi-geusi&#8221;](smell, taste)[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_button button_color=&#8221;color-567833&#8243; size=&#8221;btn-xl&#8221; text_skin=&#8221;yes&#8221; custom_typo=&#8221;yes&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;bottom-t-top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;800&#8243; icon=&#8221;fa fa-file-text-o&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oliveepitome.com%2Fen%2Fextra-virgin-olive-oil-the-highest-quality-of-olive-oil%2F|target:_blank&#8221; el_id=&#8221;button1&#8243;]Read the research[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div2_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1622454092733{padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;bottom&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div2_column&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-155944&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_id=&#8221;waypoint2&#8243;]\r\n<h2>Olive Oil categories based on quality<\/h2>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div3_row&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div3_column&#8221;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;74417&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200&#8243; el_class=&#8221;media-number&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221;]\r\n<h3>Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p1main&#8221;]\r\n<h4>Extra virgin olive oil is the juice obtained from the fruit of the olive without chemical refining or other treatment besides washing, separation, centrifugation and filtering.<\/h4>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p1main&#8221;]\r\n<h4>It is the highest category of olive oil with perfect aroma and taste (organoleptic characteristics) that meets all chemical criteria and has an acidity of up to 0.8%.<\/h4>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p1main&#8221;]\r\n<h4>At <b>Olive Epitome<\/b> we specialize exclusively in extra virgin olive oil.<\/h4>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator el_width=&#8221;40%&#8221; 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gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div4_column&#8221;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;74418&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200&#8243; el_class=&#8221;media-number&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221;]\r\n<h3>Virgin Olive Oil<\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p1main&#8221;]\r\n<h4>Virgin olive oil is the olive oil produced without chemical refining or other treatment besides washing, separation, centrifugation and filtering.<\/h4>\r\n<h4>It presents negative attributes either in the smell and\/or the taste (organoleptic characteristics), meets all chemical criteria and has an acidity between 0,8% and 2%, classifying it in a lower category than extra virgin olive oil.<\/h4>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator el_width=&#8221;40%&#8221; 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media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200&#8243; el_class=&#8221;media-number&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221;]\r\n<h3>Olive Oil<\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p1main&#8221;]\r\n<h4>&#8220;Olive oil&#8221; is commonly produced from the blending of refined olive oil and a minor quantity of virgin olive oil. Its acidity is below 1% classifying it in a lower category than virgin olive oil.<\/h4>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator el_width=&#8221;40%&#8221; el_class=&#8221;slide1-divider3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p1last&#8221;]\r\n<h5>Poor quality olive oil<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div6_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1622453004337{padding-top: 10% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div6_column&#8221;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;74420&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200&#8243; el_class=&#8221;media-number&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221;]\r\n<h3>Pomace Olive Oil<\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p1main&#8221;]\r\n<h4>Pomace olive oil is produced from the blending of refined pomace olive oil and a minor quantity of virgin olive oil. It is of a lower quality than &#8220;olive oil&#8221; and its acidity does not exceed 1%.<\/h4>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator el_width=&#8221;40%&#8221; el_class=&#8221;slide1-divider&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;300&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;p1last&#8221;]\r\n<h5>Poor quality olive oil<\/h5>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div7_row&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div7_column&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-338686&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;top-t-bottom&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200&#8243; el_id=&#8221;waypoint3&#8243;]Olive Oil\r\nExtraction Stages[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;left-t-right&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;500&#8243; el_id=&#8221;waypoint3_text&#8221;]Follow the extraction stages of olive oil\r\nand discover how its production\r\ninfluences directly\r\nthe final product[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_button size=&#8221;btn-xl&#8221; text_skin=&#8221;yes&#8221; custom_typo=&#8221;yes&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;200&#8243; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;bottom-t-top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;800&#8243; lbox_title=&#8221;yes&#8221; lbox_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; lbox_social=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_lightbox=&#8221;76722&#8243; icon=&#8221;fa fa-play&#8221; el_id=&#8221;button2&#8243;]WATCH THE VIDEO[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div8_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1622454548887{padding-bottom: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div8_column&#8221;][vc_custom_heading]\r\n<h2>Olive Oil Extraction Stages<\/h2>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div9_row&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; el_id=&#8221;div9_column&#8221;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;74858&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;alpha-anim&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;200&#8243; el_class=&#8221;elaiopoiisi_icon&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221;]\r\n<h3>Harvest &amp; transport<\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;div&#8221; text_font=&#8221;font-640201&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;100&#8243; text_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;slide2-p&#8221;]\r\n<h4>The harvest season begins in October. 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