SPANISH EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

The spanish extra virgin olive oil is known and used since ancient times by the biggest civilizations because it has a lot of well known beneficial for health properties. Extra virgin olive oil is also named "Liquid Gold" by its important role in the mediterranean diet. This type of diet is used in all the Mediterranean basin countries. The Mediterranean diet and with it the extra virgin olive oil is extending all over the world.

The spanish extra virgin olive oil is elaborated from different classes of olives, specially Aragon olive oil is elaborated with Empeltre, Arbequina and Royal varieties. Teruel olive oil is an high quality olive oil, proof of that is the protected designation of origin of Bajo Aragon.

To elaborate olive oil two methods can be used, continuous method and traditional method. In Aragon we use both methods to elaborate the Aragon olive oil.

Spanish extra virgin olive oil has a lot of organoleptic properties.

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