Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Calabria

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Today Extra Virgin Olive Oil is often talked about, yet not entirely understood. When you go on-line and ask the experts, you find a lot interesting, yet not always fully accurate information.

At the same time, Extra Virgin Olive Oil is under attack by fraud and corruption. The quickest online search will tell you of the most recent police measures taken to uncover and shut down such operations.

Not all Extra Virgin Olive Oils are the same – so how to know what is truly high-quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

How can one be sure the Extra Virgin Olive Oil you receive is in fact Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

This is exactly what Italia Standard Scandinavia has worked hard to provide – high-quality, direct from farm to consumer, Extra Virgin Olive Oil. No middlemen to tamper, dilute or degrade quality for profits.

So what precisely is this Extra Virgin Olive Oil? And what is an Early Harvest? What is the difference?

Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Let's start with Extra Virigin Olive Oil. The requirements are fairly simple.

Olive Oil is extracted within 24 hours after the olives are picked from the trees.
Olives receive a first cold press extraction, at a maximum temperature of 27 degree celsius (80.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
No chemicals of any kind are to be used.
The olive oil is not to be mixed with other oils or products.
Must have a natural free acidity level no higher than 0.8%

So what is an Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oils are made from olives harvested earlier in the season - typically when they are still green. This results in a more robust flavor with a bright green color, compared to the milder, sweeter, and golden-hued flavor of regular Extra Virgin Olive Oils.

Early Harvest has a higher nutritional value and a more intense flavor profile compared to the regular harvest.

This is due to the higher polyphenol and antioxidant content in olives harvested early in the season when they are still green.

The yield is smaller, but the benefits are significatly higher.

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Enhance the flavor of your favorite dishes with a drizzle of this premium extra virgin olive oil – perfect for your salads, pastas, grilled vegetables, seafoods and much more.