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Why Cretan Olives differentiates from other oils in the market

Our product differentiates from other oils due to its 100% purity meaning that it is cold pressed without any form of chemical interference.

Further more our product has not been mixed with different oils to reach a certain acidity level which is artificial. We do not trade with refined oils or any oils that have been chemical manipulated like 80-90% of the olive oils in the market today. Our oil has been under strict control throughout all of the production processes.

This mean that our pure Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Crete also keep its amount of vitamins and nutrition profile as the true and pure Olive Oil has and should have. Most of the oils in the market have been under chemical modification to decrease its acidity level and to increase profit margins which also mean these oils do not keep the rich vitamin content and nutrition profile as true and pure Extra Virgin Olive oil has and should have. It is exactly this reason why Cretan Olives differentiates from the other olive oil manufacturers. Our product has kept its original taste, smell, and vitamin content.

The customers have become aware of these differences and this why Cretan Olives and our clients has succeeded in its respective high end markets for Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Our Production Process

Strictly selected raw materials

Olive oil production starts with selecting the raw materials in the form of the highest quality olives to produce Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The olives are strictly selected from specific areas in Crete, where the olives are carefully collected from the Cretan Koroneika tree which is well known to produce the finest olive oil in the world.

 First a strictly controlled screening process is carried out of the special Koreneika trees where only the best trees producing the best olives are selected as raw material input for our Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Collection of the olives

Thereafter the olives are collected and transported to our facility where the production process begin.

The following stages can be described as the following:

• washing and weighing of the olives
• crushing of the olives
• kneading of the olive paste
• centrifugation of the olive paste which divides the olive oil from the remainder of the oil. This is carried out under strictly controlled low temperature also known as cold pressed olive oil. This is done to keep the rich vitamin content which our oil is renowned for.

In continuation it passes into the olive separators so any moisture and particles may be removed from the olive oil.

After the separating process, the healthiest and most delicious olive oil in the world is ready to be enjoyed.

The Extra Virgin cold pressed Olive Oil is stored in special stainless steel covered indoor tanks with strictly controlled environment to keep the high quality of the olive oil. 

From our strictly controlled indoor tanks the olive oil is bottled and ready for shipment.

A chemical analysis is thereafter carried out which follows every harvesting period.

Our Oil is produced under constant and strict control of the Ministry for Agricultural Development, which ensures full compliance with EU. legislation and, thus, guarantees the production of supreme quality olive oil.

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