Difference between revisions of "Olive"
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| − | == | + | The '''olive''' is a well-known Mediterranean fruit with oily flesh surrounding a single pit. The raw fruit contains intensely bitter water-soluble compounds but it can be made palatable by curing. The oil has only a trace of this bitterness and has great commercial value. |
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| + | ==Edible products== | ||
| + | * Olives cured in brine | ||
| + | * Olives cured in oil | ||
| + | * Olive oil (cold pressed) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Oleaceae]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 16 October 2017
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| Olea europaea, near the Dead Sea, Jordan | |
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| Species: | O. europaea
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| Olea europaea | |
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The olive is a well-known Mediterranean fruit with oily flesh surrounding a single pit. The raw fruit contains intensely bitter water-soluble compounds but it can be made palatable by curing. The oil has only a trace of this bitterness and has great commercial value.
Edible products
- Olives cured in brine
- Olives cured in oil
- Olive oil (cold pressed)
Acknowledgements
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Olive, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.