Olive

Olive Temporal range: Late Pleistocene to Recent, 0.06–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Olea europaea, near the Dead Sea, Jordan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Olea
Species:	O. europaea
Binomial name
Olea europaea L.
Distribution map

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

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