CATEGORIES OF OLIVE OIL WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE (ACCORDING TO THE QUALITY)
A. VIRGIN Olive Oil.
It is extracted from olives exclusively via mechanical means to ensure the purity of its natural substance.
The Virgin olive oil is distinguished according to its acidity levels in the following three sub-categories:
1. Extra Virgin Olive Oil ( Acidity less than 0.8%)
2. Fine Virgin Olive Oil ( Acidity more than 1.5%)
3. Ordinary Virgin Olive Oil ( Acidity more than 2.0%)
B. REFINED Olive Oil.
This produced from degraded olive oils subjected to various chemical-processing methods.
C. OLIVE OIL.
This is comprises and intermediate mixture of REFINED and VIRGIN olive oil.
D. POMACE OLIVE OIL
This is extracted form from olive pomaces.
The descending ranking order of prices is A 1, A 2, A 3, B, C, and D.
All the above olive oil categories are available in the following packaging forms:
1. Bulk
2. Tin cans of 3 liters
3. Tin cans of 5 liters
4. Bottles of glass or plastic with capacity 1000ml, 750ml, 500ml and 250ml.
There are also the following two categories which are more expensive.
E. PROTECTED DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN (PTO).
Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
F. ORGANIC OLIVE OIL.
This is the most expensive
The above two olive oil categories are available in bottles of glass or plastic with capacity 1000ml, 750ml, 500ml and 250ml.
Please be informed that is possible to provide the product with "own labels" packaging form.
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