Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Marketing is in our lives, in everything that surrounds us. Therefore, in gastronomy, it could not be an exception. Although we accept that it is easy for us to recognize what is overrated with marketing, it is complicated, if you are not an expert in the field, that they cannot sneak in more quality than is real, only with marketing.
El Extra Virgin Olive Oil It is a very Spanish product, of excellent quality and in a few years now it has become more fashionable to buy its version Early Harvest, as the most select of the oils that are made.
- But how is the early harvest done?
- Characteristics of early harvest EVOO
- Buy EVOO online at madeinspain.store
What is Early Harvest Olive Oil?
But how is the early harvest done?
The specialized scientists they do the tests and determine the day in which the olive harvest will take place at the veraison stage, that is, the process in which the olive goes from being green to black, depending on the area, variety and climate. The early harvest usually start between October and early November.
The harvest will begin before dawnWhen temperature is low, and it is done by hand and with great care, since the olives are still green and you have to prevent the fruit from falling to the ground and damage your skin, thus producing oxidation of triglycerides (vegetable fats, such as oleic acid, excellent for our health).
Later, It is taken to the oil mill quickly, storing olives one on top of the other in small quantities to prevent them from shrinking with their weight before being pressed, filtered and bottled.
All these steps must be done quickly to ensure thatprevent oxidation from altering the acidity level of EVOO, which must be kept below the 0,8%.
Although, at Made in Spain Gourmet, our EVOOs are all below 0,2 acidity!!
Characteristics of early harvest EVOO
Characteristics of early harvest EVOO
Among the main characteristics of an early harvest EVOO, the most relevant are:
- Lower yield per kilo of fruit: Early harvest EVOO has a lower yield per fruit, less juice inside, but its quality level is higher due to its excellent results in low acidity and high quality.
- Its cost: It is a little higher, because, for its preparation, it requires a greater quantity of olives, but its result is well worth that small increase. Quality is always your price.
- Healthier: because they have more vitamins, fewer peroxides and more polyphenols and natural antioxidants. They literally rejuvenate you inside and out.
El Early Harvest EVOO It is bright green because of chlorophyll. Its flavor, color and smell are more intense, being stronger, spicier or bitter depending on the climate and the variety.
Buy EVOO online at madeinspain.store
Buy EVOO online at madeinspain.store
En Made in Spain Gourmet You will enjoy our detailed selection of Early Harvest EVOOs. Various varieties, such as arbequina, picual, cornicabra, sikitita, koroneiki, and all with a common denominator: excellent and the maximum quality.
You will be able to learn about their origins, their characteristics, what to pair them with, their owners and their stories. If we get to know more closely who makes these wonders, they really taste even better.
Enjoy them!!
Because Made in Spain is Quality.
What is Early Harvest Olive Oil?
