Coolana Olives

The health benefits of extra virgin olive oil have long been researched and include:
• Rich source of monounsaturated fats, which may reduce risks of heart and cardiovascular disease
• Olive oil contains a wide variety of valuable antioxidants that are not found in other oils. They may help lower bad        c holesterol and [...]

The extraction of oil from olives is a relatively straightforward process involving only a couple of critical steps. Australian olive oil producers know that if they use undamaged olives, process them quickly after picking, employ the services of a spotlessly clean mill and don’t strive for excessive extraction, then sound quality olive oil will result.

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‘Pure’ and ‘light’ olive oils are olive oils that have been refined. As such they lack the aroma, flavour and the natural antioxidant content of extra virgin olive oils. In fact the word ‘light’ refers to their light colour, aroma and flavour.
Australian extra virgin olive oil is the natural oil from quality olives that have [...]

Extra virgin olive oil is best consumed young as it is at this time that its fresh aromas and flavours are at their peak. Unlike wine, olive oil does not mature with age, so the closer to their release date that you purchase and use it, the better.

However, the higher levels of natural antioxidants and [...]

About 90 percent of Australian olive oil is produced from 10 major types of trees, which include Arbequina, Barnea, Coratina, Corregiola, Frantoio, Koroneiki, Leccino, Manzanillo, Pendolino and Picual.
Olive oils contain phytosterols well known for their nutritive value such as helping with reduction of cholesterol absorption. Australian olive oils generally have high levels of sterols.
The recognised [...]

Data about table olive production in Australia is less well known than for olive oil. There are many boutique operations and a few operations have the capacity to process hundreds of tonnes of olives. Recent figures estimate the 2007 table olive production at 3,000 tonnes.
Table olives are appearing more and more on domestic and export [...]

• About 95 percent of Australian olive oil produced is extra virgin.
• Olive trees can live for up to 1500 years.
• Olive trees have been cultivated in Australia since the 1800s.
• The world needs to plant another 4 million hectares of olive trees to meet the present demand.
• The Aust Olive Expo is the olive industry gathering and occurs every [...]