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Azeite de oliva em Creta, Grécia
The Cretan Olive Oil
Crete is a unique island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the southernmost tip of Europe, a place blessed by God and nature. In Crete there is a wide variety of plants, herbs and flowers. The most common tree in Crete is the olive tree. There are large areas where olives are grown and the olive oil produced from these olives is considered to be of very high quality. The climate of Crete is considered ideal for olive cultivation because it is warm and full of light.
Azeite extra virgem is a natural juice, produced by pressing the olive fruit. Greece produces approximately 400.000 tons of olive oil per year and is the third country in produção de azeite per year.
Crete alone produces approximately 200.000 tons of extra virgin azeite and 10.000 tons of organic extra virgin azeite annually, and this amount is increasing year by year. Cretan virgin olive oil is of better quality than its Spanish and Italian counterparts. This is proven by the fact that the Italians and the Spanish mix their own olive oils with the Greek in order to improve their quality and taste.
Even if 2.000 years have passed, the way olive trees are cultivated in Crete has not changed. Cretan producers use the traditional way of farming and do not use chemicals and fertilizers. This results in the natural, juicy fruit and the excellent quality of Cretan olive oil. From ancient times to the present day, olive oil was not only used as food but also for therapeutic and cosmetic purposes.
A Grécia possui a maior porcentagem de cobertura de oliveiras por área territorial do mundo.
Olives cultivation in Greece represents 87,21% of all tree crops. Greece is the third olive oil producing country in the world, after Spain and Italy. Worldwide, Greece is first in the production of azeitonas pretas e terceiro na produção de azeite. More than 132 million oliveiras are cultivated on its territory, from which approximately 350.00 tons of olive oil are produced annually – of which 82% belongs to the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) category which is the best, top quality and this makes Greece no1 worldwide in terms of highest % of top quality (extra virgin) olive oil production (EVOO) from its overall production. Also, about 21 million olive trees are cultivated for the production of table olives (Azeitonas de mesa gregas).
VEJA TAMBÉM:
Oliveiras antigas em Creta (Oliveiras monumentais de Creta) : Old and ancient olives in Crete – The amazing age-old olive trees and olive grooves of Crete
Production & consumption of Olive Oil in Greece
The Social and Economic Value of Oil in Ancient Greece
The Island Cooking of Crete (a documentary video from The Culinary Institute of America)
https://youtu.be/r0MgOpFoAs4 Olive Oil Wholesale – Olive Oil Wholesale Suppliers & Distributors
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Somos uma empresa familiar com séculos de tradição (fundada em 1912) na produção de azeite extra virgem na ilha de Creta, na Grécia. Nosso azeite extra virgem cretense premium e nossos produtos culinários são exportados para mais de 40 países em todo o mundo, através de uma rede cuidadosamente selecionada de parceiros. Entre em contato conosco e seja nosso próximo parceiro comercial! Oferecemos azeite extra virgem, azeite extra virgem orgânico, azeitonas gregas, vinagres balsâmicos e produtos gourmet, todos da ilha de Creta, na Grécia.
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