Best Practices for Oil Processors
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Choose the right olive varieties for the right growing conditions. Olives grown under irrigation in warmer climates allow the fruit to fully develop, which often leads to sweeter, milder oils. Olives grown under deficit irrigation in cooler climates tend to produce oils that are more robust, with more bitterness and pungency. Generally, it is challenging to grow cool-climate varieties in a desert climate or to produce a sweet and mild oil in a cool climate. In general, increasing irrigation will reduce bitterness and pungency, as will harvesting later in the season.
Harvest healthy fruit. The best quality olive oil comes from healthy trees, with fruit that has not been damaged by pests such as olive fruit fly, diseases such as olive knot, or adverse environmental conditions such as drought and frost. To produce high-quality extra virgin olive oil, do not harvest fruit from the ground.
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Check out our best practices, review UC Davis olive publications from 1885 to the present, and access essential UC resources for olive growing and processing.
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