A press cannot improve an olive; malaxation temperature decides which claim the oil may carry.
Overview
Olive oil is an unrefined fruit juice, and this master guideline for presses and mills, 54 chapters with six annexes, treats it as one. Aligned with Codex CXS 33-1981, the International Olive Council trade standard and ISO 22000, it opens on the grades of olive oil and the international criteria behind them.
The facility follows, its seven sections, utilities and drainage including olive mill wastewater, then the chain from grove to pack: intake, milling, extraction, oil treatment, inert-gas storage, testing, filtration and labelling, closing on pomace, by-products and press mat hygiene.
What it covers
- Grades and designations of olive oil and the criteria that establish them
- Grove provenance, the harvest-to-mill interval, fruit storage and variety segregation
- Washing and crushing, and malaxation as the temperature that decides the claim
- Extraction by hydraulic press, helical press or centrifuge, and oil treatment
- Inert-gas storage and ageing, release testing, filtration and packing
Who it's for
Mill and press operators, olive-growing cooperatives, oil quality managers, and the inspectors who grade, license and audit production. Most buyers arrive before a harvest or after a grading result has been challenged, and leave with written control of the steps standing behind the grade claim.
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