SuperFood: Olive

Olive is the small fruit of the heavy-growing but long-lived olive tree, which is a healing store. Throughout history, people have benefited from olives for nutrition, treatment of diseases and beauty.

The olive tree has become the symbol of wisdom and glory, the olive branch became symbol of peace, and the olive oil is the symbol of purity and simplicity.

When the pigeon returned to Noah’s ship with an olive branch, it was a sign that the big catastrophe was over. The olive tree, which is described as an immortal tree, sprouts when it starts to dry from one place to another. Thus, it can survive hundreds or even thousands of years without dying. Green fruits of the olive tree in spring, begin to ripen in summer. In September and November, the color changes to purple and then to black.

The harvesting methods of olive have not changed for thousands of years and hand picking or shaking has been used for centuries. The quality of the oil to be obtained is very closely related to how olives are collected. The highest quality olive oil is obtained from the olives collected individually from the branch. It is a food of our breakfast tables flavored with thyme and red peppers.

Feeder value is very high. It contains plenty of plant protein, fat, vitamins A, C, E and calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, magnesium minerals.