Ever tried eating an olive picked straight off the tree? Lots of people have, and we can imagine the look on your face when you find it tastes very different to what you expected. To make table olives fit for consumption, they have to go through different production processes to get rid of the natural […]
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Olives, the healthiest snack
Consumer trends are evolving day by day, and recently there have been sweeping changes in people’s habits. Food is no exception to these changes: nowadays, we have less time to cook and we’ve lost a lot of the culinary skills our parents and grandparents had. This has impacted greatly on what food we consume and […]
How many calories are there in olives?
According to some people, olives make you fat – but is there any truth in this? How many calories do olives provide? In fact, olives are among the quintessential foods of the Mediterranean diet and they are right at the base of the food pyramid: low in calories, but of great nutritional value. Here’s why. […]
Review of the year 2020
No one would deny that 2020 has been a year we’ll never forget. It has been a year in which we have all faced considerable problems and challenges, and Aceitunas Torrent has also had its ups and downs. This September brought the sad news of the death of our honorary president, Mr. Francisco Torrent Béjar, […]
Olive oil, divine treasure
An icon of the Mediterranean diet and culture, olive oil is undoubtedly one of the best examples of combining gastronomy and health. Although the nutritional properties of “liquid gold” were well known in the ancient world, this superfood has the capacity to continue to surprise us with its great versatility in terms of presentations and […]