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  2. Olive - Wikipedia

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    The olive tree and olive oil are mentioned seven times in the Quran, [71] and the olive is praised as a precious fruit. Olive tree and olive oil health benefits have been propounded in prophetic medicine. Muhammad is reported to have said: "Take oil of olive and massage with it – it is a blessed tree" (Sunan al-Darimi, 69:103).

  3. What Are Kalamata Olives? Here’s Everything You Need to Know ...

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    Kalamata olives are a widely recognized and much-loved type of Greek olive that grow on the Kalamon tree and hail from the Peloponnese region in southern Greece. (Note: no olives grown outside ...

  4. Olives and olive trees in Israel and Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The olive tree and its oil were a major component in the Ancient Israelite society, and have been important to the Jewish people for millennia. [1] [2] Olives are often mentioned in Jewish religious texts and are generally seen as a symbol of peace, [3] [4] wisdom, [5] and vitality. [6]

  5. Kalamata olive - Wikipedia

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    Within the EU (and other countries that ratified PDO agreements or similar laws), the name is protected with PDO status, which means that the name can only be used for olives (and olive oil) from the region around Kalamata. [5] Olives of the same variety grown elsewhere are marketed as Kalamon olives in the EU and, sometimes, elsewhere. [6] [7 ...

  6. Picholine - Wikipedia

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    The Picholine is a French cultivar of olives. It is the most widely available cultivar in France. [1] Though originally from Gard in southern France, it is today grown all over the world. The Picholine is best known as a cocktail olive, though it is also used to make olive oil. It is the most common variety of olive used for oil from Morocco. [2]

  7. Manzanilla olive - Wikipedia

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    Manzanilla olives ("man-zah-nee-ya") or Manzanillo, also Manzanilla de Sevilla (in Spain), originally from the area of Seville, Spain, are sometimes referred to as Spanish olives but along with Arbosana, Arbequina, Cacereña, Hojiblanca, Empeltre, and Gordal there are over two hundred varieties grown in Spain as well as other areas.

  8. List of olive cultivars - Wikipedia

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    Amfissa olives enjoy protected designation of origin (PDO) status, and are equally good for olive oil extraction. The olive grove of Amfissa, which consists of 1,200,000 olive trees is a part of a protected natural landscape. Arbequina: Spain a small, brown olive native to Arbeca, grown in Aragon and Catalonia, Spain, good for eating and for oil.

  9. How to know if the olive oil you’re buying is actually good ...

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    Olive oil has many health benefits, including lowering the risk for dementia, poor heart health, cognitive decline or early death.. How beneficial the Mediterranean diet staple actually is depends ...