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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 ...
Pre-packaged bags of coffee beans and ground coffee at supermarket. Smaller bags are used by consumers for coffee beans or ground coffee. Multi-layer graphics bags have largely replaced steel cans (tins) for consumer ground coffee. There is a tendency for pressure from carbon dioxide to build up in these barrier bags.
The fruit is a small drupe, 1–2.5 cm (3 ⁄ 8 –1 in) long when ripe, thinner-fleshed and smaller in wild plants than in orchard cultivars. Olives are harvested in the green to purple stage. [13] O. europaea contains a pyrena commonly referred to in American English as a "pit", and in British English as a "stone". [14]
The beans are periodically raked to ensure even drying. Once dried, the beans will form a thin, paper-like shell called parchment. Once formed, the parchment will increase the beans’ storage life considerably. [1] When the beans are ready, the parchment is removed, and the beans are graded and sorted according to size, weight, and defects.
Filter coffee being brewed. Coffee preparation is the making of liquid coffee using coffee beans.While the particular steps vary with the type of coffee and with the raw materials, the process includes four basic steps: raw coffee beans must be roasted, the roasted coffee beans must then be ground, and the ground coffee must then be mixed with hot or cold water (depending on the method of ...
Canarium album [2] is a tree species in the genus Canarium and the family Burseraceae, found in Indo-China; the Catalogue of Life does not record any sub-species. [2]Canarium album produces a fruit commonly called Chinese olive or white olive, [3] though it has no relation to Olea; it is consumed in Vietnam (Vietnamese: trám trắng, fruit quả trám), Thailand (where it is known as samo ...
When grown in the tropics, coffee is a vigorous bush or small tree that usually grows to a height of 3–3.5 m (9.8–11.5 ft). Most commonly cultivated coffee species grow best at high elevations, but do not tolerate freezing temperatures. [10]
In ancient Israel and the Levant, three methods were used to produce different grades of olive oil. [11] The finest oil was produced from fully developed and ripe olives harvested solely from the apex of the tree, [12] and lightly pressed, "for what flows from light pressure is very sweet and very thin."