OLIVE AND OLIVE OIL
RESOURCES
A selection of local and international resources to broaden your knowledge and stimulate your curiosity.
Browse books on olive cultivation and production; access online prices, international quality standards, health information. Find accredited laboratories for olive oil analyses.
PUBLICATIONS
EXTRA VIRGINITY: THE SUBLIME AND SCANDALOUS WORLD OF OLIVE OIL
by Tom Mueller.
A story of globalization, deception, and crime in the food industry from ancient times to the present. Tom Mueller has become the world’s expert on olive oil and olive oil fraud.
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OLIVE PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA
by Carlo Costa.
This book is available for purchase from the SA Olive online shop.
TABLE OLIVE PROCESSING
by Linda Costa.
This is a step-by-step guide to curing your own table olives at home, whether they be green or black. This book makes curing olives stress-free and enjoyable.
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PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES IN OLIVE GROWING
International Olive Council.
INTERNATIONAL OLIVE GROWING
by Juan Vilar Jorge Enrique Pereira.
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OLIVE GROWING MANUAL
by the Australian Olive Association.
This new English edition of Olive Growing was developed by RIRDC and the Australian Olive Association (AOA) as a translation and update of the fifth edition of the Spanish manual.
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LINKS
INTERNATIONAL GROUPS
Australian Olive Association (AOA)
North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA)
Italian National Organisation of Olive Oil Tasters (ONAOO)
American Olive Oil Producers Association (AOOPA)
California Olive Oil Council (COOC)
International Olive Council (IOC)
University of Jaén Institute of Research on Olives and Olive Oils (INUO)
QUALITY STANDARDS
Please visit www.store.sabs.co.za to access the South African Standard for Olive Oil (SANS 1377:2015)
Australian Standard for Olive Oil