The production process of Extra Virgin Olive Oil by Oro de Cánava.

The production process of Oro de Cánava oil begins in the olive groves of the partners of this company, which separate the olives from the tree and the ground carefully, thereby, they select the fruit from the beginning in order to obtain an oil that has been recognized as one of the best of the Picual variety repeatedly by its excellent organoleptic characteristics.

The olive that is squeezed in their mill, is from the region of Sierra Mágina, a region that was declared Natural Park and is located in  Jaén. The olive groves that integrate this area are plants with good vigour and large foliaceous development. Given that in some cases the olive altitude surpass the 1,000 feet, trees can be considered from the Sierra, all of which are privileged because of the microclimate in this area.

The campaign begins when the fruit reaches the optimum level of maturity, usually during the month of November. Once the olive is collected from the tree (never mixed with the olive that is on the ground) it is moved to the mill, where it is undergone to a thorough cleaning, first separating the leaves and twigs that could bring and then, if necessary, by a clean water washing from the spring of Cánava, from which our oil takes its name. Subsequently, the olive is crushed by the hammer mill system, in order to break all the cells containing the oil inside of the fruit, passing the mass obtained into the blender machine which gets a compact and homogeneous mass.

This mass using the two phase system is subjected to centrifugation to separate the oily juice (oil) of other components. This is washed always with a maximum temperature of 22 degrees C to remove possible impurities that it could contain. After this process, the oil (on selection of acidity and organoleptic characteristics) is transferred to the deposits of the warehouse. The oil will remain for a while to mature. Constant temperature helps hold our oil becomes finally one of the best natural products for the feeding, from the heart of Sierra Magina.

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