Why Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Simply put extra virgin olive oil is just fresh juice straight from the olive. Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is crafted from quality olives and created without the use of chemicals or excessive heat, maximising the oil’s remarkable health benefits and freshness (for a full list of health benefits please see our section “How EVOO helps your health”).

Sometimes called “cold pressed” or “first pressed” Australian Extra Virgin Olive oil is fresh, flavoursome and 100% natural juice of the olive.

Thanks to the natural diversity of the Australian environment and growing conditions ideally suited to the world’s best olive cultivars, these oils are made locally – unlike imported oil which may take months to travel from the factory to your table. Australian olive oils get to your table quicker, so they’re fresher and therefore increasing the flavour of the product. For these reasons Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil should be the oil you purchase.

Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is an outstanding product produced by Aussie Farmers obsessed with freshness, quality and value. In Australia only those olive growers who subscribe to the Australian Olive Association Code of Practice can display this symbol below certifying that it is actually Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Look for this Symbol

The code of practice guarantees the authenticity and quality of certified products and distinguishes them from other products. To maintain a high standard of quality, certification is the required step and to be certified, products must have undergone official taste and laboratory testing and be Australian.

The code of practice has been developed with reference to the Australian Trade Practices Act and those growers who sign up to the code commit to laboratory testing of their oils in a prescribed way. This is to ensure honesty, integrity and authenticity in the labelling of these products.

Growers are required to ensure that their oils meet defined quality criteria, are Australian and meet taste requirements before being able to display the certification symbol on their product. The code of practice symbol distinguishes quality certified Australian product from all others in local and international marketplaces.

When you see the Certified Australian Extra Virgin symbol you can be assured that every drop of oil in that bottle meets or exceeds the Australian Industry standard for origin, freshness and quality. There is no refined oil present whatsoever in Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Every harvest is laboratory tested to ensure the highest level of certification is maintained.

Source: www.australianextravirgin.com.au

Australian Green and Gold Olive Processors Limited are members of The Code Of Practice and the symbol is proudly displayed on our Extra Virgin Olive Oil bottles.