Authentic and genuine flavors characterize this oil, the result of the expert work of skilled farmers among the "Secolare" olive trees immersed in the green Umbrian hills surrounding Città di Castello, an important city in Umbria.
An excellent taste experience will arrive at your table. This Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is obtained by pressing the olives within a few hours of harvesting, thus allowing all its excellent characteristics to remain intact. Ranieri oil is a filtered, cold-pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil with an unmistakable yellow color, clear to the eye and with a subtle flavor
The characteristics of organic oil are essentially the same as those of traditional olive oil, but the great advantage of organic oil is the guarantee of a product that respects the environment, is healthy, and is certainly more natural than other products treated with chemicals.
But what are the characteristics of organic oil? Mainly that the olives must all come from certified organic farming. Therefore, no chemical substances of any kind can be present.
The main properties of organic oil are well known: antioxidant effect, natural cholesterol regulator, a real panacea for our circulatory system.
Italy is one of the world's leading producers of olive oil, a true international benchmark of excellence, and Italy also excels in the field of organic oil.
An interesting fact: how many olives are needed to produce about one liter of extra virgin olive oil? It depends on the fruit, the climate, and the olive grove, but we can say that about 6.5 kg of olives are needed to produce about one liter of extra virgin olive oil.
The oil can be defined as extra virgin olive oil if all stages of production take place at a temperature below 27°C, i.e. cold. Cold pressing also allows the physical and nutritional characteristics of extra virgin olive oil to remain unaltered and preserves all its organoleptic characteristics.