{"id":5777,"date":"2022-10-31T11:53:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T09:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.kroussos-crete.gr\/?page_id=5777"},"modified":"2022-12-06T10:57:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T08:57:33","slug":"precious-olive-oil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/en\/precious-olive-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"How our precious olive oil is produced"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5777\" class=\"elementor elementor-5777\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"porto-full-no-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d274ad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d274ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de0ec53\" data-id=\"de0ec53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9e6bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_ultimate_heading\" data-id=\"ae9e6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"porto_ultimate_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-u-heading  porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac\"><div class=\"porto-u-main-heading\"><h1 data-plugin-animated-letters data-plugin-options=\"{&quot;startDelay&quot;:0,&quot;minWindowWidth&quot;:0,&quot;animationName&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\"   style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">From the grove to the bottle<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"porto-u-sub-heading\" style=\"\"><p>THE OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION PROCESS<\/p><\/div><style>.porto-u-55ca8359258f9a412be7e73af65d2aac.porto-u-heading{text-align:center}<\/style><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-438e26d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"438e26d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ba661b\" data-id=\"5ba661b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9ab94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f9ab94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0006_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0006_01.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0006_01-768x307.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0006_01-640x255.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0006_01-400x160.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1ffa2d\" data-id=\"a1ffa2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ddec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ddec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HARVESTING THE PRECIOUS FRUIT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9768db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9768db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We shake the branches with special machinery or -for a more traditional approach- beat the foliage of the olive tree to drop the olive fruit on collecting nets spread under the tree to prevent the olives from touching the ground.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9caf0f7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9caf0f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a67e4f\" data-id=\"9a67e4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e799d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e799d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TRANSPORTING THE OLIVE FRUIT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb8a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfb8a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As soon as the olive fruit is packed in burlap bags it is immediately transported to the olive mill where the extraction will take place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8d43b9\" data-id=\"b8d43b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee7795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dee7795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0005_02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7625\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0005_02.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0005_02-768x307.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0005_02-640x255.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0005_02-400x160.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92d7407 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92d7407\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08a4c34\" data-id=\"08a4c34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bdc1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39bdc1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0004_03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0004_03.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0004_03-768x307.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0004_03-640x255.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0004_03-400x160.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e5ca21\" data-id=\"0e5ca21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e5243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2e5243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WASHING THE OLIVES CLEAN<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ebd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4ebd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The freshly harvested olives are thoroughly washed with water to remove dust, soil, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac2e307 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac2e307\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b337f70\" data-id=\"b337f70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456eaa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"456eaa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GRINDING TO A PASTE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ded98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ded98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The clean fruit is ground to a thick paste that is then sent to a mixer that homogenizes it. The maximum temperature of this process is 27 \u00b0C which classifies it as cold pressing, a precondition of a quality extra virgin olive oil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be889ab\" data-id=\"be889ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badf70a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"badf70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0002_0405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0002_0405.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0002_0405-768x307.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0002_0405-640x255.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0002_0405-400x160.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aea2310 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aea2310\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d44ab4\" data-id=\"0d44ab4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c44bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6c44bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0001_06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7617\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0001_06.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0001_06-768x307.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0001_06-640x255.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.kroussos-crete.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kroussos_oliveoil_process_SIDE_IMAGES_0001_06-400x160.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b99be1\" data-id=\"0b99be1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155fa12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"155fa12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXTRACTION AND FILTRATION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1034f0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1034f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By centrifugation we separate the oil from the vegetable water and solid waste in the pulp. 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