Olive Oil: Its Attributes and Diversity
Judy Ridgway
(Recently commissioned by the European Economic Community to prepare a paper on the taste and flavour in olive oil.)
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Abstract
Olive oil has an ancient history dating back to 3000 BC or even earlier. Cultivation of the olive tree probably started in the Middle East and then spread throughout the Mediterranean basin. All the cuisines of the area exploited its culinary properties and it has also been used to produce light, maintain body tone and heal wounds.
Citation
Ridgway, J. (1993), "Olive Oil: Its Attributes and Diversity", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 93 No. 3, pp. 30-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb059394
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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