FROM TREE TO PLATE
"Zouitina" extra virgin olive oil is the fruit of olives exclusively sown, cultivated and picked from our own estates. Thanks to the application of strict methods with a controlled quality process and guaranteed traceability, we offer our consumers an exceptional extra virgin olive oil with maximum freshness and benefits.
SELECTION OF OLIVES
THE TREES OF OUR ORCHARDS ARE SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR FRUITS AND THEIR PRODUCTIVITY.
The 3000 hectares of zouitina estates benefit from the GLOBAL GAP, IFS, BRC labels.
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HAND HARVESTING
WE HANDLE EACH OF OUR OLIVES WITH CARE AND DELICACY.
In the fields of "Zouitina", we harvest our olives by hand one by one, preciously, with the greatest respect.
The delicate handling, associated with the harvest of the green olives bring the organoleptic character and all its particularity to the final product.
Fruit, thus follows an exceptional olive oil with a flavor of a great intensity whose high level of antioxidants is the guarantee of its inexorable freshness.
IMMEDIATE TRANSFORMATION
WE TAKE OUR OLIVES WITHIN THE TIME OF THEIR HARVEST TO THE PROCESSING SITE
Our extraction site located on our estates, allows us to reduce the time elapsed from the olive harvest until the oil is obtained to less than half a day.
This extremely short and fast process is the central element which helps to preserve the maximum quality of our Zouitina extra virgin olive oil.
GRINDING
OUR OLIVES ARE GRINDED AT A GOOD TEMPERATURE AND AT A SPECIFIED DURATION TO PRESERVE ALL THE ORGANOLEPTIC AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL SPECIFICATIONS.
This step is one of the major steps in obtaining premium quality olive oil.
STORAGE
STAINLESS STEEL TANKS AT A CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE
Once our olive oil is extracted and filtered. Zouitina is then stored in our stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature to preserve its intact quality during its transportation and setting in stands, where it will be directly served to our customers.