Overall, there are several main stages in the process, starting from picking fresh olives and ending with the storage and sale of the final product.
First,the olives are collected from trees by hand. After that, they are washed in cold water to remove dirt and impurities. Next,the clean olives are crushed by a hammer or a mechanical crusher. The resulting paste is then placed in bags with holes and pressed to extract liquit.
After pressing, the liquit obtained contains both oil and water remains at the bottom and is removed.
Finally, the pure olive oil is stored in large containers before being bottled and sold to customers. The production of olive oil is a clear step-by-step process that turn raw olives into a valuable product used worldwide.
