The olive tree is among the oldest known cultivated trees in the world, and it is increasingly evident that the nutritional and health-promoting benefits of olives and olive oil are indeed based on scientific fact. In three sections, this book provides a collection of the latest research studies on the benefits of olive components, and the factors that may impact their efficacy.
Section 1: General aspects of olives and olive oil, covers the olive plant and production of olives and olive oil. The …