Whole Green Olives

The olives of SOPRACO are :

• Ripen on the tree ;
• Handpicked ;
• Hardened naturally in the light sea brine using traditional methods ;

The specific qualities of our Olive reside essentially in :

• The proper proportion of flesh in relation to the core and its easiness to detach from the core.
• The smoothness of this flesh
• The slimness of its skin and the surface quality
• Its Firmness
• Very Low salinity
• Very Low acidity

Thus, we sum up our Olives are healthy, fleshy, closed, resistant to a low pression in hands, non-distorted and crushed, uniform color (homogeneous), unblemished.

For the variety PICHOLINE :

• The French Origin Variety, the most widespread in French, introduced since the colonial era in Tunisia.
• The Picholine has a dual purpose, especially known as Green Table Olive or Olive of Cocktail.  
• It is characterized by the elongated shape of its fruits and by its small core.
• Very fruity and green, strong flesh and regular, good adhesion to cores
• Vegetal typical flavor of the Picholine with a slightly salty finish. This Olive is consumed as an aperitif but is also appreciated in stew.