Description
Cretanthos Bio Limited Edition Extra Virgin Olive Oil from 5 Monumental Olive Trees older than 1200 years old
Our limited edition of Cretanthos Bio Extra Virgin Olive Oil is produced from only 5 monumental olive trees. It consists in essence of 5 different millenarian olive trees from different varieties. This is certified from the DNA TEST we carried out on each of them. Subsequently, all of them are located in the UNESCO’S certified Cretanthos Olive Park and Olive Museum in Aggeliana, North Mylopotamos, Crete. The oldest of the 5 is almost 1900 years old.
Special production process
In this particular trees the harvesting of the olives is operated carefully by hands and only from exterior parts of the trees, in order to avoid any ‘damage’ and breakage of branches. This process starts early in late September to select only the best unripe, green olives. This, combined with the age of the olive trees, results in the production of an extremely small quantity of extra virgin olive oil with high antioxidant profile. In every production year the 60% of their annual production is purchased by a well-known pharmaceutical industry & used in a specific pharmaceutical research project cause it’s high anti-inflamatory properties. We produce by cold pressing, we filter, preserve and bottle by using the most stringent methods. It is bottled in Cretanthos’s modern & multi-certified (ISO 22000/2018) facilities. The entire process happens under protected atmosphere & only on demand. This process ensures that the product will reach the final consumer with very high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory profile.
The product
As a product it is certified by the organic food organization DIO. It has been awarded continuously in international olive oil competitions for it’s quality and it’s high concentration of polyphenols as one of the best extra virgin olive oils of Greece. It has an extremely high content in antioxidant factors, plus the Health Claim Verification (Regulation 432/12) of the European Union. In conclusion, it is a unique product for your home’s “pharmacy” or as an exquisite gift of high value! If you are visiting Crete, stop at Cretanthos Olive Park & Museum to see and touch these one of a kind Monumental olive trees from which we produce this unique product.
It has a golden-green color, medium fruity, balanced but ”liquid” green bitterness with a complex palate sensation & intense spicy taste in the end.
Usage
One teaspoon / day (20g), in the morning 20 minutes before breakfast.
It is a suitable gift for people with chronic joint pain problems. People in need of a powerful but natural anti-inflammatory dietary supplement. People who want in their daily life a ”natural antioxidant ally”.
