Cretan Olive Oil: The “King of Foods” for Tourists and Locals

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Cretan Olive Oil: The “King of Foods” for Tourists and Locals

Quality

This is mainly excellent olive oil, according to Eleftheria Germanaki, director of the Sensory Evaluation Laboratory of Crete and an international competition judge. Data from the laboratory show that 74% of the samples received there are classified as the highest category, extra ******* olive oil (EVOO), according to their sensory profile.

This high quality has been recognized in several ways. For example, according to ********* Union quality schemes, there are 10 PDO olive oils of Crete and one PGI olive oil of Chania, Crete. In addition, 33 Cretan EVOOs are certified with a Cretan trademark based on quality control certification overseen by the Agronutritional Cooperation of the Region of Crete. Moreover, the regional government and the Agronutritional Cooperation have supported a Cretan Olive Oil Competition since 2015 to spotlight the island’s high-quality EVOOs.

At the 2024 competition awards ceremony, Governor of Crete Stavros Arnaoutakis pointed out important progress on the island in recent years in terms of modernization of cultivation and production procedures, continuous upgrading of olive oil quality, and promotion of Cretan olive oil abroad. The Region of Crete has also established a new olive oil training program that covers everything from modern “best practices” in cultivation, milling, and bottling to olive oil tasting, use, and benefits.

The governor emphasized that the “excellent quality and high nutritional characteristics of Cretan olive oil” give it a well-deserved advantage in the world market. Ongoing efforts to further elevate its quality point toward an even brighter future for the island’s liquid gold.

Thanks to Renieris Olive Oil (landscape and handful of olives) and Emmanouil Karpadakis (olives on the tree) for the photos that appear with this article.

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