About Green Pitted Olives:

The pitted green olive is the most used olive in the entire West Country Olive flavour range as it pairs so well with lots of different ingredients. It’s versatility is one of the main reasons we love this olive so much. This particular listing is the simplest, most cut back instance of this olive, all that’s added is a little local rapeseed oil from Bell & Loxton and a small drizzling of lemon juice. One of the reasons we’ve opted to not overcomplicate this flavour is to allow you to use this olive freely in your own way. You could add some flavourings of your own to it, or use it in some cooking! Or maybe you just prefer the simpler things. We use a method called ‘gas flushing’ in order to give our olives 6 months shelf life. Coupled with the rapeseed oil, these olives will be as fresh when they arrive with you as they were the day we produced them.  

Characteristics of Green Pitted Olives:

These mammoth Halkidiki green olives are very large in size and have a firm, meaty texture. They’re pale green in colour and oval in shape. They’re grown in the Halkidiki region of Greece, which is next to Mount Athos and they have been growing here for thousands of years. These green olives are harvested while still young and then cured in a salty brine. We desalinate these olives once they arrive with us here in Devon, during the flavouring process. Desalination is the process of controlling the salt levels of the olive by soaking them in water for a short period of time. We do this because the olives would be unbearably salty without it and we’ve optimised the salt quantity to make for perfect tasting.  

Health benefits of Green olives:

Pitted green olives have a plethora of health benefits and we’re not afraid to shout about it. Olives can get a bit of a bad rep due to their high fat content but we’re here to tell you, they’re not all bad. These little salty olives can reduce the risk of atherosclerosis, increase good cholesterol in our blood and assist in normalising blood pressure for those suffering from hypertension. Over all, the benefits these olives have on our hearts, is phenomenal. Green olives are also a fantastic antioxidant and are known to have to anti-inflammatory properties. They definitely have their place in a healthy balanced diet, and they taste wonderful, so why wouldn’t you? You can find out more about the health benefits of olives here!

Ingredients: Green Halkidiki Mammoth Olives (Water, Citric Acid (E330), Lactic Acid (E270), Salt), Rapeseed Oil, Lemon Juice (Potassium Metabisulfite). Allergen Advice In Bold. Suitable for Vegans