Verdeo

What does ¨Verdeo¨ mean?

¨Verdeo¨consists in collecting the olives before they ripe to consume them after being appropriately seasoned.

Olive agro-industrial clients

If you are an agro-industrial olive client, you should know Aljaoliva optimizes the production process by appropriately labelling its products.

We use identification labels depending on the farmer and olive variety.  This way we asure the traceability and minimize the risk of product damage.

Most of the olives are transported on pallets destined only for food purposes.

Customers, restaurants, stores…

If you are a customer or restaurant/store owner, you may be interested in this.  In this section of our website you will learn about how we take care of our raw materials, farmers and suppliers.

Our excellence involves taking care of all the olive production processes in order to asure high quality results.

Farmer or olive supplier

If you are an olive farmer or supplier, you should already know what ¨Verdeo¨ is.  From the very beginning, Aljaoliva has always walked hand in hand with the farmers.  Aljaoliva supports the farms and that is why we have become one of the pioneer companies in the ¨verdeo¨ process.  Aljaoliva provides the farmers with advice all year round for pest control and other plant diseases as well as the creation of a field diary.  Our main goal is always to obtain a safe product with the highest quality.

Aljaoliva TrazaPlus

Aljaoliva Traza Plus is an innovative project that was introduced and created in order to offer our national and international clients the best products possible.

Aljaoliva Traza Plus is an innovative project that was introduced and created in order to offer our national and international clients the best products possible.

Aljaoliva TrazaPlus is a tool we provide to help the farmer.  It is available not only to suppliers, but also companies.  The supplier can know the exact traceability of our olives.

We walk hand in hand with the farmer by providing advice in order to get high quality olives free of chemical residues.

We ensure the quality of our olives

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  • We manage the necessary subscriptions.
  • We provide the farmers with field diaries.
  • We warn about climate adversity and phytosanitary risks through SMS messages, WhatsApp and or email.
  • We test the olives before

Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)

 

The term PGI is used to designate a product of any kind which has a specific geographical origin which determines its quality or reputation.  The European regulations recognize this denomination as long as the product is present at its place of origin for at least one of the production phases.

Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for Manzanilla and Gordal olives from Seville

The Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for Manzanilla and Gordal olives from Seville is an European quality distinction which protects this specific food product in a particular geographical area.  Any olive product with this PGI distinction on its label, PGI for Manzanilla and Gordal olives from Seville, are guaranteed to be from Seville and to have been produced under specific quality regulations and adequate conditions.

Which are the quality attributes for the PGI Manzanilla and Gordal Olives from Seville?

Olives

Olives: The Protected Geografical Indication (PGI) refers to Manzanilla and Gordal Olives from Seville collected traditionally during the months of September and October.  This way the harvest is considered as “ordeño” or “verdeo”

Preparation

The Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) of the Manzanilla and Gordal Olives from Seville indicates that these olives have been prepared the Sevillian style.  This means the olives are first washed, boiled in caustic soda (alkaline treatment) and then they are pickled in brine (salt water) in order to preserve them by a natural lactic fermentation process.

Caliber

In order for olives to be certified with the PGI distinction of Manzanilla or Gordal Olives from Seville, they have to be a specific size.  The caliber indicates the number of olives in 1 kg of olives.  The different calibers the PGI contemplates for each olive variety are the following:
  • Manzanilla Olives: from 141/160 to 321/350 olives/kg
  • Gordal Olives: from 60/70 to 121/140 olives/kg

Geographical context

The production area for the PGI Manzanilla Olives from Seville and the PGI Gordal Olives from Seville is the entire province of Seville and some towns in Huelva.
Due to the geographical location, we could say these products are connected to the Guadalquivir Valley.

AljaOliva SL is a company authorized to buy organic olives thanks to the Sohiscert certification.