16-05-2008
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Regarding the rich composition of the fruit, the olive is a healthy, tasty and unexpensive food, with low cholesterol level and high contents of calcium, vitamins A and B and great energetic values.

The average value of 100 grams of olives is: 224 calories, humidity 66 grams, proteins 1 gram, lipids 20 grams and glucosids 10 grams.

Its superior quality, fine elaboration and display, and the variety offered -with and without stone, stuffed with pepper and anchovy- have opened important markets to them all over the world: U.S.A., Canada, Italy, Germany, France and 64 other countries.

Alonso Morgado says in his "Historia de Sevilla" (1587):

"The great abundance of oil is explained by the big supply of olives in Seville to eat pickled or dressed. And the many shipments by land and sea to the Indies and many parts of the world. Their excellence is well known everywhere, especially of Queen olive, Purple, King and Manzanilla".

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