Cadiz Provincial Council today presented the prizes of the contest "Choosing the Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Healthy in the Province of Cadiz», Los Remedios-Picasat being the best valued company, as the "liquid gold" of the Cooperative has won in two categories: "Best Healthy Ripe fruitiness" and "Absolute Best Healthy".
Oils selected for the first edition of this event had undergone a previous analysis laboratory, that determined their properties and the presence of polyphenols, substances by the European Food Safety Agency admits to guarantee salutary effect and transcribes, as such, on the labeling of the product. Eight of those olive juice became final and were tasted blind to see the initial sweetness on the palate and its progression in bitterness or itchy throat.
Irene Garcia, President of the Diputación de Cádiz, He presented the awards to Francisco Panduro and Antonio Villalba, President and CEO, respectively, Cooperative Remedies-Picasat. Both had words of thanks to the provincial agency in its work to support a product of great quality, the most representative of Sierra gaditana, and a sector, the traditional olive grove mountain, It is passing through difficult times due to the current price crisis and the difficult competition with intensive cultivation.
Jose Maria Penco, technical director of the Spanish Association of Municipalities of the Olive Tree and coordinator of the group of experts who made up the jury noted that "they are very complex oils, with a variety of flavors and fruit planes, vegetables and wild that can compete with the best in the world ".
