EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL FROM CRETE

Producer Facts: EON is new Greece. Eclectic Flavours is a boutique company formed just two years ago, part of a wider set of innovative companies regenerating Greece’s economy by offering a broad range of timeless Greek deli foods in a new manner. EON’s team, husband and wife, have selected their favorite Greek foods and injected enthusiasm in their production, featuring truly ethical manufacturing, in which finished goods are literally made by hand. Their production process is unique, building on Greece’s new food cottage industry, with many individual small units springing up all across the country. These small units are the backbone of EON’s production, with women from rural areas doing what they always did best: handcrafting taste.

Product Facts: EON extra virgin olive oil stands out with a well-balanced medium spicy flavor and an intense fruity aroma.

The quality of the olive fruit’s juice varies according to the subsoil, the variety of trees, the cultivation, the harvesting and the production. For the EON olive oil creation, certified growers- producers were chosen from the fertile land of Crete. The whole region of Crete consists a vast olive grove. The favorable climate, sunlight, terrain, as well as the individual producers’ farming techniques practiced at their modern mills result in EON extra virgin olive oil production.

Health/Nutrition: Olive oil constitutes the core of the Mediterranean Diet. As it does not contain cholesterol, sodium, sugars but is a rich source of monounsaturated fat, olive oil greatly increases the life expectancy of adults. The indispensable nutritional value of extra virgin olive oil has been known for centuries and is still considered vitally important for its therapeutic properties.