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Oct. 18, 2012

Are Mission Olives Actually Picholine Marocaine?

Since their introduction in the late 1700's Mission olives were thought to be unique to the U.S. but DNA fingerprinting suggests otherwise.

Apr. 18, 2012

Olive Varietals: Some Interesting Peculiarities

In Spain, we have around 400 different registered varietals which, according to their importance are classified into majority, secondary and minority.

Mar. 14, 2012

Olive Identification Gets Fast and Easy

New DNA identification techniques differentiate between different olive varieties are hugely more efficient as well as more accurate than previous methods.