Exploring Olive Oil. I'm in a unique position to taste the world's best foods every day. I love full flavored, artisanally/traditionally made food. I chew and ponder, always remembering to eat fearlessly.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
What about the waste?
The first centrifuge separates the olive water, olive flesh, leaves, pits, stems, and leaves (all non-oil), and pushes them back outside onto another conveyor belt which leads up to a dumpster. This solid waste material is called pomace.
For those of you coming from the Wikipedia entry on OLIVE OIL, I suggest starting at Thursday, Nov 30, 2006, and perusing from that point onward through to Saturday, Dec 9, 2006.