Olive Oil at its best

A slightly longer and warmer development period has seen Rich Glen’s much anticipated 2023 olive harvest producing an exceptional cold-pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO), with highly prized polyphenols or biophenols saturating this premium oil.

“Olives pressed within six hours of harvesting produce our premium EVOO - which the olive industry fondly refers to as the first or ‘early harvest’ - and is prized for its powerful antioxidants,” Daimien said.

Recent research indicates these antioxidants help to protect the body against oxidative stress and inflammation. These same polyphenols give the EVOO its characteristic peppery flavour, along with its intense and highly prized fresh green-grass aroma.

“Fresh, pure, premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil is now known to have a positive impact on health including heart disease, blood pressure, weight, diabetes and other inflammatory diseases,” accredited dietician and Australia’s EVOO Olive Wellness Institute Expert Library Jacqui Plozza said.

Her presentation on the ‘Science of Extra Virgin Olive Oil’ also indicates that consuming between 20-50ml of EVOO per day is associated with health benefits, especially for heart health (eg cholesterol and blood pressure health).

The bottom line is that using premium EVOO as your preferred healthy fat - alongside a Mediterranean diet - is an example of nutritional, ‘gold standard’ ideals for assisting us all to maintain good health.

Rich Glen Olive Oil has 36,000 olive trees on the Murray River at Yarrawonga. It enables the production of about 200,000L of cold pressed EVOO annually. This is used as a base for more than 180 products - both food and skincare. All products are made on farm from 98 per cent Australian ingredients.

“We are passionate about producing premium products, and where possible, with all-Australian ingredients,” Daimien said.

“We love what we do and where we live, and we do it all with our family, and with amazing support from our community, near and far.”

The Rich Glen Provedore|Pantry and Rich Glen Orangerie|Skincare is open seven days a week at 137 Belmore St, Yarrawonga, from 9am to 4pm.

You can also view and purchase the range online at www.richglenoliveoil.com.