OLIVES IN BRINE

An extensive share of the table-olive market is maintained by olives in brine. The fruits are selected by expert hands, packed in plastic tubs, bags or buckets and preserved adding water and salt. Packaging sizes range from 100g (3,5 oz) to 12Kg (26,4 lb) in many combinations... DEBITTERING or SWEETENING of (unripe) table olives: the olives are soaked in a solution of water and washing Soda (NaOH/KOH) in proportions varying between 1.5% and 3% between 8 and 12 hours... When the Debittering treatment is over the fruits are rinsed from 3 to 4 times with fresh water. The olives are then kept in brine with salt concentration varying between 7% and 9%.

Primary location: Roma Italy