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Welcome to Basilia’s Garden HEALTHY Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Straight from the Olive trees to the bottles!
Polyphenols mg/kg :283
Acidity in % : 0.28
Why is Basilia's Garden Olive Oil Entitled as "Healthy"?
The range of Polyphenols for Healthy EVOO
Research has shown that although almost all olive varieties can produce Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
There are only a few that have been shown to have very high levels of Polyphenols Virgin Olive Oils have a Natural Polyphenol level that can range from anywhere between 50 – 5000 mg/kg (using NMR Spectroscopy).
On Average, EVOOs (the highest quality Olive Oil) range between 100-250 mg/kg polyphenols.
Extra Virgin Olive Oils which comply with the EU Health Claim (over 250 mg/kg throughout product life)
Basilia’s Garden Healthy EVOO Quality Range:
•Polyphenols mg/kg :283
•Acidity in % : 0.28 Olive Oil
High Polyphenols indicates Basilia’s Garden Olive Oil can be called
“Healthy Extra Virgin Olive Oil.”
Basilia's Garden Healthy Olive Oil Analysis Chart
About Us
Basilia's Garden Olive Grove
Basilia's Garden
Leccino and Castiglionese Olive trees.
Leccino and Castiglionese Olive trees.
· Personality: The maturation is early and simultaneous. The fruit is purple-black although purple green at the optimal picking time. The oil is good, mildly fruity and delicate.
· Facts of note: Good resistance to winds, fog, olive knot, fungus and peacock spot. Rustic variety, widely planted throughout the world. The tree is quick to produce and resists well adverse climatic conditions and parasites. More recently it has been used for the production of table olives, semi-ripe or black.
Harvesting the Olives
Harvesting the Olives
The Olives are hand picked.
Collection and transport of the Olives.
The Olives are transported within hours of Harvesting to the Factory to get pressed to produce the Olive Oil.
Factory where the Olives are processed
The Factory is in the same town as the Olive Grove….. in Castilenti.
The Factory is a couple of blocks from the Olive Grove.
Processing of the olives for oil extraction.
Processing of the olives for oil extraction.
The trees produce a combination of both green and black olives.
Oil dispensed and packaged
It’s a neat sight to watch the oil pour out.
And the oil in the purest form is packed and delivered to You.
One will not find a fresher, Extra Virgin, Organic Olive Oil, direct from the tree to the bottle with love and care From My Home to Yours.
Basilia's Garden Farm house
The Farm House on the Property.
If interested in visiting Castilenti, italy … Please send us a message, and we will be happy to help You plan your local stay and advise on things and places one could discover in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Caprese Salad made with Basilia's Garden Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Caprese Salad : Caprese Salad is a simple Italian salad, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and sweet basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil.
Basilia's Olive Oil for Hair and Nails
Basilia’s Olive Oil for hair and nails.
Olive oil nourishes and strengthens the keratin of the nails; is useful for hair health and their beauty, it nourishes and softens, regenerates the hair fiber, creates a sheath that protects them from smog and atmospheric agents; useful against weakness and hair loss, because it manages to deeply nourish the hair bulb
Basilia's Olive Oil for Beauty
The properties of olive oil as beauty treatment were known for generations, in all Mediterranean countries. The Phoenicians named it “liquid gold”, the Egyptians used it to soften the skin and make hair shiny, and athletes in ancient Greece used it during massage.
Studies show that the composition of the fats contained inside extra virgin olive oil (triglycerides) is similar to the serum of human skin and that, it is the one with the greater affinity to the lipid layer of the skin. This makes it a natural anti-aging for the dermis recovery.
CASTILENTI, PROVINCE OF TERAMO, ABRUZZO, ITALY
Town of Castilenti – The Town is located in the foothills of the Gran Sasso Mountains.
Landscape and Terrain in the Town of Castilenti.
Basilia’s Garden Olive Oil Products can be found for purchase in the exclusive stores below