There are more than 1,000 olive oil brands in the world, from family farms to multinational conglomerates, and the annual olive oil competition held after the harvest season has become a major event in the industry. With the global promotion of olive oil consumption, the number of olive oil competitions is increasing day by day, and the points ranking between the events has also been launched, among which the Mario Solinas Award, sponsored by the International Olive Council (IOC), has the highest gold content, and only 12 awards are awarded each year in the heavy, medium and light green and ripe fruit categories. Oreo is a regular of the Mario Solinas Awards, with a spot in the light, medium and heavy green fruit categories, and the general-purpose EVOO won third prize in the Mario Solinas mild green fruit category for the third year in a row.
 
Half of the world's olive oil comes from Spain, and 75 percent of Spain's olive oil comes from the autonomous community of Andalusia. Oleo Native is a large cooperative of 5,500 olive growing families, with a total of 17 oil mills, located in the provinces of Seville and Córdoba, the most important olive producing regions in Spain, covering a total of 54,000 hectares of olive groves, which can be pressed within 12 hours of fruit harvest, and is an important economic engine in the region.
 
Orchards and oil mills belong to different cooperation models, which is common in Spain for large-scale olive oil production, where farmers provide oil fruits, and the brand establishes rigorous experiments and research and development laboratories to ensure the quality of the oil in order to achieve the highest production efficiency. Oreo Native has one of nine independent laboratories authorized by the IOC, which can issue authoritative test reports for olive oil companies, and can also determine the amount of fertilizer applied and the best harvest time for each variety through quantitative analysis. Its tasting panel is also IOC certified, which is the only two other companies in Spain to have the same qualifications.
 
Under the protection of the laboratory, the natural acidity of Oleo original products has been effectively controlled, the natural acidity of all products is within 0.3%, and the flagship oil is controlled below 0.2%, the oil is not easy to oxidize, and the quality is stable.
 
Large-scale production has made it easier for Spanish olive oil to go global, and Oleo Original's full line of products has also passed the double PDO origin certification of the European Union and Esteba, Spain, successfully knocking on the door of the Chinese market. Although the mild-flavored general-purpose EVOO is easier to penetrate into Asia, the main product that Oleo has launched in China is the Selection EVOO, which won the third prize in the 2015 Mario Solinas Medium Green Fruit category. The two varieties of white leaves (Hojiblanco) and Arbequina (Arbequina) are sweet and fragrant, picked at low ripeness, squeezed out of clear green oil, almond aroma mixed with a balance of spicy and bitter taste, rich in layers, just the degree that is not difficult for Chinese taste buds to accept, the price of a single liter does not exceed 75 yuan, is an ideal cost-effective choice.
 
However, after various quarantines, imported olive oil has lost nearly half a year's shelf life when it arrives in China, which is a big disadvantage for olive oil, which attaches great importance to freshness, and try to ask the store about the month of the latest oil before buying.
 
Of Oleo's native single-fruit extra virgin olive oils, the one that best adapts to Asian tastes is Arbequina EVOO. The fruity aroma is prominent, the taste is fresh, the bitterness is mild, with a little spicy, and the anchovies, cheese, mayonnaise can be paired to reduce the fishy greasyness, 2.5L is sold for 258 yuan.
 
Oleo's original product in charge of Mario Solinas' medal list in the heavy green fruit category is the high-end line Estepa Virgen Premium EVOO. Pressed with an early harvest of olives, the acidity is only 0.15%, the oil is pure green, and the polyphenols provide a heavy bitterness and a spicy sensation that the average person can bear. Due to the low oil yield, the price is also as high as more than 6 times that of Selection EVOO, which is sold at 238 yuan/500ml.
 
Among the olive oil brands that have entered the Asian market, many lead with slightly bitter and low-spicy products, and there are not many who dare to challenge the taste buds of Chinese like Oleo Original, and the brand is low-key, Oleo Native has not gained much support in China. But if you are more interested in olive oil that is high in polyphenols and mainly used for drenching, Oleo Raw is one of the few options in the Chinese market.