Description: Prasines green olives with lemon by Sakellaropoulos organic farms are the extension of the tradition of Laconia to new horizons.
They combine the authentic taste of green olives with their specialized natural way of processing, based on scientific monitoring.
These green olives are ideal for those who do not prefer or have intolerance to vinegar and therefore to olives with vinegar, because it is not contained in any stage of their production and packaging.
At the same time, they retain the authentic taste of unripe green olives, with minimal presence of salt and are definitely a high quality culinary proposal that has been awarded internationally.
High Phenolic Unripe Green Olives
Natural - With Lemon - Without Vinegar
At Sakellaropoulos organic farms, in Sparta, Laconia, since 1992, the first Greek terroir has been created with certified organic cultivation, vertical production and approved packaging according to Greek and international standards.
The olive production in the terroir of Sakellaropoulos organic farms is treated as a quality act, with respect to the long tradition of the land but also the care of the ecosystem.
With exclusively vertical self-production (single estate), after several years of efforts, innovative methods and scientific knowledge, we cultivate, produce and package green olives, unripe, small, with lemon juice and peel, with aromatic savory, with minimal addition of salt and without vinegar, the unripe green olives with the brand name "Prasines".
Ideal for those who do not prefer or are intolerant to vinegar and therefore to olives with vinegar, Green olives are ideal because they do not contain vinegar at any stage of their production and packaging.
At the same time, they retain the authentic taste of unripe green olives, with a minimal presence of salt and are definitely a culinary proposal of high quality.
It is another product of high expertise of our farms, while they are one of the main functional foods of Sakellaropoulos organic farms, with antioxidants that protect human health.
It is, after all, one of the key ingredients of the world-famous "Mediterranean diet", which seems to have amazing effects on the longevity of the Mediterranean peoples.
The Prasines green olives are a delicious delicacy, which with its presence honors any gastronomic creation, while for many consumers it is a gourmet proposal of high quality.
They combine the authentic, pure taste of the green small olive fruit with their specialized natural way of processing, based on tradition and scientific monitoring. Their taste identity is completed by extra virgin organic olive oil of our production, fresh lemon and charismatic savory.
The Prasines natural olives of Sakellaropoulos organic farms are an experience of authentic taste of green olives, high quality, awarded by expert tasters, in international quality competitions.
Their production method is innovative, starting exclusively from our organic farms, which is why they are characterized by the international term single estate.
There is absolute management during their handmade collection at a specific stage, with at the same time strict quality sorting before they go through the process of many months of natural fermentation, within a few hours of harvesting these green Olives, with minimal addition of salt at all stages.
A very important difference is that their salt content is at very low levels, throughout the fermentation process and in their final formulation, at a rate of less than 50% of the average salt contained in the respective olives that are usually circulating in the market.
Their non-thermal processing (pasteurization) at any stage, from harvest to final packaging, has a significant effect on their content of beneficial micronutrients but also on their high taste quality.
The Prasines green olives of Sakellaropoulos organic farms are 100% natural and are not processed or artificially colored. At the same time, no intervention is made in their physical form, such as the deconstructive "slitting" or the violent "cracking", or their exposure to the sun and the atmosphere, as in the usual olives of the market.
Consequently, the green olives of Sakellaropoulos organic farms have a high nutritional value, as they have high levels of phenols, antioxidants, vitamins and beneficial micronutrients, which are preserved in olives through the natural process of many months of fermentation.
The result is a "live" functional food with wonderful natural aromas and excellent taste of unripe green olives.
In their final package we add a large amount of organic extra virgin olive oil of Sakellaropoulos organic farms, a specific amount of lemon juice and peel, along with a quantity of authentic savory, completing the tasting palette of unripe green olives.
They are produced without chemical additives, without artificial preservatives and without pasteurization. We do not use chemicals or artificial substances during the debittering process, which destroy many of the beneficial components of the olives and the substances that promote the evolution of aromatic and taste characteristics.
Based on regular and specialized analysis that we carry out in accredited laboratories and university institutions, the Prasines olives contain many beneficial health protection ingredients. These beneficial ingredients that concern table olives in general, are the polyphenols, predominantly hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol and their derivatives.
In addition to the rich health protective ingredients, their identity is defined by their taste profile, of high quality. The Prasines natural olives of Sakellaropoulos organic farms are special, small and belong to the international category "excellent olives".
They have many positive taste characteristics that provide them with identity, fruity aroma of unripe green olives, uniformity of size, low salt, with ideal hardness and very percussive crunch.
Their delicious palette is complemented by the fresh lemony taste and the aromas of lemon blossoms in combination with the slight bitterness, the rich fibrous texture and the refined flavor.
Their identity is completed with a prolonged botanical aftertaste, with notes of lemon, fine herbe savory and of course the absolutely pleasant bitterness of the unripe green olive.
The combination of ingredients and their proportion in all stages of production of the Prasines green olives is an innovation, a taste "secret" of Sakellaropoulos organic olives.
For this special taste and high quality, they have been distinguished many times in international table olive tasting competitions.
Their world-leading distinction was in London, with a gold star at the Great Taste Awards. The international culinary competition Great Taste Awards that awards the highest quality products in the world and is a reference point for high quality food.
The natural table olives Greens of Sakellaropoulos organic farms, for their special taste and high quality have been awarded for two consecutive years, by numerous panels of expert judges, at the international table olive tasting competition, the Taste Olymp Awards for 2020 and 2019.
In 2016 at the international Taste Olymp Awards, they were awarded a gold prize and the distinction in the 20 best products of the competition (TOP 20) among more than 1500 quality foods that participated.
In addition to the connoisseurs of the international competitions for the high quality olive tasting, they have impressed the culinary experts in gourmet foods, desserts and specialized drinks.
They are used by many Greek and foreign chefs with fine flavors in their cooking, pastry chefs in their confectionery but also bartenders who use them in extremely inspiring and enjoyable delicious creations of high quality, which promote the Greek culinary culture.
The natural Green olives are a result of our persistent vision since 1992 in the promotion of very high quality in the field of organic farming, belonging to the category of functional foods.
As a single estate and terroir olive product of Sakellaropoulos organic farms, it is packaged exclusively in our modern packaging facilities with all the legal specifications for food safety and hygiene (see more).
Prasines Green Olives with lemon - Without Vinegar
Unpasteurized - Without Additives
