Emile Noel Extra Virgin Olive Oil – First Crop 2021, 750ml

First Harvest – a burst of flavor and complexity!

Every year, Emile Noel celebrates and welcomes its first olive harvest season in November.

For their 2021 harvest, a splash of creativity and fun has been added to each bottle with unique label art featuring one or more of their employees as appreciation towards them!

This fantastic oil combines a blend of three common Spanish olive varieties- Hojiblanca, Manzanilla and Picual, all originating from the Emile Noel olive family estate in Finca, Spain.

This unfiltered oil has delicate aromas of fresh almond, freshly cut herbs and green tomato alongside a unique grassy flavor with notes of bitterness and spiciness. This makes it excellent for Mediterranean dishes!

The first harvest also produces more nutritious and high chlorophyll oil for both culinary and wellness uses!

What Makes Us Different?

First in Harvest, First in Aroma!

Our first crop olive oil is always more intense with authentic aromas which come from a blend of olive varieties- Hojiblanca, Manzanilla and Picual which are commonly grown in Spain. This combination gives the grassy aroma with notes of bitterness and spiciness.

In addition to taste, the time between the harvest and the pressing of olive always result in unique tasting notes.

Higher Chlorophyll, Bigger Benefits!

When olives are harvested early, the chlorophyll is particularly intense and offers greater health benefits.

As the harvest continues, the chlorophyll pigments decrease significantly throughout ripening.

Pressing first crop olives yields less oil and the olives varieties may not contain much fat content. Therefore, 8kg of olives are used to produce 1kg of first harvest oil!

Unfiltered Nutrition!

Our unfiltered olive oil has a richer aroma and fruit flavor because it retains a tiny amount of fruit water.

This also means it contains both polar and non-polar polyphenols, both of which offer antioxidant properties.

In comparison, commercial filtered olive oil is free of fruit water and only retains non-polar polyphenols.

Qualities

• Certified organic
• First crop olive
• First cold-pressed virgin oil
• Unrefined
• Unfiltered
• More nutrients
• Distinctive taste
• Every batch quality tested for heavy metal, phthalates, etc
• Packed in dark amber bottle
• Nitrogen flushed to prevent oxidation before opening
• No GMO fruits
• No preservatives, colouring or flavouring
• Gluten and lactose free

Ingredients

Extra Virgin Olive Oil*

*Ingredients from certified organic farming

How to Use

Ideal as drizzle for your favourite pasta, salad dressing, dipping and low temperature cooking and baking

Storage

Store at a cool, dry place. Avoid from direct sunlight. Clouding and may solidify with cool temperature storage.

Benefits

Liver protection

Laboratory studies found that extra virgin olive oil may help prevent or repair liver damage

Protect heart and reduce cholesterol levels

High in omega-9 that can help reduce blood cholesterol

Rich in antioxidants

Prevent infections and cellular aging by protecting them from harmful radicals

Anti-inflammation

• Contain oleocanthal that may have similar effect as ibuprofen
• Reduce inflammatory markers

May reduce diabetes risk

May have beneficial effects on blood sugar and insulin sensitivity

Why Emile Noel?

Old and Gold

Emile Noël® is a French family-owned company with 100 years of history. It is the market leader for organic first cold-pressed virgin oils, being the first oil mill in France to press seeds farmed organically in 1972. Its exclusive screw press processing technique has passed down for four generations.

Slow Oil

Pressed slowly at temperature below 60°C to preserve as much flavor and goodness as possible.

Good Oil Starts from the Seed

Faithful to the old adage of “to make good oils, you need good seeds”, Emile Noël® travels around the world in search of the right organic seeds, particularly those grown in quality soil.

By finding soil and climates that are favourable to the seed’s growth, they lay the foundation to extracting oils with excellent flavours and nutritional qualities.

Lab Tests and Traceability

Periodical tests and analysis of heavy metal, phthalates and pesticides as well as rigorous quality control to guarantee 100% traceability from raw materials to the end products.

Quality Judged by Oil Testers

Blind taste tests are conducted every week by a team under the supervision of Emile Noël’s® judging panel, where they evaluate the organoleptic characteristics of each product in order to determine its quality and category.

Furthermore, all oils are subjected to an internal monitoring plan created by Emile Noël’s® labs.

Environmentally and Free-Trade Friendly

Emile Noël® compensates small-scale farmers fairly for their work while providing working conditions that respect every employee’s well-being and dignity.

They are also dedicated to enviromentally-friendly production by recycling waste, obtaining EU Ecolabel certification, as well as reducing carbon emissions and energy wastage.