Whole Black Olives Discover the process of creating whole black olives from tree to table. Learn about the unique methods used for a perfect package. Black olives are made by harvesting the olives from trees using machines. The olives are then placed in large tanks with salt water to remove bitterness. After that, they are dipped in a lye solution (often sodium hydroxide) to make them softer and less bitter. The olives are then washed to remove the lye solution. Next, they are spread out and exposed to air to turn them black. Sometimes, they are soaked in brine with specific cultures to add flavor. the olives are soaked in salt water with herbs and spices, and then sorted by size. Finally, the olives are packed in brine or oil with various flavorings and preservatives, and vacuum-sealed for a longer shelf life and freshness. AVAILABLE PACKING The black olives season begins in August with green olives . Varieties of Egyptian Black Olives: Manzanilla black Olives : .Its size range from 140 to 400 pieces per kilogram,Available in all forms . Picual black Olives: It resembles the Manzanilla olives in the number of piece , Available in all forms. Azizy black Olives And Aksi Green Olives : Its size range from 80 to 260 pieces per kilogram ,Available in all forms . Kouprosy black Olives"Gordal " : It resembles the Azizy olives in shape , firmness and size , its only available only in whole .
