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Olio extravergine di oliva
Producto Agroalimentario Tradicional, lista nacional del Ministerio de Agricultura italiano
Olive oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing whole olives (the fruit of Olea europaea, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin) and extracting the oil.
It is commonly used in cooking for frying foods, as a condiment, or as a salad dressing. It can also be found in some cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, soaps, and fuels for traditional oil lamps. It also has additional uses in some religions. The olive is one of three core food plants in Mediterranean cuisine, with wheat and grapes. Olive trees have been cultivated around the Mediterranean since the 8th millennium BC.
In 2022, Spain was the world's largest producer, manufacturing 24% of the world's total.
- N.º 14 de la lista siciliana de Productos Agroalimentarios Tradicionales
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Fuentes: eAmbrosia, el registro de la UE de indicaciones geográficas (nombres, tipo, fechas de registro); lista nacional de Productos Agroalimentarios Tradicionales del Ministerio de Agricultura italiano, revisión del 11 March 2025; Fundación Slow Food, Baluartes en Sicilia; textos e imágenes de Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Actualizado el 12 de septiembre de 2026.