Olive oil is the oil that comes from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea). Virgin olive oil is produced by mechanical processing of the olive fruit in olive mills. It is a key element of the Mediterranean diet and is considered a healthy food product due to its content of monounsaturated fats, antioxidants, etc.
Physical and chemical characteristics
Crude virgin olive oil is a mixture of various ingredients. These can be distinguished into three categories: Glycerides, fat-soluble substances and water-soluble substances. They can also be distinguished into saponifiable and non-saponifiable components. Glycerides, which are also saponifiable components, are mainly triglycerides, i.e. esters of glycerol with fatty acids. The latter are mainly: oleic, palmitoleic, linoleic, stearic and palmitic. The first three are unsaturated fatty acids, and the other two are saturated
Historical data
In the Greek area, presses for the production of oil from olives and containers (jars) for oil storage dating from the Mycenaean era have been found. According to the excavations carried out in the Proto-Cycladic II (2,700-2,300 BC) cemetery of Spedos in 1903 by Klonos Stefanos, among the other finds, he mentions a silver-plated clay vessel which contained traces of spoiled olive oil. The careful research in the chemistry of the National University under Professor K. Zengeli proved, beyond doubt, the existence of olive oil. Klonos Stefanos (in the Proceedings of the Archaeological Society PAE 1906) notes that together with the silver-plated clay vessel, a triple clay oil lamp was found. Olive oil is referred to on a Linear B tablet from Knossos as erawo (oil) and on others with a special ideogram.
Olive oil and health
Olive oil contains high levels of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) as well as an abundance of bioactive components. Of these, the phenolic components are the most extensively studied. Regarding the benefits of MUFAs in human health, the US Food and Drink Administration authorized qualitative health claims (health claims), for the first time in 2004, regarding the protection offered by monounsaturated fatty acids of olive oil against cardiovascular risk diseases. Overall, the benefits of olive oil fatty acids were summarized at the first International Conference on Olive Oil and Health, in 2005. But olive oil is more than a rich source of monounsaturated fatty acids. Its phenolic components have shown anti-inflammatory and chemo-protective properties. Oleocanthal in olive oil has been found to have a similar effect to the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen. In none of the studies in which the role of phenolic components of olive oil has been examined, cytotoxicity has been shown.
Hawthorn berries contain antioxidants, therefore, they help improve blood circulation, regulate the contraction of the heart muscle and help cleanse blood vessels. Ursulic acid has a cardiostimulating effect and dilates blood vessels. Therefore, most often hawthorn berries are used to treat: angina pectoris; hypertension; arrhythmias; myocardial infarction. The biologically active substances that make up the hawthorn fruit have a calming effect, positively affecting the nervous system.
Hawthorn berries are harvested during their full ripening from August to the end of October. Ripe berries are collected in bags or baskets, cutting off the whole inflorescence with berries or berries separately. The raw material is taken to a rockery where it is dried in a heated, temperature-controlled room. The berries are then cleaned of stalks and twigs, leaves, pips, defects, and unripe berries.
* Wild-growing plants
* Max drying temperature 50 degrees C
* Humidity 8-9%
* Purification method: color-sorting machine
* Packaging weight 25 kg OR on request
* Production capacity from 20 tons per season
* High nutrient content from the south of Ukraine
The price may vary depending on the volume and season.
Ecologically clean Odessa region in Ukraine allows us to collect wild plants with a high content of nutrients.
At your request, we will provide a photo and any information about a particular batch.
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Rose hips (lat. Hip rose, fruit) can be used in many different variations. First of all, rosehip is a powerful bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and phytoncidal agent. Thanks to the record content of vitamin C, it gives a boost of immunity and increases the body's resistance to viruses and infections.
The picking season is from September to November.
Workers pick the berries by hand as they ripen. Raw material is delivered to the company, where it is dried in a heated, temperature-controlled room. Then, berries are cleaned of peduncles and twigs, leaves, defects and unripe berries.
- Wild plants.
- Humidity (9% -10%).
- Maximum amount
- Purification method: color-sorting machine
- Packaging (weight 25 kg)
- Production capacity - from 100000 tons
Hypericum perforatum, herba
High quality dried St. John's wort organic or conventional for wholesale
The abundance of useful components allows the use of St. John's wort in various branches of traditional and folk medicine.It is often added to decoctions, infusions, or tea. They help eliminate unpleasant symptoms and normalize well-being.
We provide drying of our products meeting all requirements to keep max of useful substances
Country of origin - Ukraine
Fragaria vesca, folia
High quality wild strawberry leaf for wholesale
The fruits and leaves of strawberries are rich in vitamins, the fruits contain vitamin C (up to 60 mg%), carotene (0.08 mg), vitamin B1 (0.03 mg), vitamin 132 (0.1 mg), vitamin K (0.1 mg %), PP. Strawberry leaves can also be used as a source of vitamin C (400 mg), they are used as a substitute for tea.
In scientific medicine, the fruits and leaves of strawberries â?? Folium Fragariae are used as a weak diuretic for gout, kidney stones, gallstones, uterine bleeding, and anemia.
We provide drying of our products meeting all requirements to keep max of useful substances.
Country of origin - Ukraine
Calendula officinalis, flores
High quality pot marigold for wholesale.
Pot marigold florets are edible. They are often used to add color to salads or added to dishes as a garnish in lieu of saffron. While the leaves are also edible, they are generally not considered palatable, though historically they have been incorporated into potherb and salads. Additionally, the plant is utilized for tea-making purposes.
For many years flowers are used as a medicinal herb, as well as a dye for fabrics, foods, and cosmetics. They are also used to make an oil that is widely used in skin products.
We provide drying of our products meeting all requirements to keep max of useful substances.
Country of origin - Ukraine
Symphytum officinale, herba
High quality comfrey root / herb for wholesale
The leaves are used in salads and soups. Comfrey is being studied as a vegetable and forage plant.
The root gives a red color.
The medicinal raw material is the root, which is dug up in the fall.
Medicines from comfrey have an astringent, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, enveloping, and hemostatic effect.
Comfrey extract softens and heals the skin, causes rapid cell restoration, promotes rapid hydration of the skin, giving it a healthy appearance, and is used in aromatic bath oils.
We provide drying of our products meeting all requirements to keep max of useful substances.
Country of origin - Ukraine
Juglans regia, partitionibus
High quality walnut partitions and/or leaves for wholesale.
Both leaves and partitions are widely used in medicine.Particions contains the most iodine. It causes a pleasant dark brown color and a bitter taste. It is because of the high content of iodine that this product is valued. It also contains trace elements such as potassium, magnesium, and zinc. The vitamin composition of the partitions is rich: they contain carotene, nicotinic and ascorbic acids, B vitamins and vitamin PP. There are a lot of amino acids, tannins and essential oils in the partitions, which determine their benefits for the human body.
We provide drying of our products meeting all requirements to keep max of useful substances.
Country of origin - Ukraine
Polygonum aviculare, herba
High quality dried Common knotgrass herb for wholesale
Medicinal, fodder, honey and dye plant. Its herb contains flavonoids, tannins, carotene, vitamins E, C. In scientific medicine, the herb of ergot is used - Herba Polygoni avicularis. The infusion of ergot grass is usually used to treat urological diseases.
We provide drying of our products meeting all requirements to keep max of useful substances.
Country of origin - Ukraine
Tanacetum vulgare, flores
High quality dried Tansy flowers for wholesale
Tansy flowers- Flores Tanaceti - are used in scientific medicine. The flowers contain essential oil (up to 0.8%), alkaloids, bitter and tannins, organic acids, resin, vitamin C, carotene. It is used as an aromatic-bitter flavoring instead of vanilla to flavor the dough used in confectionery products. Tansy preparations (powders, extracts, aerosols) have a harmful effect on many types of insects and mites, are used to destroy human and animal parasites, pests of agriculture and forestry , as well as food supplies. It is not inferior to pyrethrum in its insecticidal effect.
We provide drying of our products meeting all requirements to keep max of useful substances.
Country of origin - Ukraine
Plantago major, folia
High quality plantain leaf for wholesale.
Great plantain leaves contain polysaccharides, including mucilage (up to 11%), the iridoid glycoside aucubin, bitter substances, carotenoids, ascorbic acid, and choline.
As medicinal raw materials, large plantain leaf (lat. Folium Plantaginis majoris) and fresh plantain grass (Herba Plantaginis majoris recens) are used.
Preparations made from plantain leaves have a multifaceted healing effect.
In scientific medicine, the leaves are used as a wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, expectorant, hypnotic, analgesic, bactericidal and antiallergic agent.
We provide drying of our products meeting all requirements to keep max of useful substances.
Country of origin - Ukraine
Zea mays, style cum stigmatis
High quality cornsilk for wholesale.
Corn stalks with silks (lat. Stili et Stigmata Maydis) are used in medicine. They are harvested in the summer in the stage of milky ripeness of the cobs or in August - September when harvesting corn cobs. Corn silks contain ascorbic acid, pantothenic acid, vitamin K, fatty oil, traces of essential oil, bitter substances, saponins, resins, sitosterol, stigmasterol; have choleretic and diuretic properties. In folk medicine they are used for liver diseases.
We provide drying of our products meeting all requirements to keep max of useful substances.
Country of origin - Ukraine
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