Our Oils

A Love Affair of Olive Oils

We taste on a daily basis, the best oils that we can find from Argentina, Australia, California, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey.

Committed Producers

We are supplied by family owned olive groves around the world including one less than sixty nautical miles from Sicily near the ancient Mediterranean city of Carthage in the North African country of Tunisia. This facility also has an olive oil mill for testing and evaluating the methods of olive oil producing regions of the world.

Our suppliers continue to produce the finest conventional and organic olive oil in their facilities. We are proud to present many varieties from small regional mills for the very first time in the United States. We see ourselves as the storefronts of a growing family of small but efficient producers whose extra virgin olive oil is finding its way into the homes of Americans.

State of the Art Production Facilities

In October of 1998, Veronica Foods Company, our main producer, with its Tunisian partner Medgold, completed the construction of a state-of-the-art crushing mill and nitrogen flushed storage facility.

Commitment to the Highest Quality

The Olive Crush offers only the highest quality of olive oils available in the world. We invite you to try for yourself and taste the love that

Health Benefits of Olive Oil

More and more scientific evidence is mounting to support the very important role that natural antioxidants in Extra Virgin Olive Oil play in protecting the body against various cancers - especially colon and breast carcinoma. These antioxidants neutralise the free radicals in the body. Free radicals are formed by normal metabolism as well as by many of the pollutants that we are unavoidably exposed to.

The natural antioxidants in Extra Virgin Olive Oil make it so much healthier than olive oil that has been refined. The refining process, which is the same as other vegetable oils, such as canola oil, have to be subjected to in order to be fit for human consumption, destroys these valuable antioxidants as well as the gorgeous flavor components, mineral and vitamins.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil is unique amongst vegetable oils in that it can be consumed in its natural state without any need for refining.

• * Olive oil contains high levels (65 - 85%) of monounsaturated fatty acids which maintain the healthiest cholesterol balance. This is more than most cooking oils.
• * A healthy cholesterol balance protects the heart and arteries from plaque build-up.
• * The high levels of polyphenols in EVOO are strongly antioxidant and fight the free radicals in our bodies. Excess free radicals cause oxidative stress and have been linked to many forms of cancer.
• * The antioxidants also maintain the integrity of the oil by protecting it from oxidation.
• * Extra Virgin Olive Oil is rich in Vitamins E, A, D and K .
• * Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant.
• The monounsaturated fat can benefit non-insulin dependent diabetics.