ARISTOLEO AWARDS HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!
ARISTOLEO AWARDS FOR JANUARY 2023
Since the start of the Aristoleo Awards in 2016 for high phenolic EVOO, I saw it as a journey of discovery. Each year we have a different theme to explore the many aspects of olive oil one by one. Now we have the Aristoleo Cooler as well.
What we have discovered: the olive oil health benefits are derived from the concentration of phenolic compounds it contains and not the olive oil itself.
ARISTOLEO AWARDS is the first to give out awards for the 2022-23 harvest season.
See full list of Aristoleo Awards 2023
This is our SECOND 2nd ANOUNCEMENT January 31, 2023
NEXT announcement in February 28, 2023
Aristoleo serves the high phenolic producers interests.
This is the reason we announce the results as we receive them.
DOUBLE GOLD
ABRAMI
ORGANIC
SLOVENIA
VARIETY: Istrska belica / Istrian White
TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT: 1200- 2000mg per kg
Order a years supply now before it’s sold out.
contact: Gorazd Jereb gjereb@gmail.com
GOLD
FASOULAKIS BIO EARLY HARVEST
ORGANIC
FASOULAKIS DIMITRIOS
VARIETY: Koroneiki
PITSIDIA MATALA HERAKLION GREECE
Contact: Dimitri Fasoulaki vall@otenet.gr
GOLD
ENETIKON BIO GREEN ORGANIC
ORGANIC
Greece
VARIETY: LIANOLIA from Preveza
TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT: 800 – 1200 mg per kg
LIMITED SUPPLY! Place your order today before it’s sold out
Contact: Eleni Adronikidou bio.green.oliveoil@gmail.com
GOLD
MAROVA
ORGANIC
TO PERIVOLI TOU THEODOROU LTD
VARIETY: Koroneiki
TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT: 800 – 1200 mg per kg
Limited quantities Order now before it’s sold out
Contact: Charis Christoforou topervoli@gmail.com
BRONZE
“THEMISTOCLES ESTATE“
TRADITIONAL
Komotini, Greece
KONSTANTINOS COMPANY
Variety: Maroneia
TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT: 250- 500 mg per kg
Limited quantity available. Order now before it’s sold out
Contact: Konstantinos Roussos kwstasroussos2@gmail.com
BRONZE
LAXIES
ORGANIC
TO PERIVOLI TOU THEODOROU LTD
VARIETY: Blend of Cypriot & Ladoelia varieties
TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT: 250 – 500 mg per kg
Limited quantities Order now before it’s sold out
Contact: Charis Christoforou topervoli@gmail.com
REGISTER TODAY FOR ARISTOLEO AWARDS 2023
High Phenolic Olive Oil entry fee: €275 per sample (discount for multiples).
If you have a current qNMR certificate €100.00 will be deducted from the registration fee.
High Phenolic Table Olives registration fee: €250
If you have a qNMR certificate €100.00 will be deducted from the registration fee.
Registration form: LINK
Δηλωση συμμετοχης: LINK
Early Harvest High Phenolic EVOO in the Mediterranean Region was never used as a Traditional Food; it was considered and used as a Traditional or Folk Medicine. It was never sold but it was produced in small quantities and passed around to family members and consumed on a daily basis as a tonic and “panaceum” usually mixed with red wine. I grew up with it. My mother soothed my teething pain by rubbing it on my gums. Now we have the Aristoleo Coolers to protect display and deliver fresh olive oil.
Only recently did we discover the phenolic compounds responsible for this apparent pain reduction effect.
In 2005 Gary Beauchamp identified the peppery taste of olive oil was caused by a phenolic compound. He named it Oleocanthal the rest is History as they say… The came the EU 432/2012 Labelling Health Claim for polyphenols in olive oil. This health claim inspired me to research and write about it.
2012 was also the year that Dr. Prokopios Magiatis and his team of researchers developed the qNMR method to analyze quantitatively the presence of phenolic compounds in olive oil.
Here we are today 10 years later. The health claim has not been supported by the Food Safety Agencies in the EU because of the immense pressure they face from the olive oil industry spearheaded by the IOC (International Olive Council). They resent the EU creating a new category of olive oil based on polyphenol concentrations… and here we are.
High Phenolic EVOO May be the Real Fountain of Youth
10 Years After
It has not been easy these last 10 years but the message is finally getting though to the consumers. Many independent olive growers decided to change their harvest times, milling settings to increase the polyphenol content and storage temperatures to protect them against oxidation.
For the first time in history we have enough of this high phenolic EVOO being produced for commercial purposes. It is very expensive, but once more consumers demand it and more olive growers begin producing it, we expect the prices to drop over next 5 years. There is always the danger that some may cut corners or mislabel their olive oil to make a quick buck. This is why we created the Aristoleo Awards, the DataLok Certification and Aristoleo Cooler.
ARISTOLEO AWARDS HISTORY IN THE MAKING
2016 “The Greek Miracle”
2017 “Tasted Tested & True”
2018 “Beyond Organic Beyond Extra Virgin”
2019 “Food as Medicine”
2020 “Age of Transparency – High Tech High Touch”
2021 “The Phenolic Effect”
2022 “The Age of Clarity – Aristoleo Cooler”
2023 “Polyphenols the Key to Health and Long Life”
High Phenolic Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Olives
The annual Aristoleo Awards have become the leading advocate for the distinct category of high phenolic olive oil and olives.
The EU 432/2012 Labelling Health Claim for polyphenols has revolutionized the olive oil industry by offering a distinct and measurable health benefit of each olive oil. It is no longer the level of acidity that is the key criteria for quality of olive oil; the concentration of phenolic compounds in olive oil and olives is the new standard of quality.
Read about the latest research on the many health benefits of high phenolic olive oil here.
Aristoleo Awards Presented on Monthly Basis
