ZEEA INC

Like green olives, black olives require pickling in water and salt -- but generally for a longer period of time. In fact, black olives usually require approximately 70 days of fermentation after harvesting before they can be consumed. Black olives are produced by leaving green olives on the tree for a longer period of time. Prolonged exposure to the sun as well as other reasons causes the colour of the fruit to turn black. When olives turn black in colour, it is important that they are harvested immediately. It is equally important that they are promptly prepared for 40 days of pickling in water and salt. It is the farmer’s commitment to this process that helps determine the quality of the end product.
Our company, in the recent years has realized the tremendous importance of the organic farming and has taken several steps to include in our product list a big assortment of organic (biological) products. ZEEA is certified by one of the major organizations that control and ensure that the products are originated from organic farming. We faithfully follow the strict rules that apply to organic products and we try to motivate the farmers to further develop & cultivate such goods. Currently we have a wide range of superb quality products such as Kalamata organic olives, Green organic olives and Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Also we are in the process of developing more products such as Green organic olives stuffed with organic almonds, or stuffed with organic garlic and so on..
	Raw, unprocessed olives are inedible. After a number of months ripening in brine they are suitable for consumption. For organic olives, this is a long and delicate process. The ultimate quality of the olives depends on this to a large extent. The risk here is that the process can go wrong and a vat of olives can become worthless. As a result, normal olive cultivation uses much faster methods with aggressive forms of soaking. Faster and more dependable and therefore cheaper of course. This just goes to show that organic olives can never really be cheap.