Kontou Olive Mill - Vasiliko, Evia | Production & Distribution of Olive Oil



OUR OLIVE MILL Kontos Olive Mill Vasiliko Evia - Production & Distribution of Extra Virgin Olive Oil At our modern olive mill “Kontos Olive Mill” in Vasiliko, Evia, for the extraction of olive oil we use a three - phase centrifugal system. In addition, the “traditional process” is applied, during which the olive oil is extracted by pressure in a hydraulic press. It constitutes the best method of production, based on the combination of the traditional production method with the use of modern technological equipment.

Production Stages
For the processing of olive oil we follow seven steps:

1. Receipt of the fruit
Receipt of the fruit with our own vehicles from the nearby areas of the producers or transportation by the producers themselves to our facility.

2. Washing
The olives are first placed in a fruit reception hopper and then led by a screw conveyor to the defoliator, where leaves and other foreign materials are removed. Washing follows to remove foreign substances (dust, soil, etc.). After washing, the grinding of the fruit in a crusher follows.

3. Crushing - grinding of the olive fruit
The grinding of the fruit is done with a crusher with toothed disks. If the olives being processed are frozen or very dry, a small amount of water is added.

4. Malaxation
After grinding, the olive paste is mixed in the malaxer after the addition of warm water. Malaxation is a key stage of processing and contributes to the merging of small oil droplets into larger drops of oil. To facilitate the process, the olive paste is heated to 28 - 30ºC.

5. Collection of olive oil

6. Cleaning of olive oil

7. Final separation
The final separation of the olive oil from the vegetable liquids is carried out using centrifugal oil separators.

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We would be happy to welcome you to the modern facilities of our olive mill in Vasiliko, Evia, so you can see and taste the excellent quality of our olive oil during its production season.