Olive growers and millers benefit from measuring oil and moisture content in olive fruit, olive paste, pomace or waste water, which impact oil extraction yield and quality.
Oil accumulation in olive fruit starts thirty days after full bloom, but progresses at different rates according to variety or climate. Oil and moisture content in fruit can help to determine when to pick the fruit. Oil content as percentage of fruit dry weight (oil %DW) is more consistent than the visual ripeness or maturity index. for determining harvest timing. MORE
NIR CALIBRATION
Oil and moisture measurements can also be used to calibrate NIR equipment used at the olive mill. MORE
