Are not-pasteurized olives "raw"?

[LightLover]

Hi,

In my shop they "shovel" olives out of a big jar . The jar says "not-pasteurized"


(it's not a canned jar, but it uses a closing-system people also use at home
when bottling jam and these kind of things, don't know the English name)

Are these olives supposed "raw""

thanks, LL

[Veganforlife]

Hmmmm. That's a good question. Can you contact the company directly from where these are purchased? Is there any contact information on any of the labeling?
To me - unless it says raw or unless I contact the company, I don't trust anything. :(

[DavidZaneMason]

My experience / opinion:

-I've eaten fresh olives....that fell right off the tree. They were terrible! Ha! ha! Fresh olives are not very edible at all....and not very appealing. So...even if the olives you get are not cooked......they are still probably pickled, salted and/or bottled and processed and preserved....and a less vital food then other fresh picked fruits and vegetables (in my opinion).

-David Z. Mason

[LightLover]

Hmmmm. That's a good question. Can you contact the company directly from where these are purchased? Is there any contact information on any of the labeling?
To me - unless it says raw or unless I contact the company, I don't trust anything. :(

* maybe a good idea to mail them, only to let them get used tot the
words "raw food" would be enough reason. I will ask about the
temerature of processing

My experience / opinion:

-I've eaten fresh olives....that fell right off the tree. They were terrible! Ha! ha! Fresh olives are not very edible at all....and not very appealing. So...even if the olives you get are not cooked......they are still probably pickled, salted and/or bottled and processed and preserved....and a less vital food then other fresh picked fruits and vegetables (in my opinion).

-David Z. Mason

* All true David, "raw, ripe, fresh and organic" is the rule.
This is not the very best food, but if I eat them, I want to eat the best
available. They are partly marinated in sunfloweroil, which is cheaper I think,
but not logic.
Why is it so difficult to make a honoust product? .

* They are also selling somtimes "wild" olives and "wild" oliveoil, which is a kind
of misusing the words.
LL

[Veganforlife]

Oh yeah! They try to fool us many times. Using language that is misleading. That is why you have to become a food cop/detective. But that's okay. Makes me just want to support my local organic produce people more!
Good luck in your journey...

[Rmiller]

I've eaten raw olives right from the tree too and I LOVE them. I didn't like the taste of any olives until I actually had one that wasn't cured, salted, etc. I think they taste much better in its original state - call me strange :)

Anyway, shows how tastes can differ.

Lisa

[Gwena]

This is such a good question. One I've wondered about for many years.

I've had the Nature's First Raw Peruvian olives, and these are straight from the tree. I actually still have them in my fridge come to think of it. They aren't so tasty. In fact, I find them downright nasty, but they are raw.

You know, I think Alissa offers raw olives on the site.

I guess I just stay clear of them unless I'm certain they are raw cuz, from what I've read, they most likely aren't.