For over 5000 years, a certain type of tree is cultivated which contains oil within its fruits. This was called the “Acebuche,” the wild olive shrub, which was the original name of the olive tree. When the Romans conquered the Mediterranean area 2100 years ago, they discovered that certain areas of Spain had the most abundant amount of this wild olive tree, which later became known as “Oliva.”
For the next thousand years, these trees were preserved in a historical garden, with the oldest one of them now growing to over 1700 years old. The olive grove itself became a living museum, with the correct age of each tree inside certified by the plant experts from European Union. In addition, they have won the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage in 2014. They are part of Spain's cultural heritage, an organic and sustainable resource which relies only on the earth and water to supply their environment with nutrition and vitality
Every drop of olive oil from these thousand year old trees is liquid gold. Because there are few of these trees still around, every fruit they produce is precious, an extension of an ancient heritage. Furthermore, this thousand year old olive oil has long been used by European royalty and nobility as a health food, a beauty product, an anti-aging tonic, and a specialty food for babies. It helps in preventing a variety of ailments, such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, senile dementia, vascular embolism, hypertension, cholesterol, Inflammation and cancer. It is also something that meets of metabolic needs of busy people in the modern day in helping them lose weight.
The thousand year old olive oil is rich in polyphenols, unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids, fat-soluble vitamins ABCDEFK, minerals, squalene, etc. It can be used for cooking or raw as a dressing for salads or oiled vegetables and pastas. It provides many essential nutrients and daily vitamins, and also helps to make people look younger and more beautiful.
Milania is the trademark for olive oil produced from these thousand year old olive trees, and all these trees have been certified by the European Union experts. They have recorded the precise age and size of each tree, and each one is over a thousand years old.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/millenary-olive-trees-spain/index.html
https://www.geo.fr/reportages/les-oliviers-millenaires-d-espagne-des-tresors-en-danger-167005
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