Kalamon (Kalamata) Olives "ΕLIA" Spitiko

The Kalamata Olives "ELIA" Spitiko (*) are produced by the thousands cooperative members producers of table olives in Greece.

Kalamata olives is a PDO Greek product, renowned  for their important role in the human diet for over 5.000 years.

With dark cherry, juicy flesh, this exquisite fruit (yes it is a fruit!) found on the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. ELEOURGIKI growers pick by hand each selective Kalamata olive "ELIA Spitiko" to avoid bruising the fruit and to preserve its nutritional value.

The Kalamon olives is a Mediterranean Diet Staple and a perfect complement to all sorts of Mediterranean, and International, cooked or cold dishes, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, snacks, etc.

General Nutrition of Kalamata Olives

Kalamata olives are a good source of fibre, calcium, vitamins C, A, E and K. They also provide some magnesium, phosphorous and potassium per serving as well as B vitamins.

While Kalamata olives are high in fat considering their serving size, the majority of their fat is monounsaturated, also known as a “healthy” fat. It is known that a 4-tablespoon serving of Kalamata olives has 2.7 grams of monounsaturated fats, and 0.3 grams of polyunsaturated fats.

Special Healthy Diet Tips:

1. Add a handful of Kalamata Olives (whole or pitted) to your vegetarian plates
2. Mix them with feta cheese, cucumber and sliced tomatoes and enjoy a nutritional Mediterranean-style salad.

Natural product - without preservatives.

Pasteurized product.

Net drained weight: 200g - Net weight: 340g.

» Ingredients

Kalamata Olives (59%), water (39%), salt, lactic acid.

» Packaging

• Glass Jars of 200g

» Nutritional  Information per 100g of olives

(*) "ELIA" means "Olive" and "Spitiko" means "Sweet Home" and also "Home-made" in Greek