What Are Polyphenols in Olive Oil? Why They Define Quality, Flavor, and Health Benefits If you have ever tasted a high-quality extra virgin olive oil and noticed a slight bitterness or a peppery sensation in your throat, you were experiencing...
Read morePaciano, Umbria — October 2025Il Fontanaro is proud to announce that the 2025 harvest of its Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil has achieved outstanding analytical results, reaffirming the estate’s position among Italy’s leading producers of premium...
Read moreWhen you think of Italian extra virgin olive oil, you probably imagine silky drizzles on fresh bread or a finishing touch on a Tuscan salad. But olive oil is more than a kitchen ingredient — it’s a cultural treasure, a natural remedy, and a...
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Celebrating Italian Excellence in Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil We are proud to announce that IL FONTANARO has been awarded the Gold Medal at the prestigious Japan Olive Oil Prize (JOOP) 2025 for its organic extra virgin olive oil, Olio Fonte...
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Fraud and mislabeling cases of olive oil have reached a record high in the EU. Fifty suspected cases were reported in the first three months of this year, driven by rising costs and an increase in the parallel market. Italy is the country with...
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We are thrilled to announce that Il Fontanaro has won the prestigious JOOP – Japan Olive Oil Prize 2024 for the best Organic Olive Oil with our “Olio Fonte della Pace”! 🥇🇯🇵 About the Competition The Japan Olive Oil Prize (JOOP) is an...
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Why we love il Fontanaro EVO? Delve into the golden essence of health with extra virgin olive oil-nature’s own elixir. Cultivated with care and bursting with benefits, EVO stands as a pillar of well-being in every drop. 1. Heart Health Hero: EVO...
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A new comprehensive review study, published by the Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, shows how following a Mediterranean diet and consuming extra virgin olive oil might provide some protection against the worst effects of a Covid-19...
Read moreNew research published in Nature Scientific Reports has identified some of the impacts of different cooking methods on metabolic health and inflammation. The team of Spanish researchers studied how eating food raw compared with boiling, roasting...
Read moreOnce again this year we are in Flos Olei Guide with an excellent score. Flos Olei 2023 Guide is the thirteenth edition of the guide unanimously considered the most important publication in the sector worldwide, it is a real journey around the...
Read moreJapan Olive Oil Prize awards Fontanaro Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil with gold medal for the second time in a row! 🎉 Thanks #joop for understanding the passion which stands behind our olive oil production. “Starting from 2020 along with...
Read moreFONTE DELLA PACE organic EVOO is in 2022 Slow Food Extra Virgin Olive Oil Guide. Our oil received 3 different prizes by Slow Food Italy: Olio Slow (Slow Oil), Chiocciola Prize and Slow Food Presidium. In particular Slow Food focuses its...
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