The benefits of using olive oil goes beyond being a tasty replacement for conventional cooking oils. With high nutritional value and distinctive taste, olive oil offers the health benefit of lowering cholesterol in the body. It has taken over as an ingredient in beauty products due to its moisturizing and exfoliating properties and it is included in certain medications. Buying olive oil in bulk for use commercially or for resale is different from picking out a bottle from the shelf in the supermarket to sprinkle over your salad. If you’re in the market to buy 250 ml dark green olive oil bottles in bulk, keep reading for six tips to help you find the right product.
1. Choose Your Oil
There’s a variety of olive oils to choose from that goes beyond the well-known regular and extra virgin olive oil variants. Olive oils are extracted mechanically without the use of solvents and our entire range of olive oils has health and flavor benefits. These are some of the options for you to choose between:
- Imported or domestic
- mono-cultivars
- varietals
- award winners
- Organic
- High Polyphenol
- Low acidity
- Infused
- Flavored
- Fused
- Pure
- Pomace
While extra virgin offers the most distinct olive oil taste, the lighter variants are ideal for other applications, such as baking, where the other flavors should be more prominent in the end result. Each type has its own special place in the kitchen and for other applications.
2. Certified Olive Oil – What Certifications Matter?
When it comes to buying top-quality oil, you may wonder which certifications to look for. Ideally, you want to buy olive oil that is certified for the things that matter most to you. For example, Cibaria International provides olive oils that are:
- Non-GMO Project certified: containing no genetically modified ingredients
- Organic certified: made from olives grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides
- Kosher certified: satisfying the requirements of Jewish laws
- Third-Party audited: all stages of production are checked by an external organization
Choose a product certified according to your regular customer’s needs and desires.
3. Consider Purchase Quantity
Olive oil is a natural product that degrades over time, or when exposed to oxygen, light, or heat. The rich flavor compounds, specifically in extra virgin olive oil, dissipate if the oil is stored too long. Order bulk quantities strategically to ensure the oil that your clients purchase are at an optimal quality level.
4. Country of Origin
Popular thought around olive oil is to focus on brands from a single country. Contrary to this opinion, the highest quality olive oils come from many countries. Authentic olive oil is blended from oils that come from countries including:
- Spain
- Italy
- Greece
- France
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Portugal
- Turkey
- Australia
- Chile
- Argentina
- United States of America
The blending of oils from different parts of the world is what gives each type of olive oil its unique properties and flavor.
5. Individualized Branding
Buying from a supplier that can apply your branding labels is a boost to productivity. It removes a step in the retail process of getting their products ready for selling. A provider that can label each bottle with your designs speeds up your retail process.
6. Storage Conditions
Before you order olive oil, make sure you have sufficient space to store it under optimal conditions when your order arrives. Providing proper storage conditions for the oil you buy ensures that the oil remains fresh for as long as possible. There are three factors to take into account when storing olive oil:
Temperature
Olive oil needs cooler ambient room temperatures (approximately 50°-70° F). Olive oil can be refrigerated, though it might solidify. The simple solution is to allow it to come back to room temperature before use or resale. Keep in mind that de-thawing bulk quantities can take up to a week to return to a liquid state.
Light
Avoid storing olive oil in direct sunlight or any places that are subject to an abundance of natural light. Light speeds up the oxidation process which isn’t helpful for keeping oil fresh. To preserve the flavor of the oil, keep it in a darker location, or buy containers that prevent the light from coming in such as antique green glass bottles. Colored bottles are designed to keep light out and maintain the quality of the oil during transport and while in storage.
Oxygen
Keeping oil away from air also preserves the quality of the oil as oxygen speeds up oxidation too. Oil bottles should have lids that close tightly and seal well. Oil that is exposed to incorrect storage conditions is at risk of going rancid, which makes the olive oil taste unpleasant and smell off, too.
Buying the Ideal 250 ml, Green Glass Olive Oil Bottles
Buying 250 ml green glass olive oil bottles in bulk is simple when you find a supplier you can trust for top-quality oil, packaged in the best ways to preserve the contents. Contact us for a bulk olive oil quote.
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