Šoltan olive oil contains no additives, spices, or oils from other fruits – it is pure juice extracted from the olive fruit. Its production is monitored by the accredited control body Biotechnicon from Split, beginning in the olive grove, overseeing the process in the mill, the storage in tanks, and finally the bottling and labeling.
Šoltan olive oil is protected by the European Union’s Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) label. The EU Commission’s control services, along with Croatian inspections, supervise the production, storage, and quantity of olive oil produced, and they additionally oversee organic production. The leadership and bodies of the Association invest great effort to ensure that each producer gives their best so that our shared product is always of the highest quality.
Olive oils from members of Zlatna Šoltanka have met the strict CRITERIA for the ULTRA VIRGIN class, and are labeled OLEUM PRIMUM DALMATICUM.
What is ULTRA VIRGIN, what must an olive oil meet in order to be included in the ULTRA VIRGIN class and be labeled with a protected label:
