Trujal Mendía

Trujal Mendía represents Olive Oil from Navarra

The Trujal Mendía cooperative was founded in 1992 through the merger of 22 oil mills in Arroniz, a town in northern Spain. It consists of more than 4,000 members, making it the most important oil mill in the region. With 2 million liters annually (which is 50 percent of the total olive oil production of the autonomous community of Navarra), Trujal Mendía is the largest producer of the delicious olive oil from Navarra.

Olive Oil from Navarra, Northern Spain

The autonomous community of Navarra in northern Spain is characterized by cool winters and dry summers. This combination is not necessarily conducive to olive cultivation, as the olive tree loves the sun but suffers from water shortages as well as from severe cold. The Arroniz olive, however, has managed to adapt to the harsh conditions and is thus the main supplier for the tasty olive oil from Navarra.

More than 80 percent of Trujal Mendía's 900,000 olive trees bear the native Arroniz variety, which is rarely grown outside of Navarra. Spanish olive oil from the medium-sized Arroniz olive is of a green-yellow color and has a medium fruitiness.

Spanish Olive Oil from Trujal Mendía

The highest priority for the flavorful olive oil from Navarra by Trujal Mendía is care and quality awareness. Therefore, the rules for producing a native olive oil are strictly followed. This is how the delicious extra virgin olive oil is made at Trujal Mendía:

• Many of the smaller olive growers belonging to the Trujal Mendía cooperative still harvest by hand.
• The freshly harvested olives are taken directly to the oil mill and cleaned there.
• Large hammer mills grind the olives into a paste.
• Using centrifuges, the oil is then separated from the water and olive residues.
• After filtering, the finished olive oil is stored in stainless steel tanks until bottling.
• You can purchase Spanish olive oil from Trujal Mendía in large Spanish supermarkets.

Spanish Olive Oil, for the Love of Health

The Arroniz olive oil from Navarra by Trujal Mendía is known and popular for its large number of plant-based antioxidants. On one hand, this makes the olive oil more stable and have a longer shelf life, and on the other hand, it strengthens health:

• Antioxidants in olive oil lower LDL cholesterol.
• They contribute to preventing the hardening of arteries.
• They assist in protecting blood lipids from oxidation.