Did you know that humans learned to press olives before they learned how to weave cloth?
In "Olive Origins," Chapter 1 of CSOO,* you will read about the history of olive oil and the tight connection between the trees, the fruit, the oils produced and early human civilization. You will be introduced to some olive trees that are several thousands of years old and to the stories of the origins of the olive itself that are almost as old. Our chemical origin story starts with answering the most basic question that lays the groundwork for the rest of the chemistry in the book: that is, why do oil and water not mix?
*You can pre-order the book, The Chemical Story of Olive Oil now from The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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