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Unfiltered extra virgin olive oil, too (wrongly) known as branch oil, verde, or first press or press, among other names; It is a living product and we explain it to you.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) it is by definition an irreproachable oil, perfect in aroma and flavor. These parameters can be affected by various circumstances, but mainly for its enemies; the light, heat and oxygen.
The fact that this EVOO is unfiltered makes it more unstable than a filtered one, because it contains organic elements in suspension and humidity. These same elements are what make it cloudy. We can observe that, over time, These elements precipitate to the bottom forming a small layer of sediment where the decomposition and oxidation processes that, will certainly affect the aroma and flavor. In a period not exceeding three months these EVOOs lose their properties.