Are olives always salty
I've just bought olives in foil bag in Lidl (name Baresa Aceituuas verdes) because I like to eat olives. This is probably the 1st time I eat them with no other products (not in salad etc.)
They are so salty that I can hardly eat them. In country where I live it's not possible to buy fresh olives. So my question is: are olives from shops always very salty. Are fresh olives salty?
Best Answer
Fresh olives aren't salty, but they are very bitter. Thus they almost always cured and fermented to remove the bitter compounds. Salt is the most common curing medium, hence olives that you buy in the shops are usually salty.
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Do all olives have salt?
Olives are typically high in salt due to the fact that they are cured or packaged in brine or salt water, containing about 0.6g salt per five olives. The NHS recommends no more than 6g salt for adults, and between 2g-5g a day for children depending on their age.Does Rinsing olives reduce sodium?
For example, rinsing and draining capers or olives would barely make a dent in the sodium content because they are preserved with a salty brine solution and absorb the sodium. But for an item like canned beans, draining the juices cuts some sodium, while rinsing and draining shaves even more.What are the least salty olives?
Sodium in Olives One large, black olive contains 32 milligrams of sodium. A 1/2-cup serving of black olives contains about 735 milligrams of sodium or about 1/3 teaspoon of salt. Two green olives, which are equal to about one black olive in serving size, contain 42 milligrams.More answers regarding are olives always salty
Answer 2
Biologically, they can't be salty when fresh. The tree would die if its internal juices were salty.
As Elendil said, fresh olives are practically inedible, or at least have a very unpleasant taste. This is why you can only get pickled olives, never fresh ones.
But olives differ by salt level. The worst offenders are probably Turkish stafidaki style olives (for some reason, they are saltier than Greek stafidaki style). They are small shrivelled black olives sold dry (without a brine). On the other end of the scale, you get some black Mamuts which are pretty bland. Markets with multiple olive types will sometimes note unusually high or low salt content on the label.
I find that many olives are not too salty to be eaten by themselves. They are salty, sure, but not more so than some dried meats. You may have gotten one of the saltier styles. You can try another style next time.
When you buy olives without knowing how salty they are, and they turn out too salty, you can remove the brine and keep them in clear tap water for 2-3 days, then eat.
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