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Not all black olives are genuine: How to recognize them
Olives can be green, purple or black, depending on the degree of ripeness. Black olives are of higher quality, as the harvest and transport of ripe black olives are more labor-intensive. Therefore, green olives are often dyed to pretend a higher quality. In the catering industry and for loose goods, "false" black olives must be labeled as "blackened", which is often missing on packaged supermarket olives. The softness and the typical taste indicate whether the black color is "genuine". For pac..
