The development of this domestic microoil-mill as it is included in the North American magazine on gastronomic innovation The Spoon, has been carried out with an initial investment of 1.5 million dollars by a group of American investors, under the supervision of Zohar Kerem, professor of the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Still in the prototype stage, the Olive X-Press machine uses a cold press to convert three kilos of olives into a half liter of extra virgin olive oil in about 45 minutes.
The operation is simple for the user. The fresh olives are introduced into the apparatus and an internal mechanism carries out the grinding, then a process is started to extract the oil and, finally, thanks to its patented technology, the robot separates the oil, after passing through a filter. Finally the resulting oil is stored in a transparent container ready to use.
As it appears in the description of the project, the technology developed by Olive X-Press consists of three patents registered exclusively for this purpose. One of them consists of the small pressing mechanism of olives; another is the technology that allows oil to be separated from water; and the third biotechnological patent that is used to preserve the oil cells in olives in the long term.
Therefore, the innovation of the Olive X-Press machine lies both in the machine and in the extension of the useful life of the olives, which places the project with an important commercial advantage. Its technology is scalable from domestic use to commercial use (supermarkets, deli shops, restaurants, etc.).
The project, promoted by the Israeli investment platform ExitValley, aims to obtain benefits through two ways: with the sale of this innovative kitchen robot and with a subscription service for users to receive fresh olives in their own homes.
This machine gives solution to the problem of the freshness and quality of olive oil, since the consumer has absolute control of the process, from the purchase of olives to obtaining the extra virgin olive oil just produced, with the consequent preservation of the organoleptic values.
The Olive X-Press seems to be the appliance that was missing to close the perfect circle of a breakfast made with bread and homemade oil. Will it succeed?
SOURCE: mercacei.com.