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Heart-friendly fat
Olive oil is naturally rich in oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat. Replacing fats higher in saturated fat with unsaturated fats can support cardiovascular health.
Temperature controlled
Our Source olive oil is stored in temperature-controlled facilities to preserve its delicate flavor profile and nutritional properties.
Never stored in plastic
We exclusively use glass and stainless steel containers to ensure no chemical interaction affects the purity of your olive oil.
Fresh extra virgin olive oil brings flavor and naturally occurring phenolic compounds to the table.
Daily Wellness
Freshness you can taste. Quality your body can appreciate.
Extra virgin olive oil begins with heart-friendly monounsaturated fat. High quality olive oil also contains naturally occurring phenolic compounds that contribute bitterness, pepperiness, and antioxidant activity.
These valuable compounds are one more reason the way olive oil is made, stored, and enjoyed matters.
The pleasant bitterness and peppery finish of fresh olive oil are not flaws. They are part of what makes high quality extra virgin olive oil so distinctive.
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Naturally occurring phenolics
Phenolic compounds are natural components of the olive fruit. Research has linked higher phenolic olive oils with favorable changes in certain markers of oxidative stress and cardiovascular health.
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A better daily swap
Use extra virgin olive oil in place of butter or other fats higher in saturated fat, then enjoy the bonus of fresh olive flavor.
What are phenolics?
Small compounds with a noticeable personality.
Olive phenolics are naturally occurring plant compounds. They help protect the oil itself from oxidation and contribute to the bitterness and peppery sensation associated with robust, fresh extra virgin olive oil.
Mild
Phenolic intensity
Higher phenolic intensity often means more bitterness and a stronger peppery finish. That character is especially noticeable when tasting the oil by itself.
Why freshness matters
Quality does not stop when the olive oil leaves the mill.
Heat, light, oxygen, and time gradually diminish olive oil. Careful storage helps preserve the aroma, flavor, and natural character created at harvest. That is why Source is protected from light, held temperature controlled, and shipped directly.
Go to the Source
Source Extra Virgin Olive Oil
A fresher way to buy olive oil. Stored temperature controlled, protected from light, never held in plastic, and shipped direct from our family to your kitchen.
Stored at 65 degrees in the dark until we ship it to you.
Freshness has a source
Most olive oil travels through a long chain before it reaches your pantry. Source keeps the path shorter, cleaner, and fresher.
Made by olive oil people
Our family has been making California olive oil since 1936. This is what we do.
Stored the right way
We keep olive oil temperature controlled and protected from light, because freshness deserves better than a hot warehouse.
Shipped direct
No extra stops. No mystery storage. Just great olive oil sent straight from the source.
Not just bottled. Protected.
Extra virgin olive oil is fresh fruit juice. Light, heat, time, and oxygen are not its friends. That is why Source is handled with the same care we would want for our own family table.
Never stored in plastic
Before it reaches the bottle, our olive oil is stored in stainless steel, temperature controlled at 65 degrees, and kept in the dark. Freshness is not a slogan. It is a storage plan.
A modern bottle. A very old idea.
Source was created for people who want honest olive oil without the treasure hunt. Know where it came from. Know how it was cared for. Taste the difference.
Go to the Source
Fresh, family made California extra virgin olive oil, shipped direct from our family to yours.
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Since 1936
Five generations. One family source.
Source begins with the Sciabica Family, olive oil makers in Modesto, California since 1936.
For five generations, our family has stayed close to the olives, close to the mill, and close to the people who enjoy what we make.
The story behind the bottle
Source may be a new bottle, but the family behind it has been making olive oil for ninety years.
1936
The beginning
Nicola Sciabica begins producing olive oil in Modesto, California.
Generation 2
The family continues
The next generation carries the craft forward and keeps the family close to every bottle.
Generation 3
Growing with California
The family expands its olive oil making while remaining rooted in California agriculture.
Generation 4
Direct to the family table
Sciabica olive oil reaches more kitchens while remaining family made and shipped direct.
Today
The fifth generation
A fifth generation joins the story as the family prepares for the next ninety years.
The details
Questions about the Source
Everything you need to know about how we select, store and ship Source Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Every Source olive oil comes directly from a carefully selected family producer. We verify the oil before shipment, bottle it ourselves and clearly identify where it came from.
We store our olive oil in stainless steel tanks at a temperature controlled 65 degrees and protect it from light. It is never stored in plastic.
We bottle Source olive oil ourselves and ship it directly to you. This shortens the journey from our temperature controlled tanks to your kitchen.