Our national fruit, the olive, makes a difference in farming.
Indigenous Greek Black Pig of Olympus special fed with olive.
The history and the passion for differentiation of product led to an innovation in the breeding of the Black Pig of Olympus. In January 2014, in collaboration with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, the pioneering research project on feeding Black Pigs with olives was launched. We feel grateful for the scientific support and research of the professors: Amvrosiadis Ioannis (AUTH), Argiriou Anagnostis (CERTH), Tzika Eleni (AUTH), Giannena Ilias (AUTH) and the late Alexopoulos Konstantinos (AUTH) since without their guidance we would not have the current results in breeding of Black Pig of Olympus with olives.
After analyses of meat samples from Black Pig special fed with olives, Black Pig and conventional pork, it was found that the Black Pig special fed with olives is high in Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids (57 times higher than in conventional pork), in antioxidants such as polyphenols, iron etc., creating a meat of high nutritional value.
See in more detail on the page ‘’Printed Material” all certifications, analyses and awards in “Fotiadis Farm Documents Awards“
The special diet with olives gives a unique aroma, taste and high nutritional value to the meat.
After the completion of the feeding program, in May 2014 in Athens, an organoleptic evaluation was carried out between the meat of Black Pig special fed with olives, Black Pig and conventional pork. The evaluation was carried out under the supervision of professors Ambrosiadis Ioannis (AUTH) and Argiriou Anagnosti (CERTH), in which 28 specialized chefs, food tasters and food service experts participated. The results were excellent as the meat Black Pig special fed with olives stood out and received the highest scores among the three blind samples.
Organoleptic Evaluation
Patent Certification
Fotiadis Farm registered a Patent for the method of feeding pigs with olives from the Industrial Property Organization in November 2014 (Number 1008709) and a year later filed an application for a global patent (PCT/GR/2015/000057).
