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To participate in AskEarth, you must enable cookies Answer their question Do you know the answer? Help them out with your answer Question OLIVES Smoken Herb (C+) Why are spanish olives packaged in glass jars and black olives put in cans? I can't belive black olives would lose there color in a jar but maybe so. Let me know! Herb 5 years ago Question asked 5 years ago The question was emailed to people who are good at: Food & Dining 5 years ago The question was emailed to people who are good at: Food & Dining : Condiments 5 years ago The question was emailed to people who are good at: Food & Dining : Diet & Nutrition juswunderin (C) 5 years ago Commented: Inspired by your question, I tried an expiriment. I opened a can of black olives and poured the contents into a drinking glass. I concluded that it is not attractive. It's kind of murky and dark and doesn't really look like food anymore. Just a theory at this point. 5 years ago Rated A: Thanks for taking the time to try an expiriment to see how this looks in a glass. Herb "Guest 1254316" (C) 5 years ago Answered question for $1.00 5 years ago Commented: Ask A Stupid Question -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Green olives in jars for a good reason By Jim Knippenberg The Cincinnati Enquirer Question: Why do black olives come in cans and green olives in a jar? Is there a reason, or is it just tradition? Answer: It's not a tradition at all, says Margo Lloyd at Bell Carter Foods, a large West Coast olive processing house. It's all a matter of how the olives need to be processed, she says. “Black olives, technically known as black ripe olives, come in a can because we actually cook them in the can. Olives go in, a brine or juice is added, cans are sealed and they then go into a continuous cooker. Glass simply can't hold up to the intensity of the cooking process.” Green olives, meanwhile, are processed differently — they're pasteurized but not cooked, then put in jars with brine added. If you have a stupid question, e-mail knipenquirer@yahoo.com or send it to Ask a Stupid Question, Cincinnati Enquirer, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati OH 45202; fax: 768-8330; 5 years ago Asker replied: And who are you an how did you find my question from a month ago? 5 years ago Rated F: STUPID PERSON "Guest 1275209" (C) 5 years ago Commented: A side issue - I was recently told by someone who should be an authority on the subject, that black olives are not naturally black, but chemically treated (apart from Kalamata olives, dark purple / brown). A colleague said "rubbish, of course black olives are naturally black when ripe". Who is correct? 5 years ago Asker replied: And who are you? May i ask? Rustydog (C) 5 years ago Question closed Mith (C) 5 years ago Commented: I think it has to do with the cost of the olives. I enjoy the more expensive jarred olives(green and kalmata mostly). It would be silly to put the cheap black olives in jars they don't bring in much anyway. I've noticed other products sell the more expensive brands typically in jars rather then cheaper packaging. I don't know if there is any truth to it, just what I have always assumed. 5 years ago Rated A: I never thought of it that way. Thanks Herb PrettyThang (C) 5 years ago Commented: Hi Herby, I couldnt find anything helpful to explain why such a thing occurs. But I thought you could get black olives in jars! Well I'm pretty sure u can here. Next time I go the shop I'll see if I can find some in a jar. This link is the closest I could find to anything - link not all that helpful. These olives are black and come in jars - link but are warned not to be bought lol. Interesting. PT* 5 years ago Rated A: You got out there and tryed to find something i thank you for that. Herb 5 years ago Commented: your very welcome sweetie! thanks for the rating! PT* Moon Bear (C) 5 years ago Commented: What I would like to know is why do that salt the hell out of green olives? They don't do that to black olives. When I buy a jar of green olives I pour out the water and ad fresh water and shake it around. I do this 2-3 times, then I place water from my britta pitcher in there and let it sit in the fridge a few days. After that most of the salt is out and they taste better too! I don't know why black olives are in cans and green ones aren't. I have actualy thought about that one before. 5 years ago Rated A: You know i never thought about washing the salt out of green olives good one thanks. Herb 5 years ago Commented: Thanks for the A Herb! sudo (C) 5 years ago Commented: Anne. Maybe green olives come in a jar because of oil. I don't know and tried to find an answer. What I did find is an interesting site of questions people ask, such as yours. No answers though. link 5 years ago Rated A: Thanks for the link its good. Herb Helpful Helen (C) 5 years ago Commented privately 5 years ago Rated A: for taking the time to try and find out why. Maybe it is not ment to be known why Green Olives are in jars and Black Olives are in cans. Its The Great Olive Conspiracy! Herb 5 years ago Asker replied privately

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