SANTA NINFA
COMPANY
Our company is placed in a small town, Santa Ninfa, in the province of Trapani, in Sicily. It’s a town characterized by rolling hills, reliefs and wide valleys crossed by streams. Santa Ninfa was established in 1605. After its destruction in 1968 because of the devastating earthquake that damaged the whole Belice Valley, it has been rebuilded in 80s and it is now headquarters of important companies which produce high-quality agricultural products.
The aim of Gruppo Vaccara Srl is to produce typical Sicilian products like extra virgin olive oil (PDO, PGI, Organic) and the best sicilian wine selection. The olive oil plays an essential role in nutritional field especially for our health. The company wants to make available to all the world a worthy, natural and local products.


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VACCARA
FARM
Knowing how to choose the right oil
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
The same system used by the Greeks and Romans (crushing the olives with two rotating wheels, collecting the liquor in special urns where it was left to rest so that the water could separate from the oil), with some technical devices is basically employed in our days to produce the best quality oil. The ‘only innovation is the use of the centrifuge. After settling a few months, the oil will become clear and lose its characteristic tingling taste.
Producing the best possible oil requires that the olives be harvested at the right point of ripeness, cold pressed only once, and damaged as little as possible when the oil is extracted. The best quality of a good olive oil is the fruitiness, which determines the set of the most valuable essences of a healthy, properly ripened olive. To avoid rapid oxidation due to heat, temperature changes, air, and light, oil should always be stored in a tightly closed container, in the dark, in glazed earthenware, glass, or stainless steel containers. Extra virgin olive oil is not only an excellent condiment to the palate but a food that is good for your health.
This valuable food prevents the onset of cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis as oleic acid reduces levels of bad cholesterol in the blood, promoting the increase of good cholesterol. It has anti-cancer effects as claimed based on numerous research studies. The presence of POLYPHENOLS causes it to play a protective action against cells by preserving them from developing neuplasias (cancer).
Features and Quality
OF OUR OIL
It’s an extravirgin olive oil produced for 70% by olives called “Nocellara” and for the remaining 30% by olives called “Biancolilla”. The “Nocellara” represents the best quality between all the kinds of olives used in production of extravirgin olive oil, which is particularly intense and substantial. It is a big and tasty olive which can be produced both green and black, with a solid and crisp flesh and a lightly bitterness flavor, the pit is easy to remove making it excellent also as a table olive.
“Infinito” is an oil produced only through a cold squeezing out. The harvest, the squeezing out and the bottling are completely made in Italy.
It is known as “ extravirgin oil” in order to emphasize the fact that it is formed by pure and simple juice obtained by the mechanical squeezing of olives, through grinding and compression. It’s one of a few oils with a raised smoke point, (about 210°) which makes it very suitable for flavorful fried food and is also considered one of the most steady. This oil is excellent to add flavor to food, to season salad and to conserve agricultural and fishing products. Its use is suggested thanks to the presence inside of unsaturated fatty acids whose antioxidant substances decrease cholesterol. Olive oil includes a millennial factory that, with the human development, has gradually improved its tools, always respecting traditions.