The Syrian Arab Republic has many varieties of olives used for oil production and pickling. These varieties are characterized by their size, content of oil and moisture, and the ratio of pulp and seed to fruit. Among the most important items in the country are:
1 - Dan: It is the most prevalent species in the province of Damascus and is characterized by an increase in the proportion of 18-25% of the weight of fruits, small fruits bloated in the middle, the length of fruit 12-13 mm and color is mature, and used to extract this type of oil and green And black.
2 - Grout: This brand is famous in commercial markets, and spread in the suburbs of Damascus
Beautiful shape, one of the most famous species in the pickled olive industry. Its fruit is 30-33 mm long and 24-26 mm in diameter. Its color is mature and resembles a date palm. It is used for pickling green and black.
3- Al-Musabi or Green: It is also grown on the outskirts of Damascus, with a conical cylindrical fruit length of 30-32 mm, 23-24 mm diameter, green pickling and pressing, and it is desirable in commercial markets in Damascus.
4- Khudairi: It is the most common species in the coast, characterized by high oil content about 26% of the weight of the fruit, fruit small size pulp is good used to extract oil and green pepper.
5 - Dermalani and exercise: Also predominate in the coastal area fruits large-sized spherical shape, predominates color at maturity, and used for black pickling only.
6 - Maari and Sourani: grow well in the province of Idlib, the fruits of acceptable pulp is good, the seed is small in size, fruits round and weighing about 2.5 g color of fruit red wine. The percentage of oil in them is high about 28% of the weight of the fruit and the most important use in extracting oil and pickling green and black.
7 - Oil: This type spreads in the province of Aleppo, and is characterized by high oil content in which 28% and small size of fruit, used mainly for oil extraction and fit for green pickling.
8- Al-Qaisi: Also in the province of Aleppo, large fruits weighing 5 g. The percentage of pulp is high and is suitable for green pickling.
9 - A variety of varieties spread in Palmyra: The most important of Abu Sail and the destruction of the destructive and Mtai and Abu Shoukah, and characterized these varieties of large size and low proportion of oil and large size of the seed and the elasticity of fruits and used for pickling green and black.
1 - Dan: It is the most prevalent species in the province of Damascus and is characterized by an increase in the proportion of 18-25% of the weight of fruits, small fruits bloated in the middle, the length of fruit 12-13 mm and color is mature, and used to extract this type of oil and green And black.
2 - Grout: This brand is famous in commercial markets, and spread in the suburbs of Damascus
Beautiful shape, one of the most famous species in the pickled olive industry. Its fruit is 30-33 mm long and 24-26 mm in diameter. Its color is mature and resembles a date palm. It is used for pickling green and black.
3- Al-Musabi or Green: It is also grown on the outskirts of Damascus, with a conical cylindrical fruit length of 30-32 mm, 23-24 mm diameter, green pickling and pressing, and it is desirable in commercial markets in Damascus.
4- Khudairi: It is the most common species in the coast, characterized by high oil content about 26% of the weight of the fruit, fruit small size pulp is good used to extract oil and green pepper.
5 - Dermalani and exercise: Also predominate in the coastal area fruits large-sized spherical shape, predominates color at maturity, and used for black pickling only.
6 - Maari and Sourani: grow well in the province of Idlib, the fruits of acceptable pulp is good, the seed is small in size, fruits round and weighing about 2.5 g color of fruit red wine. The percentage of oil in them is high about 28% of the weight of the fruit and the most important use in extracting oil and pickling green and black.
7 - Oil: This type spreads in the province of Aleppo, and is characterized by high oil content in which 28% and small size of fruit, used mainly for oil extraction and fit for green pickling.
8- Al-Qaisi: Also in the province of Aleppo, large fruits weighing 5 g. The percentage of pulp is high and is suitable for green pickling.
9 - A variety of varieties spread in Palmyra: The most important of Abu Sail and the destruction of the destructive and Mtai and Abu Shoukah, and characterized these varieties of large size and low proportion of oil and large size of the seed and the elasticity of fruits and used for pickling green and black.