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Omphax: Discover the Power of Olive Oiltranslated

September 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Could the olive, one of Greece's most powerful exports, be the basis for a nutritional supplement that aspires to influence indicators such as sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure? Among other things, these questions are answered by a research collaboration which started from the olive groves of the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos and developed into a series of Greek products that utilize the phenols of the gourd oil, from capsules, to jellies and salt, which are presented this year in stand 2, at the stand of the Athens Chamber of Industry at the 90th TIF. The reason for Omphax's line of nutritional supplements, which resulted from systematic research and study.

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Laura Wright
I tried those olive leaf capsules last year after my cholesterol check came back high, and my numbers did drop a bit after two months. Interesting that it started with the monks at Vatopedi — makes me wonder if they’re still involved in the testing. Anyone here actually use the jelly version?
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