Assertion: olive | /r/HasProperty | cured
Facets:
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: naturally
type: MANNER
value: artificially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Raw or fresh olives are naturally very bitter; to make them palatable, olives must be cured and fermented, thereby removing oleuropein, a bitter phenolic compound that can reach levels of 14% of dry matter in young olives.
text: Until recently, most olives available in American grocery stores were artificially cured, meaning that they were treated with lye to remove their bitterness.
text: Curing with lye softens the olive so it can be picked when it is still hard, but olives to be naturally cured must be more ripe, handled carefully, and processed quickly.
text: Olives are too bitter to be eaten right off the tree and must be cured to reduce their intrinsic bitterness.
text: In order to help offset their bitter taste, olives are typically cured.