The diagram below shows the production of olive oil.

The given diagram illustrates how olive oil is produced.

Overall

, it is discernible from the graph that

this

is a linear process with 7 stages, starting from the harvesting of the mature fruit and ending with the packaging and sales of finished products.

Initially

, ripe olives are harvested by farmers from trees and

then

taken to a rinsing machine where they are washed in cold water. After being rinsed, the olives are transferred via a conveyor belt to another machine which grinds and separates the seeds from the fruits at the same time. The result of

this

stage is the olive paste with olive stones being removed. The olive paste is placed in a bag with numerous holes before being put through a pressing machine and a separating process in order to separate excess water from the oil.

Finally

, the oil is delivered to shops where it can be stored and sold.