Acanto Botanikal Early Harvest Picual 2024 Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml ^Sale

More About This Olive Oil

SUSTAINABLY SOURCED, HIGH POLYPHENOL, BALANCED

This robust olive oil is fruity and green with a beautiful peppery finish. It is a fabulous extra virgin olive oil for dipping and drizzling. 

Olive Variety: 100% Organic Picual Olives

Harvest: October 2024

Polyphenols: 584mg/kg.

Acidity: .11

Acidity in olive oil refers to the oxidation or degradation of the oil and the maximum permitted for Extra virgin Olive is .8 so this is a fabulous result.

Origin: DO Sierra Mágina - Jaén.

Farm Size: 40 hectares in total

Process: This premium extra virgin olive oil is obtained directly from mechanical means and temperatures never go above 27 degrees during the process, and no chemicals are used at any stage of the process. It has 0.11% acidity which is extremely low.

Olives are milled within a few hours of being picked.

This olive oil is filtered.

Sustainability: This olive oil comes from trees that are over 100 years old. The farm's high altitude location means that it has extreme temperatures of hot and cold over the course of the year and this is what produces olive oil that is naturally high in polyphenols.

Soil type: Limestone

Profile: Intensely fruity and herbaceous with notes reminiscent of freshly cut grass. Great balance of spicy and peppery notes with lovely bitterness.

Tasting notes: Artichoke, Basil, Oregano, Tomato plant, Banana Skin, Kiwi, Green Apple

Pairs well with: Seafood, Salads, Any Tomato dish, Fish, Grilled and Roasted Vegetables, Pulses and Legumes

100% olives, nothing added

One of the healthiest olive oils in the world, this early-harvest oil comes in at 584 mg/kg of total polyphenols - which is above the 250 mg/kg benchmark set by EU Regulation (No. 432/2012) about high-polyphenol olive oils. 

Nutritional Composition per 100ml:

Energy: 3700kj / 900kcal

Total fat: 100g

Carbohydrates: 0g

Proteins: 0g

Sugar: 0g

Salt: 0g