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Picual

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Origin
  
Scientific name
  
Olea europaea 'Picual'

Rank
  
Cultivar

Use
  
Oil, table

Higher classification
  
Olive

Picual Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil Med Intensity Australia

Similar
  
Olive, Arbosana, Olea, Cerignola olive, Cailletier

The Picual is an olive cultivar from Spain. Picual olives are the most commonly grown olive today for olive oil production, with production centered in the Spanish province of JaƩn. Picual trees are estimated to account for 25% of all olive oil production in the world. Naturally, this varietal is very high in oil content, at 20-27% by weight.

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Virgin olive oil from Picual olives have high levels of polyphenols (an organic compound which is known to have antioxidant effects), typically between 300 and 700ppm. Many Picual groves are primarily harvested when ripe or overripe to maximize oil content, and thus produce oil with poor taste qualities. Less than one quarter of the harvest each year qualifies as Extra Virgin.

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References

Picual Wikipedia


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