Product Description
Frantoio
South Africa
May 2024
The early harvest, robust Frantoio EVOO is well-balanced with a medium bitterness, strong pungency, and a distinctive fruitiness. Herbal aromas and fresh-cut grass aroma are a delightful surprise. Upon tasting there is a fresh burst of light, ripe fruit flavours. Dominant, complex, green-fruit flavours of grass, green apple, mint, cinnamon, and black pepper abound in harmony.
| Acidity | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Peroxides | 6.7 |
| Oleic | 68.17 |
| Polyphenols | 349 |
| 1,2 DAGS | 96.9% |
| K232 | 1.68 |
| Kosher Certified | Orthodox Union |
Frantoio olives are small to medium size (2 to 3g) and oval in shape. The olives have a pleasant nutty flavour when pickled. When mature, the fruit are coloured purple-black, but at the preferred harvest time for oil production are green and purple-green. The highly noted oil is of fruity character, highly aromatic and of leading quality.
How is Extra Virgin Olive Oil made?
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is made by crushing olives to extract their juices. The crushed olives are then pressed to separate the oil from the solids and water. Finally, the oil is separated and filtered to produce the pure extra virgin olive oil we use for cooking and other purposes.
Cold-Pressed means that no heat or chemicals were used during extraction, preserving the oil’s natural flavours and nutritional quality.
First-pressed means the olive oil was extracted in a single pressing, with no second pressing as in the case of some other oils, like seed oils.
