Aprutino pescarese PDO is a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) olive oil, produced in the province of Pescara, in the regions of Abruzzo. It is among the first group[1] of Italian extra virgin olive oils to gain the PDO.
Cultivar edit
Organoleptic traits edit
Aprutino pescarese PDO has the following traits:
- Color: green to yellow;
- Odor: middle-high fruity;
- Taste: fruity;
- Oleic acid max. acidity not exceeding 0,6 grams per 100 grams of oil;
- Panel Test score: ≥ 6.5;
- Number of peroxides: ≤ 14 Meq O2/Kg;
- K270: ≤ 1.50;
- Oleic Acid: 68.00% and 85.00%;
- Polyphenols: ≥ 100 p.p.m.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ In the same regulation also: Brisighella, Collina di Brindisi, Canino and Sabina.
External links edit
- Official Journal of the European Union (GUCE L 163/96 del 02.07.1996), Reg. CE n° 1263/96
- Technical production regulation, in Italian
- Consortium site Aprutino Pescarese D.O.P.