Product Overview
PICUAL MEDIUM CRUSH DATE OCTOBER 2023
Our first ever Portuguese Picual contains herbaceous notes of tomato and tomato leaf while exhibiting savory herb flavors. This balanced example has lingering pepper with some complimentary bitterness, a touch of stone fruit and a full, fruity nose. High fruitiness scores. Smoke Point 385F
Our partner in Portugal is using a high vacuum during malaxation to remove all of the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time & is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge & very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation markers.
*Biophenols: 452.82 ppm FFA: 0.12
Oleic Acid: 75.51 Peroxide: 4.73
DAGs: 97.5 *PPP: <0.65
*As measured at the time of crush
Organoleptic Taste Panel Assessment
FRUITINESS 5.8 BITTERNESS 3.8 PUNGENCY 4.3
