Arbequina
OVERALL ASSESSMENT
- Reference variety for the super-intensive system.
- Medium vigor: the final size depends on the edaphoclimatic conditions and agronomic management.
- Productive and constant.
- Early entry into production.
- Ripening in the northern hemisphere: begins in October in the earliest zones. Ends in December in later areas.
- Relatively cold tolerant.
OVERALL OIL PROFILE
Corresponds to a sweet type of virgin oil. Delicate and fragrant.
Medium fruitiness with low levels of bitterness and spiciness.
Harmonious, enabling it to be marketed as mono-varietal or in combination with oils high in polyphenols in order to enhance its stability.
MAIN FEATURES
TREE
| Structure | UPRIGHT |
| Vigour | MEDIUM |
FRUIT
| Olive weight (g) | 1.71 |
| Pulp/weight ratio | 4.20 |
| Fat yield (% dry matter) | 48.8 |
VIRGIN OIL
| Mono/polyunsaturated ratio | 7.57 |
| Polyphenols (ppm of caffeic acid) | 270 |
| Bitterness (K225) | 0.124 |
| Stability (hours at 120 °C) | 7.89 |
| FATTY ACIDS (%) | |
| Palmythic (C16:0) | 13.97 |
| Palmitoleic (C16:1) | 1.53 |
| Stearic (C18:0) | 1.83 |
| Oleic (C18: 1) | 71.78 |
| Linoleic (C18:2) | 9.28 |
| Linolenic (C18:3) | 0.47 |
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