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ABQ Olive Company Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Robust)
ABQ Olive Company Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Robust)

ABQ Olive Company Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Robust)

2025 release 1 release on record
Price per litre / L
Verification
Listed
Evidence pending
Best Award
Not listed
Award data absent
Phenols
490.8 mg/kg
EU health-claim level
Freshness
0.14%
PV 4.42
Picual Monovarietal

This dry farmed Chilean Picual is presented by ABQ Olive Company as a robust extra virgin olive oil with a savory, herb forward profile. ABQ notes tomato leaf, green banana, and ripe tomato, framing it as an unusually Italian leaning expression of the Picual cultivar.

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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 5
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 4
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds, which have antioxidant properties.
Pungency 4.5
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 6
Polyphenols are compounds found in plant-based foods, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, tea, dark chocolate and EVOO. They act as antioxidants and protect you from cellular damage and decreases your risk of issues like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
green tomato fig leaf artichoke bitter herbs

Measured Sensory analysis from laboratory testing.

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

Harvest timing helps you judge an oil's age, while filtration and release style affect how quickly it is best enjoyed.

Why choose it

Choose a recent, clearly dated release when you want the most vivid expression of its aromas and flavour.

Worth knowing

A harvest date does not reveal how the oil was stored, so date is an important signal rather than a guarantee of condition.

Product informationHarvested 1 May 2025
Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Chile.

Why choose it

Choose a clearly identified origin when local identity, traceability and connection to a particular growing area matter to you.

Worth knowing

Origin can make an oil distinctive, but does not by itself guarantee quality or a particular flavour.

Listed originChile
Olive composition

Single variety listed

The latest release lists Picual as its only recorded cultivar.

Why choose it

A release listing one cultivar is useful when you want to explore that variety's typical character.

Worth knowing

One listed cultivar does not record a percentage, so it should not be treated as proof of 100% composition without a source saying so.

Release dataPicual
Farming & certification

Growing choices

The grove is listed as relying on rainfall rather than routine irrigation.

Why choose it

Choose the practices and certifications that best match your environmental and farming priorities.

Worth knowing

Farming method and certification may guide values-based choices, but do not automatically determine flavour, freshness or health value.

Product informationDry farmed
Evidence over time

Release History

1 releases
2026 Predicted
Expected: July 2026

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness4
Pungency4.5
Varieties
Picual
Phenols
~491 mg/kg ♥
Polyphenols are compounds found in plant-based foods, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, tea, dark chocolate and EVOO. They act as antioxidants and protect you from cellular damage and decreases your risk of issues like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
Meets EU health claim threshold (>250mg/kg).
FFA
~0.14
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
Peroxide
~4.42
Peroxide value measures the primary oxidation of an oil. A lower peroxide value is better.
2025
Released May 2025

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness5
Bitterness4
Pungency4.5
Varieties
Picual
Phenols
490.8 mg/kg ♥
Polyphenols are compounds found in plant-based foods, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, tea, dark chocolate and EVOO. They act as antioxidants and protect you from cellular damage and decreases your risk of issues like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
Meets EU health claim threshold (>250mg/kg).
FFA
0.14%
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
Peroxide
4.42
Peroxide value measures the primary oxidation of an oil. A lower peroxide value is better.
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