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Aleta Farms Organic & PDO Single Estate
Aleta Farms Organic & PDO Single Estate
Aleta Farms Organic & PDO Single Estate
Aleta Farms Organic & PDO Single Estate

Aleta Farms Organic & PDO Single Estate

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Phenols
425 mg/kg
Reported total-phenol result
Latest Release
2025
1 release recorded
Koroneiki Monovarietal
Organic
PDO Certified

Aleta Farms produces this organic PDO extra virgin olive oil from the Koroneiki variety cultivated in the mountainous landscapes of Crete's Messara Valley. The olives are milled within hours of harvesting to preserve a rich aroma and high phenolic content, yielding an oil with near-zero acidity. It is suitable for cooking, baking, and dressing sauces.

Evidence over time

Release History

2025
Varieties
Koroneiki
Phenols
425 mg/kg
Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds found in olives and other plants. In olive oil, reported phenolic content is a chemistry measure that can be associated with bitterness, pungency and oxidative stability; total phenols are not interchangeable with hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used for the EU-authorised wording.
This reported total-phenol result is not the hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used to assess the EU-authorised olive-oil wording.
FFA
0.03%
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 4.8
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 3.8
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.
Pungency 3.5
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 7.3
Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds found in olives and other plants. In olive oil, reported phenolic content is a chemistry measure that can be associated with bitterness, pungency and oxidative stability; total phenols are not interchangeable with hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used for the EU-authorised wording.
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Estimated Based on profiles for: Koroneiki .

Place & provenance

Sense of place

The oil is listed as coming from a single estate in Messara Valley, Crete, Greece, giving it a specific farm origin. Messara links the product and its production requirements to a defined geographical area.

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.

Certification details listedMessara Valley, Crete, GreeceSingle estateMessara
Harvest & milling

How it was made

The olives are listed as being milled at the producing estate or farm.

Why choose it

These practices may appeal when you value hands-on harvesting, cooler fruit handling or direct estate control over milling.

Worth knowing

They describe production methods, not elapsed harvest-to-mill time or proof that the finished oil is fresher or better.

Product informationProcessed on-site
Olive composition

Single variety listed

The latest release lists Koroneiki 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 dataKoroneiki
Farming & certification

Growing choices

The oil records certification to an organic production standard.

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 nutritional value.

Certification details listedCertified organic · Unspecified

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