Durant Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Verification
Lab verified
EVV viewed results
Award Record
Not found
No award data found
Phenols
228.3 mg/kg
Reported total-phenol result
Latest Release
2024
1 release recorded

Single-varietal extra virgin olive oil produced from Arbequina olives, estate-milled and bottled in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Harvested and milled at Durant at Red Ridge Farms, this oil features aromas of freshly cut grass, sweet pea, and clove. The palate displays a buttery texture with notes of raw almond, chamomile, and mild white pepper. Suitable for both sweet and savoury culinary applications.

Evidence over time

Release History

2025
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

2024 Verified
Harvested: 1 November 2024
Varieties
Phenols
228.3 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
0.22%
Free fatty acids measure the breakdown of fats in oil. Lower FFA values indicate quality and freshness.
Peroxide
3.5
Peroxide value measures the primary oxidation of an oil. A lower peroxide value is better.
2008
Producer established

Durant was established in 2008.

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Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 4.2
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 3
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.
Pungency 3.2
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 7.2
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.
green apple banana sweet almond mild

Estimated Based on profiles for: Arbequina .

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

The oil is bottled without filtration and may retain natural moisture and fine olive solids.

Why choose it

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

Worth knowing

Olio nuovo and unfiltered describe different things, but both reward careful storage and prompt use.

Product informationHarvested 1 November 2024Unfiltered
Place & provenance

Sense of place

The oil is listed as coming from a single estate in Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States, giving it a specific farm origin.

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 originWillamette Valley, Oregon, United StatesSingle estate
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 Arbequina 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 dataArbequina

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