KANTE Istrska belica Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Phenols
250 mg/kg
Reported total-phenol result
Latest Release
2024
1 release recorded

Extra virgin olive oil from the Istrska belica variety, an indigenous and resilient Istrian olive. Obtained solely by mechanical processes. Features fresh fruit aromas, with notes of freshly mown grass, artichoke, tomato, radicchio and olive leaves. Exhibits pronounced bitterness and pungency.

Evidence over time

Release History

2025
Current harvest year

No release has been recorded for this harvest year yet.

2024
Harvested: 1 October 2024
Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
Phenols
250 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.
1992
Producer established

Kante was established in 1992.

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Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 5.5
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 7.2
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.
Pungency 7.8
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 10
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.
freshly cut grass green tomato tomato leaf green almond artichoke green apple

Estimated Based on profiles for: Belica .

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 October 2024
Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Vipavska dolina, Gorizia, Slovenia.

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 originVipavska dolina, Gorizia, Slovenia
Olive composition

Single variety listed

The latest release lists Belica 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 dataBelica

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