Bosana
also called Sassarese, Tondo di Sassari, Algherese, PalmaThe cultivar of an entire island — over half of Sardinian production — and the highest mean phenol content in Italy’s national monovarietal dataset. It is also, genetically, the same variety as Puglia’s Peranzana.
| Also called | Sassarese, Tondo di Sassari, Algherese, Palma |
|---|---|
| Main regions | Sassari, Nurra, Marghine, Planargia, Sardinia |
| Purpose | Oil, with larger fruit used for the table |
| Oleic acid | ~71.7% mean |
| Harvest | November–December, late and staggered |
| Designations | Sardegna DOP |
| Watch out for | Very low rooting from cuttings; fertility disputed |
In the grove
Aroma and flavour descriptors
- 1Cut grass
- 2Artichoke
- 3Fresh almond
- 4Tomato
The national database assigns Bosana the same sensory typology as Peranzana — consistent with their shared genotype. No panel medians published.
Ordered by how often each recurs in the published varietal literature, not by measured intensity. Our panel has not scored a monovarietal Bosana oil, and no sensory panel data for it is published. 40 of the 40 varieties here read the same way.
Bosana oils in the library
From 2 producersBosana against the other Italy varieties
| Variety | Origin region | Used for | Polyphenols | Shelf stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coratina | Corato, Bari, Puglia | Oil | 330–410 mg/kg | 29.5 h Rancimat at 110 °C — highest of eleven cultivars tested |
| Frantoio | Tuscany | Oil | ~230 mg/kg | Not published |
| Leccino | Tuscany | Oil | ~150 mg/kg | Low — 17.5 h Rancimat at 110 °C |
| Moraiolo | Tuscany and Umbria | Oil | ~270 mg/kg | Not published |
| Taggiasca | Taggia, Imperia, Liguria | Dual-purpose | Low (no measured range published) | Not published |
| Casaliva | Lake Garda — Trentino, Brescia, Verona | Oil | 110–200 mg/kg | Not published |
| Nocellara del Belice | Valle del Belìce, Sicily | Dual-purpose | ~330 mg/kg mean | Not published |
| Tonda Iblea | Monti Iblei, Ragusa and Siracusa, Sicily | Dual-purpose | ~285 mg/kg mean | Not published |
| Itrana | Itri, Latina, Lazio | Dual-purpose | ~381 mg/kg mean | Not published |
| Peranzana | Alto Tavoliere, Foggia, Puglia | Dual-purpose | ~396 mg/kg mean | Not published |
| Bosana | Sardinia | Oil | ~415 mg/kg mean | Not published |
Sources
- Banca dati nazionale degli oli monovarietali italiani
- Genetic and cyto-histological analyses in Olea europaea, Int. J. Mol. Sci. 27(1):94
Every figure on this page carries a source. Where we could not find one we say so rather than estimating. Corrections are welcome and credited.