Itrana
also called Gaetana, Oliva di Gaeta, Oliva di Esperia, TranaOne variety, two harvests months apart: picked green in autumn it gives a high-oleic, green-tomato oil, and left to turn fully black it becomes the Oliva di Gaeta. It also carries real winter cold tolerance, which is rare in this company.
| Also called | Gaetana, Oliva di Gaeta, Oliva di Esperia, Trana |
|---|---|
| Main regions | Latina province, Lazio |
| Purpose | Dual-purpose — oil and black table olives |
| Oleic acid | ~76.5% mean, range 70–83% |
| Harvest | Late and staggered |
| Designations | Colline Pontine DOP (50–100%); Oliva di Gaeta DOP (table) |
| Tolerances | Notable winter cold tolerance |
In the grove
Aroma and flavour descriptors
- 1Green tomato
- 2Cut grass
- 3Green almond
- 4Artichoke
From the national monovarietal database typology and the Colline Pontine DOP specification, which describes a medium to intense fruity aroma of green olives with an almond aftertaste. 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 Itrana oil, and no sensory panel data for it is published. 40 of the 40 varieties here read the same way.
Itrana oils in the library
From 3 producers
Itrana 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
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.