Koroneiki
also called Koroni, Kritikia, Ladolia, PsiloliaA very small fruit with a disproportionately high and stable oil yield — the combination that made Koroneiki the only Greek variety adopted at scale in mechanised hedgerow orchards around the world. It covers 50 to 60% of Greece’s olive area.
| Also called | Koroni, Kritikia, Ladolia, Psilolia |
|---|---|
| Main regions | Crete, Peloponnese; and 20+ countries worldwide |
| Purpose | Oil |
| Oleic acid | 74–77% |
| Harvest | Late October to January; early to intermediate ripening |
| Tolerances | Drought tolerant, cold sensitive |
| Watch out for | Very susceptible to olive knot |
In the grove
Aroma and flavour descriptors
- 1Fresh green herbs
- 2Grass
- 3Citrus
- 4Floral
Descriptors from variety catalogues and regional descriptions. No certified panel medians for monovarietal Koroneiki were found. Our panel has not scored this cultivar.
Ordered by how often each recurs in the published varietal literature, not by measured intensity. Our panel has not scored a monovarietal Koroneiki oil, and no sensory panel data for it is published. 40 of the 40 varieties here read the same way.
Koroneiki oils in the library
From 11 producersKoroneiki against the other Greece varieties
| Variety | Origin region | Used for | Polyphenols | Shelf stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koroneiki | Koroni, Messinia, Peloponnese | Oil | Around the Greek mean; Cretan surveys 138–441 mg/kg | Not published |
| Kalamon | Messinia, southern Peloponnese | Dual-purpose | Not published | Not published |
| Manaki | Central Greece and the northeastern Peloponnese | Dual-purpose | Not published | Not published |
| Tsounati | Western Crete and the southern Peloponnese | Dual-purpose | 173–641 mg/kg | Not published |
| Megaritiki | Megara, Attica | Dual-purpose | Not published | Not published |
| Konservolia | Amfissa and Fthiotida, central Greece | Dual-purpose | Not published | Not published |
| Chalkidiki | Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia | Dual-purpose | 290–606 mg/kg | Up to 36 h Rancimat in early-harvest oil |
Sources
- IOC World Catalogue of Olive Varieties
- High-phenolic olive oil defined from Greek qNMR data, Molecules 26(4):1115
- Fatty acid composition of four Greek cultivars, Molecules 26(14):4151
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.