Picudo
also called Picuda, PicuoThe soft, aromatic counterweight in the great Córdoba blends. Picudo is what gives DOP Priego de Córdoba and DOP Baena their sweet entry — and its pollen quality makes it a standard pollinator in mixed Andalusian orchards.
| Also called | Picuda, Picuo |
|---|---|
| Main regions | Córdoba, Jaén, Granada, Málaga |
| Purpose | Dual-purpose — oil and table |
| Oleic acid | Not published |
| Harvest | Late ripening, strong fruit retention |
| Shelf stability | Low (nursery-level assessment; no Rancimat figure published) |
| Role in the orchard | Valued as a pollinator — pollen of high germinability |
In the grove
Aroma and flavour descriptors
- 1Fruity
- 2Aromatic
- 3Sweet entry
- 4Almond
From the DOP Priego de Córdoba specification, which requires Picuda oils to be "fruity, aromatic, pleasant, with a sweet entry". That is a regulatory descriptor, not a panel result.
Ordered by how often each recurs in the published varietal literature, not by measured intensity. Our panel has not scored a monovarietal Picudo oil, and no sensory panel data for it is published. 40 of the 40 varieties here read the same way.
Picudo oils in the library
From 4 producersPicudo against the other Spain varieties
| Variety | Origin region | Used for | Polyphenols | Shelf stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picual | Jaén, Andalusia | Oil | 300–700 mg/kg | Very high — over 55 h Rancimat |
| Arbequina | Les Garrigues, Lleida, Catalonia | Oil | 200–230 mg/kg | Low — 29.8 h Rancimat |
| Hojiblanca | Lucena, Córdoba, Andalusia | Dual-purpose | 280–820 mg/kg | High — Rancimat mean 73 h, falling with ripeness |
| Cornicabra | Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha | Oil | ~630 mg/kg | Very high — over 55 h Rancimat |
| Picudo | Córdoba, Andalusia | Dual-purpose | Not published | Low (nursery-level assessment; no Rancimat figure published) |
| Manzanilla de Sevilla | Guadalquivir valley, Seville | Table | Not published | Not published |
| Empeltre | Bajo Aragón, Ebro valley | Dual-purpose | Not published | Not published |
| Royal de Cazorla | Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén | Oil | ~156 mg/kg (single study) | 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.