Hermus Arbequina
Arbequina grown on the Gediz plain by the nursery that, the company states, first brought the Catalan variety to Türkiye in 2008 and launched the Hermus label in 2017. Picked in early to mid-September — very early — and cold-extracted. The producer describes a striking green, smooth oil: almond, green banana, tomato, apple, artichoke, fresh leaf and grass, with balanced bitterness and a pleasant pungency.
The facts
| Cultivar | 100% Arbequina |
|---|---|
| Harvest | Early to mid-September |
| Polyphenols | Minimum 500 mg/kg (producer’s US listing); not stated on the Turkish site |
| Free acidity | Below 0.2% (producer) |
| Extraction | Cold, below 27 °C (producer) |
| Formats | 100 ml · 500 ml · 1 L |
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Where it's from
Köprübaşı sits on the Gediz — the ancient Hermus — east of Manisa, inland from the Aegean. It is table-grape and tobacco country; Hermus planted it with foreign oil varieties on a nursery’s instinct rather than a tradition.
Laboratory figures
What has been measured on this oil, and who measured it
Qualifies for the EU antioxidant health claim
At 500 mg/kg this oil is above the 250 mg/kg threshold Regulation 432/2012 sets for hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives.