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RobustEarly harvestUnfilteredArbequina

Nermin Hanım Arbequina Filtresiz

Arbequina

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Arbequina is usually the mild one; this is the exception the producer labels “sert ve keskin” — hard and sharp — picked early and sold unfiltered, with high bitterness and pungency by its own description. The highest polyphenol figure the producer publishes.

The facts

Cultivar100% Arbequina
HarvestEarly
Polyphenols480 mg/kg (producer’s lab report)
Free acidity0.2% (producer)
ExtractionCold, own mill; unfiltered
Formats500 ml

Awards

Platinum · London IOOC 2026Gold · CINVE 2026Grand Gold · CINVE 2025Best in Class · Anatolia IOOC 2025Gold · JOOP 2025Best in Class · JOOP 2022

Where it's from

Locator map: Havran, Balıkesir, Edremit Gulf, Türkiye

A Catalan variety on Mount Ida’s foothills, picked the way the estate picks its Edremit: early and green.

Laboratory figures

What has been measured on this oil, and who measured it

Total polyphenols
480mg/kg
The EU 432/2012 antioxidant claim starts at 250 mg/kgSource: producer’s lab report
Free acidity
0.2%
Extra virgin is capped at 0.80% — lower means fresher fruitSource: producer

Qualifies for the EU antioxidant health claim

At 480 mg/kg this oil is above the 250 mg/kg threshold Regulation 432/2012 sets for hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives, as reported by the producer’s lab report.

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