Oro del Desierto Picual
Organic Picual grown in the Tabernas desert, the only desert in continental Europe: over 3,000 hours of sun a year and under 180 mm of rain. The estate publishes its polyphenol series by variety and year, which almost nobody does.
The facts
| Cultivar | 100% Picual |
|---|---|
| Polyphenols | 844 mg/kg, 2025/26 harvest (Folin-Ciocalteu, estate lab report) |
| Polyphenol trend | 529 mg/kg in 2023/24, 717 in 2024/25, 844 in 2025/26 |
| Harvest | Mid-October to early November, fruit 65–75% still green |
| Free acidity | Not published |
| Extraction | Two-phase cold extraction; oleic acid 77–80% |
| Formats | 100 ml, 250 ml, 500 ml glass; 1 L and 3 L tins |
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Where it's from
Desert farming sounds like a stunt until you see the chemistry: extreme sun and drought stress push polyphenol production up, and the estate’s own published series shows exactly that, year after year.
Laboratory figures
What has been measured on this oil, and who measured it
Qualifies for the EU antioxidant health claim
At 844 mg/kg this oil is above the 250 mg/kg threshold Regulation 432/2012 sets for hydroxytyrosol and its derivatives, as reported by the Folin-Ciocalteu, estate lab report.
In our shop instead
We do not stock Oro del Desierto Picual. These are the closest bottles our retail partner carries.
