INTENSITY MILD- *Crush Date: NOV 2025
The 2025 Portuguese Chiquitita displays notes of tropical fruit and banana with a confectionary center. Sure to be a crowd pleaser. Ideal for baking. Super delicate. 1 COUGH.
Our partner producer (SAOV) in Portugal is using a high vacuum during malaxation to remove all of the oxygen in this processing stage where the oil spends the most time and is most prone to oxidation. This cutting edge and very technical method preserves the phenolic content, the overall chemistry plus the flavor characteristics while reducing other oxidation markers. oxidation markers.
*Biophenols: 151 ppm FFA: 0.11
Oleic Acid: 66.62 Peroxide: 4.3
DAGs: 92.78 *PPP: 0.1
Squalene: 5,500 A-Tocopherols: 292
Organoleptic Taste Panel Assessment
FRUITINESS 6.7 BITTERNESS 2.5 PUNGENCY 3.1
REGION: Portugal PRODUCER: SAOV
