Empeltre is a type of medium-sized, black
olive originating in
Spain
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. It is used both as a table olive and to produce a high-quality olive oil.
''Empeltre'' olives are primarily grown in the Spanish regions of
Aragon and the
Balearic Islands. It is present along the
Ebro
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river basin from the
Rioja and
Navarra
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to the
province of Castellón
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and southern
Catalonia
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, (where it is also called "Terra Alta" and "De la Llei"). There are 80,000 hectares of this variety in Spain. In the
Americas
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there are plantations in
Argentina
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(Mendoza and Córdoba).
Distribution
The ''Empeltre'' cultivar is grown in the communities and regions of
Huesca
Huesca (; an, Uesca) is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and of the comarca of Hoya de Huesca. In 2009 it had a population of 52,059, almo ...
,
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...
, and
Teruel
Teruel () is a city in Aragon, located in eastern Spain, and is also the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 35,675 in 2014 making it the least populated provincial capital in the country. It is noted for its harsh climate, with ...
, as well as
La Rioja
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and
Navarra
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and Castellón. It is the main variety in the Denomination of Origin ''Oil of the
Bajo Aragón''.
Agronomic characteristics
The term ''empeltre'' is related to the Catalan word ''empelt'' or the Aragonese ''impelte'', which means "
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". This is due to the fact that this type of olive tree has a very low rooting capacity, which forces the graft to be derived as a form of reproduction.
The olive trees of the Empeltre variety have a large wingspan as well as bright dark green leaves and early maturing black olives. They have a long form, asymmetrical and slightly pumped by the back. They have an average volume of 2.7 grams with a pulp / bone ratio of 5:3 and a yield of 18.3%. The empeltre variety provides a yellow-colored smooth oil that is sweet and aromatic with no bitterness.
Synonyms
''Aceite'' (De), also ''Castellana'', ''Cornicabra'', ''Lechin de Granada'', ''Picual'', ''Aragones'', ''Aragonesa'', ''Aragonesa de Tortosa'', ''Comùn'', ''Farga'', ''Fina'', ''Injerto'', ''Llei'', ''Macho'', ''Mallorquina'' in the
Majorca area only., ''Navarro'', ''Negra'', ''Negral'', ''Negral de Calatayud'', ''Negral Fino'', ''Negrala'', ''Negreta'', ''Salseña'', ''Terra Alta'', ''Tordero'', ''Verdiel'', and ''Zaragozana''. Related: ''Callosina'', ''Morisca'', ''Cornezuelo de Jaén'', ''Cornicabra de Baza'', ''Cornicabra de Jerez de los Caballeros'', and ''Cornicabra de Mérida''.
Olea Database: ''Empeltre''
Retrieved 2018-07-10
See also
* List of olive cultivars
There are hundreds of cultivars of the olive (''Olea europaea''). As one of the oldest and more important domesticated crops raised by humans, the olive tree has diverged naturally and with the assistance of man into many varieties. Olive cultiva ...
References
External links
Directly from the oldest olive trees in Spain comes the Empeltre olive
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