Olive Oil Lechin
LECHIN EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, A GREAT GOURMET OLIVE OIL TO PURCHASE ONLINE
The organoleptic characteristics of premium olive oil, variety Lechín are:
It is a fluid olive oil, with vegetable flavors, medium bitterness and a green almond aftertaste in the mouth. It is a olive oil full of freshness and herbal aromas, perfect to dressing for salad, bread dipping or drizzling olive oil on pizza or fish.
Usually tend not to commercialize varietal oils Lechín, but if it intervenes to complement other varieties such as hojiblanca and picual.
The high content of palmitic acid (12-13%) is made up for by the reduced content of stearic acid and by the low totals of saturated acid produced by these olives.
Lechin Olives are medium to large olives that ripen to black that are grown for the pale yellow oil that they yield.The oil yield is about 18 to 25%, depending on the variety.
There are two varieties of olive trees, Lechin de Sevilla and Lechin de Granada. Lechin de Granada is preferred in Granda and Almería, Lechin de Sevilla is preferred in Seville, Cadiz, and Córdoba.
The name "Lechin" comes from the Spanish word for milk, "leche", referring to the whitish colour of the olive inside.
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