Biancolilla

Mainly cultivated in Sicily, is a plant of great vigor. The leaves are small, lanceolate and dark green. Produces in alternate years with peaks of cargo. Pollinators are Giarraffa, Nocellara Etnea Nocellara Messina. It 's a typical oil. The fruits are ovoid, asymmetric, with a size of about 3 grams. The color is pea green before ripening purple and pink at maturity. Oil yield: 16% -18%. The quality of oil and its yield is very good, excellent shelf life, it also has good resistance to major diseases and cold.

Biancolilla

Cerasuola

Cerasuola cultivar is a vigorous variety with a fruit of medium size, deep green color that turns black when ripe. Its oil is more than 18% (from 18% to 21%). From the pressing of olives gives a very tasty and aromatic oil from very good quality. The Cerasuola yields an average density, round and smooth taste with hints of herbal flavor, tomato and lemon juice it has low acidity, with values that are maintained around 0.2 and is rich in polyphenols, tocopherols and monounsaturated fatty acids that impart a high level of quality.

Cerasuola

Nocellara del Belice

Nocellara is a cultivar of low growth, with branches in fruit pendulous, with constant productivity, large fruit (5-7 grams), almost spherical, fleshy and very firm, which on average accounts for 86% of PITT. the green color is an intense first color and successively ripening takes a wine red color It 's a variety that has dual functions. It is used for table olives and for olive oil. It is harvested early (October-November), the oil yield is around 18% of excellent quality both in terms of physical chemistry (low acidity values between values of 0.1% and 0.4%, peroxide and spectrophotometry, high amounts of polyphenols, which enhance the shelf-life) (fruity, spicy and has great intensity). It is a food with high nutritional value with an energy value of 9 kcal /g digestible.

Nocellara del Belice