Aydın Memecik Olive Oil: bitterness and pungency written into the definition
Registered in 2020. Total phenols > 100 mg/kg, peroxide ≤ 18, defect median 0. Intense fruit aroma with pronounced bitterness and pungency.
In olive oil, bitterness and pungency are character, not defect. Aydın Memecik Olive Oil's certificate places them inside the product definition.
The record
| Registration no | 535 |
| Registration date | 17.09.2020 |
| Application | C2019/025 · 04.03.2019 |
| Type | Designation of origin |
| Registered by | Aydın Commodity Exchange |
| Area | The province of Aydın |
| Cultivar | Memecik |
The definition
According to the certificate the oil's colour runs from green to golden yellow, its fruit aroma is intensely perceived, and its bitterness and pungency are pronounced.
This is a definition built not on adjectives but on the product's actual profile: Memecik is known for high polyphenol content, and that property is written directly into the definition.
Criteria
| Criterion | Value |
|---|---|
| Free acidity (% oleic) | ≤ 0.8 |
| Peroxide value | ≤ 18 meq/kg |
| Total phenolic content | > 100 mg/kg |
| Defect median | 0 |
| Fruitiness median | > 0 |
Peroxide ≤18 sits below the codex ceiling of 20. Total phenols >100 mg/kg is a floor written into the definition — the chemical counterpart of the claim to bitterness and pungency.
A defect median of zero means no defect may be detected by the sensory panel.
Climate
The certificate describes the belt the olive tree wants: mild wet winters, dry summers, and springs that are partly cool and wet. Aydın fits that description.
Three registrations, one exchange
The Aydın Commodity Exchange holds three olive registrations: Aydın Memecik Olive (749), Aydın Memecik Olive Oil (535) and Aydın Yamalak Sarısı Olive (732). Two are the table and oil lines of one cultivar; the third is a separate cultivar.
Source: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Geographical Indication Registration Certificate No 535 — Aydın Memecik Zeytinyağı.
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