Official Regional Quality Seals • 142 Standards

PDO / PGI / COOC LEGAL CEILINGS

Standard supermarket “Extra Virgin” allows up to 0.80% free fatty acidity (IOC limit)—leaving huge room for aging or degraded fruit. Official PDO, PGI, and COOC regional seals enforce 30% to 62% stricter legal chemical ceilings and mandate specific heritage cultivars.

Standard Supermarket Rule (IOC Baseline)
Max 0.80% Acidity

Up to 20 meq/kg Peroxide & 0.22 K270 UV oxidation. No minimum polyphenol requirement.

Strictest PDO / COOC Regional Seals
Max 0.30% – 0.50% Acidity

Requires immediate cold milling within hours of harvest, stricter peroxide ceilings (≤12–15 meq/kg), and verified regional groves.

Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars
Zero Anonymous Multi-Country Blending

Every PDO/PGI seal specifies the exact heritage olive varieties permitted in the crush—click any cultivar tag below to view its fatty acid chemistry.

Showing 101–115 of 115 PDO/PGI/COOC standards • Page 3 of 3
PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-TERRE-AURUNCHE

Terre Aurunche DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.50% FFA38% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.50%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-TERRE-TARENTINE

Terre Tarentine DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.50% FFA38% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.50%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-TERRE-DI-SIENA

Terre di Siena DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.50% FFA38% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.50%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-VAL-DI-MAZARA

Val di Mazara DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.50% FFA38% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.50%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-VALDEMONE

Valdemone DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.50% FFA38% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.50%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-VALLE-DEL-BELICE

Valle del Belice DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.50% FFA38% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.50%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-VALLI-TRAPANESI

Valli Trapanesi DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.50% FFA38% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.50%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-VENETO-DEL-GRAPPA

Veneto del Grappa DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.50% FFA38% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.50%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-VULTURE

Vulture DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.50% FFA38% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.50%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-CANINO

Canino DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.55% FFA31% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.55%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 13 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-COLLINE-PONTINE

Colline Pontine DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.55% FFA31% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.55%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 13 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-COLLINE-DI-ROMAGNA

Colline di Romagna DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.55% FFA31% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.55%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 13 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-TUSCIA

Tuscia DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.55% FFA31% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.55%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 13 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-UMBRIA

Umbria DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.55% FFA31% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.55%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 12 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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PDOItaly (IT)
PDO-SABINA

Sabina DOP

Legal Max Acidity: 0.60% FFA25% Stricter than 0.80% IOC
0.00% (Fresh Crush)Seal Ceiling: 0.60%Supermarket Limit: 0.80%
Max Peroxide
≤ 14 meq
Max K270 UV
≤ 0.18
Min Polyphenols
Unmandated
Legally Mandated Regional Cultivars:
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