# KALTA

> KALTA is a single-origin extra virgin olive oil brand from Jaén, Spain. Picual, early-harvest, cold-pressed, and tested by independent laboratories. Landing in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) in early December 2026 as the first market — in time for the holidays. The United Kingdom is planned as the next market.

## What KALTA makes

KALTA launches with three oils, all single-origin Picual from Jaén, Spain, all early-harvest and high in polyphenols, all in light-blocking aluminium tins, all BATCH-coded for full traceability. They are not a ladder — they are a map:

- **KALTA 400** — The everyday oil. High-polyphenol early-harvest extra virgin olive oil. 500ml. Bright, peppery, daily. Built for the drizzle, and versatile enough for everything else. Front badges: HIGH POLYPHENOL · EARLY HARVEST · COLD PRESSED.
- **KALTA 600** — The valley oil. Certified-organic early-harvest extra virgin olive oil. 250ml. Grown in the valley, picked mid-October — the same early harvest. Floral and fruity. For when the food is simple and the oil is the flavour. Carries a separate ORGANIC seal.
- **KALTA 1000** — The mountain oil. Certified-organic early-harvest extra virgin olive oil. 250ml. Grown high, picked early October. Intense, peppery, grassy. Released only when a batch reaches the top band. Front badges: PEAK POLYPHENOL · EARLY HARVEST · COLD PRESSED, plus a separate ORGANIC seal.

All three are made to shine raw — drizzled, dipped, and used to finish a dish — where their high-polyphenol character and peppery finish come through brightest.

## Sourcing standard

Every KALTA oil meets the same sourcing criteria:

1. **Cold Pressed** — No heat, no chemicals.
2. **Single Origin** — Every drop from one place: Jaén, Spain. Never blended with anonymous oils from somewhere else.
3. **Early Harvest** — Picked when olives are still green, when polyphenols (natural antioxidants) peak. All three oils are early-harvest.
4. **Batch Tested / Verified Pure** — Every batch tested by independent laboratories. The full report is published per BATCH on the site.
5. **Always in a Tin** — Aluminum blocks the light that ruins olive oil. Keeps it fresher longer than glass.

KALTA 400, KALTA 600 and KALTA 1000 share this standard. The number in each name is the threshold band that oil is released at. They differ by place and harvest timing, not by principle.

## Frequently asked

- **How should I use KALTA?** KALTA is made to be enjoyed raw and as a finishing oil — drizzled over dishes, dipped with warm bread, or poured across a finished plate — where its high-polyphenol character and peppery finish are at their best.
- **What's the difference between KALTA 400, KALTA 600 and KALTA 1000?** All three are single-origin early-harvest Picual from Jaén, Spain, and all three are high in polyphenols. KALTA 400 is the 500ml everyday oil. KALTA 600 is the 250ml valley oil — certified organic, grown in the valley and picked mid-October. KALTA 1000 is the 250ml mountain oil — certified organic, grown high and picked early October, released only when a batch reaches the top band. The number in each name is the threshold band, not a measured result for any one tin; the measured figure for each batch sits behind its BATCH code at https://kalta.co/pages/trace.
- **Where is KALTA from?** Single origin: Jaén, Spain. The Picual variety.
- **What does KALTA mean?** At its heart is alta — Spanish for high. The name was born below the highest groves at the top of a valley in Jaén, where elevation works the trees harder and the oil comes out richer in polyphenols. The K is for punch. Not khalta — nothing blended: one origin, one variety, one harvest.
- **What's a BATCH?** Every production run gets a unique BATCH code (format: BATCH 2026-NN-X). The full lab report for that BATCH sits behind the QR code on the tin.
- **Where does KALTA ship?** Launching in Dubai (UAE) in early December 2026 as the first market. The UK is planned as the next.
- **What is a polyphenol count, and what's a good one?** Polyphenols are the natural compounds behind fresh olive oil's green, peppery character, measured in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg). A higher count generally means the fruit was picked earlier and the oil is fresher. Everyday supermarket oils tend to sit low; early-harvest oils run higher. The figure is a snapshot taken at bottling and fades as the oil ages — so a verified, per-batch number matters more than a headline figure. KALTA publishes its number for every BATCH behind the tin's QR code.
- **What is the highest-polyphenol olive oil?** High-polyphenol oils are early-harvest, and the exact figure varies from harvest to harvest and drops as the oil ages — so look for a number that is independently verified per batch, not just claimed on the front label. KALTA 1000 is released only when a batch reaches the top band; the measured figure for each batch sits behind its QR code.
- **Why does good olive oil taste peppery or catch in the throat?** That peppery bite — and the little throat-catch or cough — is the taste of the oil's natural polyphenols. It signals a fresh, early-harvest, high-polyphenol oil, not a fault.
- **What should I look for in an olive oil in Dubai?** A harvest date (not just a best-before), a single named origin rather than a blend, cold-pressed extraction, a dark or tinned container that blocks light, and a polyphenol figure you can actually verify. KALTA — single-origin Picual from Jaén, early-harvest, cold-pressed, tinned, and lab-tested every BATCH — lands in Dubai in early December 2026.

## Key resources

- [Homepage](https://kalta.co/)
- [KALTA — the everyday oil](https://kalta.co/products/kalta)
- [KALTA 1000](https://kalta.co/products/reserve)
- [The Standard](https://kalta.co/pages/the-standard) — sourcing rules in detail
- [BATCH transparency](https://kalta.co/pages/trace) — per-batch lab reports
- [Origin](https://kalta.co/pages/origin) — the producer and the harvest
- [About / Story](https://kalta.co/pages/about)
- [Learn: What a polyphenol count actually means](https://kalta.co/blogs/learn/what-a-polyphenol-count-means) — how to read the number and the label

## Contact

- Trade inquiries: sales@oleastandard.com
- Press: hello@oleastandard.com
- Instagram: @getkalta