Mazapán de Toledo

Mazapán de Toledo is a fine-grained solid paste produced by mixing or kneading peeled, ground raw almonds with sugar or sugars, made exclusively within the province of Toledo. Almonds must constitute at least 50% of total weight, and the specification requires a minimum fat content of 26% in the finished paste. The designation is registered as a PGI under file number PGI-ES-0291.

About this designation

Mazapán de Toledo is registered as a PGI with EU file number PGI-ES-0291, with EU protection dating from 14 May 2003, under eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013455. The specification defines the product as a fine-grained solid paste produced by mixing or kneading peeled, ground raw almonds and sugar or sugars. Almonds must represent at least 50% of total weight, and only sweet peeled varieties with a minimum fat content of 50% are permitted. As a consequence of these requirements, the finished paste must have a minimum fat content of 26%. Permitted sugars include beet or cane sugar, honey, glucose, sucrose, or other natural sugars. Production is confined to the province of Toledo, and all producers must be located within that province and subject to inspection by the certification body. The inspection body is Servicios de Inspección y Certificación, S.L., which operates in accordance with standard EN 45011. Organoleptic assessment is conducted through a formal tasting procedure covering olfactory-gustatory sensation, weighted at 66.5% of the total score, and texture, accounting for 33.5%. Products must attain a minimum score of 48 points, and no parameter in either category may be rated substandard or unacceptable. Labelling must include a reference to the Protected Geographical Indication Mazapán de Toledo and the logo of the certification body. The Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida Mazapán de Toledo holds the intellectual property rights conferred by registration and authorises use of the designation.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 14 May 2003 under file number PGI-ES-0291 and eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013455.
• Almonds must constitute at least 50% of total weight and must be sweet peeled varieties with a minimum fat content of 50%.
• The finished paste must have a minimum fat content of 26%, derived directly from the mandatory almond content and almond fat requirements.
• Products must score a minimum of 48 points in a formal tasting procedure; no parameter in either assessed category may be rated substandard or unacceptable.

Tasting notes

Castilian-Manchego almond-and-sugar paste IGP from Toledo, distinctive Toledo-style figurines and bars. Smooth dense almond-paste texture, intensely sweet almond flavor — Toledo's iconic Christmas confection.

HoReCa use

Christmas-season Spanish confection; used in petit-four service.

Packaging

• bar-300g
• gift-pack-figurines-300g
• gift-tin-200g

Seasonality