Fruits & Nuts — protected designations

Almonds grown, processed, and packaged on the island of Mallorca, sold raw or roasted, peeled or unpeeled.

Alubia de La Bañeza-León is a PGI covering dried seeds of four local varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris L. — Canela, Plancheta, Pinta and Riñón menudo — grown in a defined area of the Province of León, Spain.

Amarene Brusche di Modena is a PGI-protected sour cherry jam produced within a defined area of the Province of Modena and adjoining municipalities in the Province of Bologna.

Ameixa d'Elvas is a PDO-protected plum of the variety Rainha Cláudia Verde, grown in the Elvas zone of Alto Alentejo, Portugal.

Amêndoa Douro is a PDO-protected almond, sold with or without shell, whose production is confined to a precisely delimited area within the Douro region of northeastern Portugal.

Ananás dos Açores is a PDO-protected fresh pineapple registered under file number PDO-PT-0269, granted EU protection on 21 June 1996 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013104).

'Anona da Madeira' is a PDO-protected fresh cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.) from the island of Madeira, Portugal, registered under file number PDO-PT-0082 and granted EU protection on 12 August 1999.

Arancia del Gargano is a fresh orange registered as a PGI under file number PGI-IT-0296, with EU protection granted on 26 October 2006.

Arancia di Ribera is an Italian PDO registered on 7 January 2008 (file PDO-IT-0669) covering fresh navel oranges grown in the Ribera zone of Agrigento province, Sicily.

Arancia Rossa di Sicilia is a PGI covering blood oranges of the Tarocco, Moro, and Sanguinello varieties grown in a defined zone of eastern Sicily.

Asperge des Sables des Landes is a PGI-protected fresh asparagus, registered under file number PGI-FR-0272 and granted EU protection on 23 February 2005 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013617).

Avellana de Reus is a PDO covering hazelnuts of five native varieties — Negreta, Pauetet, Gironella, Morella and Culplana — grown and processed in a defined area of the province of Tarragona, Catalonia.

Batata doce de Aljezur is a fresh sweet potato of the Lira variety (Ipomoea batatas (L.)), registered as a PGI on 3 January 2005 under file number PGI-PT-0517 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013777).

Calçot de Valls is a fresh onion-shoot registered as a PGI under file number PGI-ES-0171, with EU protection dating from 13 July 2001 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013487).

Kaki Ribera del Xúquer is a Protected Designation of Origin registered under file number PDO-ES-0114, granted EU protection on 9 February 2002, covering fresh persimmon produced in the Ribera del Xúquer area of Valencia, Spain.

Castagna Cuneo is a PGI covering chestnuts of the species Castanea sativa, excluding interspecific hybrids, grown in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont.

Castagna del Monte Amiata is a PGI-protected chestnut grown on the slopes of Monte Amiata across nine named municipalities in the Provinces of Grosseto and Siena.

Castagna di Montella is a PGI-protected chestnut produced in six communes of the Province of Avellino, Campania.

Castagna di Vallerano is a PDO-protected chestnut grown exclusively within the Municipality of Vallerano, in the province of Viterbo, Lazio.

Castaña de Galicia is a PGI covering fresh and frozen chestnuts obtained from native Galician cultivars of Castanea sativa grown in the mountainous and highland interior of Galicia, Spain.

Castanha da Terra Fria is a PDO-protected chestnut produced from Castanea sativa Mill cultivated in eight subdistricts of Trás-os-Montes, Portugal.

Castanha da Padrela is a PDO-registered chestnut from the Padrela area of Trás-os-Montes, Portugal, produced from the sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa Mill) in the Judia, Lada, Negral, Cota and Longa Preta varieties.

Cebolla Fuentes de Ebro is a fresh sweet onion registered as a PDO under file number PDO-ES-0817, with EU protection granted on 8 July 2010 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000014312).

Cedro di Santa Maria del Cedro PDO designates fresh citrons of the 'liscia-diamante', 'italiana' or 'calabrese' varieties of Citrus medica grown and packed within a defined coastal strip of the province of Cosenza, Calabria.

Cereja da Cova da Beira is a fresh cherry registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-PT-0255.

Cerezas de la Montaña de Alicante / Cireres de la Muntanya d'Alacant is a Protected Geographical Indication registered under file number PGI-ES-0099, granted EU protection on 21 June 1996.

Cereza del Jerte is a PDO registered under file number PDO-ES-0233, covering fresh table cherries of the species Prunus avium L. grown in the Valle del Jerte, Cáceres, Spain.

Châtaigne d'Ardèche is a PDO covering fresh unpeeled chestnuts, peeled whole dry chestnuts, and chestnut flour produced from ancient local varieties of Castanea sativa Miller adapted to the Ardèche region.

Dried tubers of Cyperus esculentus L. var. sativus Boeck., grown and processed in l'Horta Nord de Valencia, registered as a PDO under file number PDO-ES-0055.

Ciliegia dell'Etna is a fresh sweet cherry registered as a PDO under file number PDO-IT-0572, with EU protection granted on 23 November 2006 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013946).

Ciliegia di Lari is a PGI registered under file number PGI-IT-02855, granted EU protection on 30 June 2022, covering fresh sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) grown in the Lari area of Tuscany, Italy.

Ciliegia di Marostica is a fresh cherry registered as a PGI (file number PGI-IT-0146) and protected under EU law since 18 April 2001.

Ciliegia di Vignola is a fresh cherry registered as a PGI on 21 February 2011 under file number PGI-IT-0858 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000014011), produced in the Vignola area of Modena, Emilia-Romagna.

Citrinos do Algarve is a PGI registered on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-PT-0271, covering fresh citrus fruits grown within a defined set of subdistricts in the Algarve region of Portugal.

Clementine del Golfo di Taranto is a Protected Geographical Indication registered under file number PGI-IT-0247, covering fresh clementines of the species Citrus clementine Hort. ex Tanaka produced within the province of Taranto, Italy.

Clementine di Calabria is a pip-free clementine registered as a PGI on 25 November 1997 under file number PGI-IT-1548 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013331).

Coco de Paimpol is a dwarf seed bean of the Phaseolus vulgaris L. species, harvested at the semi-dry stage and sold in its pod as a fresh product.

Coliflor de Calahorra is a Protected Geographical Indication registered under file number PGI-ES-0268, granted EU protection on 24 June 2006.

Espárrago de Huétor-Tájar is a PGI covering green asparagus of the local variety known as "Espárrago Verde Morado de Huétor-Tájar" or "Morado de Huétor" (Asparagus maritimus Mill. x Asparagus officinalis L.), grown in the Huétor-Tájar area of Granada, Spain.

Espárrago de Navarra is a PGI covering white or purple asparagus spears of twelve named varieties of Asparagus officinalis L., grown across 263 municipalities in the central Ebro valley spanning Navarre, Aragon and La Rioja, and sold fresh, fresh-cut or heat-preserved.

Faba Asturiana is a PGI covering dried beans of the Granja Asturiana variety, grown, harvested, cleaned, selected, classified, and packaged within the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias.

Faba de Lourenzá is a dried bean of the local Faba Galaica variety (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown in the coastal valleys of A Mariña Luguesa, province of Lugo, Galicia.

Faki Eglouvis is a dry lentil produced from a local unimproved landrace population (Lens culinaris) grown exclusively on the Englouvi plateau on the Ionian island of Lefkada, Greece.

Sweet chestnut flour produced within a defined area of the province of Lucca, Tuscany, from Castanea sativa Mill. varieties including Carpinese, Pontecosi and Mazzangaia, among others.

Farine de châtaigne corse / Farina castagnina corsa is a chestnut flour produced in Corsica from named local varieties of Castanea sativa Mill., ground to a defined granulometry, creamy white to reddish-brown in colour, with a humidity level not exceeding 10%.

Farine de Petit Épeautre de Haute Provence is flour milled from Triticum monococcum grown within a delimited zone of 235 municipalities across four départements of south-east France, all at altitudes above 400 metres.

Dried beans of the species Phaseolus coccineus grown in the Prefecture of Kastoria, western Macedonia, Greece.

Megaloi Kokkinoi Fasolades Prespon POP carries no EU protected designation.

Fasolada Plaki Megalou Vorra carries no EU protected designation and does not appear in the official register of PDO, PGI, or TSG products.

Fasolia Kinopodonta-Tokopodonta POP is a dry bean of the kina mesosperma family associated with the Kato Nevrokopi area of the Drama region in Greece.

Φάβα Σαντορίνης / Fava Santorinis is a PDO-protected product consisting of dried, husked, and crushed cotyledons of Lathyrus clymenum L., a legume of the family Fabaceae grown exclusively on the volcanic islands of Santorini.

Fico Bianco del Cilento is a PDO covering dried figs of the Ficus carica domestica L. species, restricted to biotypes related to the Dottato cultivar, grown and processed within the Cilento area of Campania.

Fichi di Cosenza is a PDO covering dried figs of the Dottato (or Ottato) variety of Ficus carica sativa grown and dried within a defined area of the Cosenza province in Calabria, Italy.

Ficodindia dell'Etna is a PDO-protected prickly pear fruit registered under file number PDO-IT-0241, granted EU protection on 12 November 2002.

Ficodindia di San Cono is a PDO-protected fresh prickly pear registered under file number PDO-IT-0647, granted EU protection on 26 September 2007.

Fraise du Périgord is a PGI-protected fresh strawberry produced in the Périgord region of France, registered under file number PGI-FR-0133 and granted EU protection on 26 April 2003.

Fystiki Aeginas is a PDO-protected pistachio nut in shell produced from the Eginitiki variety on the island of Aegina, Greece.

Garbanzo de Escacena is a dry chickpea produced from the local ecotype Campo de Tejada of the species Cicer arietinum L., belonging to the 'Lechoso' commercial type, grown in the El Campo de Tejada zone of Huelva and Seville.

Granada Mollar de Elche, also registered as Granada de Elche, is a PDO covering fresh pomegranates of the Mollar de Elche variety (Punica granatum L.), produced within the Elche palm-grove zone of Alicante, Spain.

Kerassia Tragana Rodochoriou is a PDO-protected fresh cherry grown exclusively in the commune of Rodochori, Naoussa, in the Imathia region of Greece.

Kiwi Latina is a fresh kiwifruit registered under PGI (file number PGI-IT-0295, EU protection granted 5 June 2003), produced in the Latina plain of Lazio, Italy.

Dried lentils of the variety Rubia de La Armuña, grown and packed within 34 municipalities of the District of Armuña in the north of the Province of Salamanca.

Limone Costa d'Amalfi is a PGI-protected lemon grown on the Amalfi coast in the province of Salerno, Campania, produced exclusively from the Sfusato Amalfitano cultivar.

Limone di Rocca Imperiale is a PGI-protected lemon from the municipality of Rocca Imperiale in Calabria, produced exclusively from cultivars of the Femminello group.

Limone di Siracusa is a PGI-protected lemon grown exclusively from the Femminello cultivar and its clones within a defined coastal strip of the province of Syracuse, Sicily.

Limone di Sorrento is a PGI-protected lemon grown on the Sorrento peninsula in Campania, Italy.

A PGI covering fresh lemons of the Femminello del Gargano designation, produced in the municipalities of Vico del Gargano, Ischitella, and Rodi Garganico in the province of Foggia, Apulia.

Limone Interdonato Messina is a PGI lemon produced from the Interdonato cultivar — a natural hybrid between a citron clone and a lemon clone — grown along the Ionian coast of the Province of Messina in Sicily.

Maçã Bravo de Esmolfe is a fresh apple cultivated from the variety Malus domestica and produced in the Beira Alta region of Portugal.

Maçã da Beira Alta is a fresh apple registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-PT-0248.

Maçã de Alcobaça is a Portuguese fresh apple registered as a PGI under file number PGI-PT-0261, with EU protection dating from 21 June 1996 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013096).

Mâche nantaise is a fresh lamb's lettuce (Valerianella olitoria) registered as a PGI under file number PGI-FR-0072, with EU protection dating from 12 December 1998 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013288).

Manzana de Girona / Poma de Girona is a Protected Geographical Indication registered under file number PGI-ES-0154, granted EU protection on 14 September 2000.

Maracujá dos Açores is a PDO-protected fresh passion fruit, registered under file number PDO-PT-0270 on 21 June 1996 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013105).

Marrone del Mugello is a protected chestnut designation covering nuts of the Florentine Chestnut variety, known as Marrone Fiorentino, grown within a defined area of the Province of Florence in Tuscany.

Marrone della Valle di Susa is a PGI-protected chestnut produced from five local ecotypes grown across named municipalities in the Susa Valley, Province of Turin.

Marrone di Caprese Michelangelo is a PDO-protected chestnut produced from a local ecotype of the Marrone variety grown in mountain areas of the municipality of Caprese Michelangelo and part of Anghiari, in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany.

Marrone di Castel del Rio is a PGI-protected chestnut produced in four communes of the Santerno valley in the Bologna Apennines.

Marrone di Combai is a chestnut ecotype grown in Alpine foothill municipalities of Treviso province, Veneto.

Marrone di Roccadaspide is a PGI-protected chestnut produced from the Anserta, Abate and Castagna Rossa ecotypes, all linked to the Marrone variety, grown at altitudes above 250 metres in designated municipalities of the province of Salerno, Campania.

Marrone di San Zeno PDO covers 'locale Marrone' chestnuts of the species Castanea Sativa Mill, selected and propagated agamically by producers within the Monte Baldo territory of Verona.

Fresh chestnuts of the local ecotype of Castanea sativa Mill., var sativa, grown across nineteen municipalities in Treviso province.

Mela Alto Adige / Südtiroler Apfel is a PGI registered on 18 January 2005 (file PGI-IT-0207) covering fresh apples of specified varieties grown in 72 municipalities of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano (Alto Adige/Südtirol).

Mela di Valtellina is a protected geographical indication covering fresh apples grown in the Valtellina valley, Sondrio, Italy, registered as a PGI on 28 November 2006 under file number PGI-IT-0574.

Mela Rossa Cuneo is a fresh red apple registered as a PGI under file number PGI-IT-0915, with EU protection granted on 16 December 2011 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013963).

Mela Val di Non is a protected designation of origin covering fresh apples produced in the Val di Non area of Trentino, Italy.

Melannurca Campana is a PGI registered under file number PGI-IT-0193, granted EU protection on 7 June 2005.

Mele del Trentino is a PGI registered on 7 August 2017 under file number PGI-IT-2320, covering fresh apples produced in Trentino, Italy.

Melon de Guadeloupe is a fresh yellow Charentais melon produced in open, uncovered fields on the islands of Grande-Terre and Marie-Galante in Guadeloupe, France.

Melon du Quercy is a fresh Charentais-type melon produced within a defined area spanning communes in the departments of Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, and Tarn-et-Garonne, France.

Melone Mantovano is a fresh melon registered as a PGI on 13 July 2011 under file number PGI-IT-0883.

Mirabelles de Lorraine is a PGI covering fresh and deep-frozen mirabelle plums grown exclusively in the Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Moselle and Vosges départements of Lorraine, France.

Mongeta del Ganxet denotes the dried or cooked and preserved seeds of the indigenous ganxet variety of Phaseolus vulgaris L., grown within a defined area of Catalonia.

Nocciola del Piemonte / Nocciola Piemonte is a PGI reserved exclusively for hazelnuts of the Tonda Gentile Trilobata variety, grown in designated hazelnut-producing municipalities across seven provinces of the Piedmont region.

Nocciola di Giffoni is a PGI-protected hazelnut produced exclusively from the 'Tonda di Giffoni' cultivar in a defined area of the Province of Salerno, Campania.

Nocciola Romana is a PDO-protected hazelnut from volcanic hill zones in the provinces of Viterbo and Rome, Lazio.

Noix de Grenoble is a PDO-protected walnut produced in shell from the Franquette, Parisienne, and Mayette varieties, grown and packaged within a defined area spanning parts of Isère, Drôme, and Savoie.

Noix du Périgord is a PDO covering fresh walnuts, dry walnuts, and walnut kernels produced across 612 municipalities in six French departments.

Olives noires de la Vallée des Baux-de-Provence are black table olives produced exclusively from the Grossane variety within a delimited area of the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

Pasas de Málaga are sun-dried raisins produced exclusively from the Muscat of Alexandria variety of Vitis vinifera L., known locally as Moscatel Gordo or Moscatel de Málaga, grown and dried within a defined area of the Province of Málaga, Andalucía.

Patata de Galicia / Pataca de Galicia is a PGI registered on 30 September 2005 under file number PGI-ES-0205, covering fresh potato tubers of the variety Solanum tuberosum L. cv.

Patata Naxou (Πατάτα Νάξου) is a fresh edible potato registered as a PGI on 27 June 2008 under file number PGI-GR-0708.

Patatas de Prades / Patates de Prades is a PGI registered on 25 April 2002 (file PGI-ES-0232) covering fresh potatoes grown in the Prades mountains, Tarragona, Spain.

Pera de Jumilla is a fresh pear registered as a PDO under file number PDO-ES-0315, entered in the EU register by Commission Regulation (EC) No 205/2005 of 4 February 2005.

Pera de Lleida is a protected designation of origin covering fresh pears of the Pyrus communis L. species, restricted to the limonera, blanquilla, and conference varieties, produced in the Lleida plain of Catalonia, Spain.

Pera dell'Emilia Romagna is a Protected Geographical Indication registered under file number PGI-IT-1534, granted EU protection on 21 January 1998, covering fresh pears produced within a defined area of Emilia-Romagna.

Pera Mantovana is a fresh pear registered as a PGI on 21 January 1998 under file number PGI-IT-1533.

Pêra Rocha do Oeste is a fresh pear of the Rocha variety, belonging to the species Pyrus communis L., produced in the Oeste region of Portugal.

Pesca di Leonforte is an Italian PGI registered on 3 October 2007 (file PGI-IT-0651) covering late-ripening peaches grown from two local ecotypes, Bianco di Leonforte and Giallone di Leonforte, in the Province of Enna, Sicily.

Pesca di Verona is a PGI-protected designation (file PGI-IT-0579, registered 15 December 2006) covering fresh peaches and nectarines of the species Persica vulgaris Mill. produced on the Verona plain, Italy.

Pesca e Nettarina di Romagna is a PGI registered in Italy, file number PGI-IT-1535, granted EU protection on 21 January 1998.

Pescabivona is a PGI registered in Italy on 31 July 2013 (file PGI-IT-1139; eAmbrosia EUGI00000014360) covering fresh clingstone peaches of four ecotypes — Murtiddara or Primizia Bianca, Bianca, Agostina, and Settembrina — grown in the Bivona area of Agrigento province, Sicily.

Pêssego da Cova da Beira is a fresh peach registered as a PGI under file number PGI-PT-0257, with EU protection granted on 21 June 1996.

Petit Épeautre de Haute Provence is hulled einkorn wheat, Triticum monococcum, grown and husked within a defined zone of 235 municipalities across four départements in southeast France at altitudes above 400 metres.

Pimiento Asado del Bierzo is a roasted pepper product made from Capsicum annuum L. of the Bierzo ecotype, grown across 17 municipalities in the El Bierzo district of León.

Pimiento de Fresno-Benavente is a fresh sweet pepper of the 'morro de vaca' or 'morrón' type, grown in irrigated river-valley municipalities across León, Zamora, and one municipality in Valladolid.

Pimiento de Gernika, also registered as Gernikako Piperra, is a PGI-protected fresh frying pepper from the Gernika zone of Bizkaia, Spain, registered under file number PGI-ES-0673 with EU protection dating from 31 January 2008 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013822).

Fruit of the species Capsicum annuum L., of the 'piquillo' variety, grown and processed exclusively within eight municipalities of Navarre's Ribera Baja.

Pistacchio di Raffadali is a PDO-protected pistachio produced in the Province of Agrigento, Sicily, from the 'Napoletana' cultivar (also known as 'Bianca' or 'Nostrana') of Pistacia vera, grafted onto Pistacia terebinthus rootstock.

Pistacchio Verde di Bronte PDO covers the fruit, in shell, shelled or peeled, of Pistacia vera cultivar Napoletana grafted onto Pistacia terebinthus, grown on volcanic soils in the municipalities of Bronte, Adrano and Biancavilla in the Province of Catania, at between 400 m and 900 m above sea level.

Plátano de Canarias is a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI-ES-0867) registered on 11 March 2011, covering fresh bananas of the Cavendish variety of the species Musa acuminata Colla (AAA) grown in the Canary Islands, Spain.

Poires de Savoie is a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for fresh pears produced in the Savoie region of France, registered under file number PGI-FR-0196.

Pomme de terre de l'île de Ré is a fresh early potato produced on the île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France, registered as a PDO under file number PDO-FR-0065 (EU protection granted 11 August 1999).

Pomme du Limousin is a fresh apple registered as a PDO under file number PDO-FR-0442, with EU protection dating from 26 August 2006 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013678).

Pommes des Alpes de Haute Durance is a PGI registered under file number PGI-FR-0498, granted EU protection on 29 September 2005 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013672).

Pommes et Poires de Savoie is a PGI registered in France (file PGI-FR-0196, eAmbrosia EUGI00000013212, protection granted 21 June 1996) covering fresh apples and pears grown in the Savoie orchard area.

Portokalia Maleme Chanion Kritis is a PDO-protected fresh orange registered under file number PDO-GR-0333, granted EU protection on 2 July 1996 (eAmbrosia: EUGI00000013145).

Pruneaux d'Agen are dried prunes produced from cultivars of the Prune d'Ente variety, harvested at optimal ripeness, and obtained without adding sweeteners.

Riz de Camargue is rice grown, harvested, dried, and stored within a defined area of the Rhône delta in southern France.

Stafida Eptanisou PGE carries no EU protected designation.

Susina di Dro PDO covers fresh fruit of the local Prugna di Dro cultivar grown in a defined area of the Autonomous Province of Trento.

Tomataki Santorinis is the fresh fruit of a local ecotype of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., grown without irrigation on the volcanic islands of Thira and surrounding islets in the Cyclades.

Tomate La Cañada is a fresh tomato registered as a PGI under file number PGI-ES-0664, with EU protection dating from 4 December 2007 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013801).

Uva da tavola di Canicattì is a protected geographical indication for the Italia variety of table grape grown in designated communes in the provinces of Agrigento and Caltanissetta, Italy.

Uva da tavola di Mazzarrone is a protected geographical indication for table grapes produced in the Mazzarrone district on the Catania–Ragusa border in Sicily, registered as a PGI on 17 November 2000 under file number PGI-IT-0170.

Uva di Puglia is a Protected Geographical Indication registered under file number PGI-IT-0653, granted EU protection on 11 October 2007.