Turrón de Alicante PGI

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Turrón de Alicante PGI is a traditional Spanish nougat from the Alicante region, made primarily from almonds and honey and protected under EU geographical indication status for its quality and origin.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Turrón de Alicante 1
Turrón de Alicante PGI canonical 1
turrón 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Protected Geographical Indication product
Spanish nougat
confectionery
traditional food
alsoKnownAs turrón duro
associatedWith Alicante turrón industry
belongsTo Spanish PGI register
consumedDuring Christmas
contains whole or large pieces of almond
countryOfOrigin Spain
flavorProfile nutty
sweet
foodCategory nougat
hasGeographicalIndication EU PGI
ingredient egg white
sugar
legalDesignation Turrón de Alicante
locatedIn Valencian Community
mainIngredient almonds
honey
marketedAs quality-certified regional specialty
partOf Spanish culinary tradition
productionMethod cooked honey and sugar syrup mixed with beaten egg white and almonds
protectedBy European Union
protectedStatus PGI
regionOfOrigin Alicante
regulatedBy product specification document
relatedProduct Turrón de Jijona PGI
requires minimum almond content specification
use of specific honey quality
shape rectangular bar
surface often covered with wafer
texture hard
traditionalIn Alicante province

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Protected Geographical Indication exampleProduct Turrón de Alicante PGI
Valencians traditionalDessert turrón
linked to: Turrón de Alicante PGI
Turrón de Alicante PGI alsoKnownAs turrón duro
linked to: Turrón de Alicante PGI
Turrón de Alicante PGI legalDesignation Turrón de Alicante
linked to: Turrón de Alicante PGI