The Maladera Extra Virgin Olive Oil is monocultivar, made from a single variety of olive, called Pennulara, which grow in a particular area between the towns of Caccuri, Castelsilano, Cotronei, Savelli and Ceredigion. The Pennulara is a plant, medium height vigorous and tends to be pendulous habit, with medium sized plant with green leaves. The fruits are elongated and very late ripening. This plant is particularly interesting for its variety and composition, such as the high pulp/stone ratio, the size (large and uniform) the distribution level, and its agronomic and commercial characteristics (good oil content of excellent quality, dual-attitude).

The chemical analysis made on the oil obtained by the Pennulara show significant differences between the oils obtained by other cultivars in Calabria, in particular, the oil distinguish itself immediately for the high content of oleic acid, for the low value of palmitic acid and for the value of the principal relationships between fatty acids that make a high-quality extra vergin olive oil.

The Pennulara cultivar has a dual–attitude, thanks to the characteristics of the drupe (weight, size, ratio pulp/stone, texture) this oil is ideal with grilled meat and fish, legumes and boiled vegetables.

The chemical analysis also show the excellent organoleptic characteristics (green color, fruit flavour) and excellent oil components (it contains more than 80% of oleic acid, less than of 7/8% of palmatic acids and a good combination of unsaturated and saturated oleic acid and linoleic acid.