Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin
Date: 2001-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Catalonia, bakery, confectionery, designation of origin, labelling, location of production

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Publication of an application for registration pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin

(2001/C 319/02)

This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of the abovementioned
Regulation. Any objection to this application must be submitted via the competent authority in the
Member State concerned within a time limit of six months from the date of this publication. The
arguments for publication are set out below, in particular in point 4.6, and are considered to justify
the application within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/92

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION: ARTICLE 5

PDO (

)

PGI (x)

National application No: 70

1. Responsible department in the Member State

1.1. Name:

Subdirecci(cid:243)n General de Denominaciones de Calidad y Relaciones Interprofesionales y
Contractuales, Direcci(cid:243)n General de Alimentaci(cid:243)n, Subsecretar(cid:237)a de Agricultura, Pesca y
Alimentaci(cid:243)n, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentaci(cid:243)n, Espaæa

1.2. Address:

Po Infanta Isabel, 1, E-28071 Madrid

Tel.

Fax:

(34) 913 47 53 94

(34) 913 47 54 10.

2. Applicant group

2.1. Name:

(a) Turrones R. Vicens

(b) Turrones Roig, S.A.

(c) Turrones Artesans Felix

(d) Turrones Lluch

2.2. Address:

(a) Carretera de TÆrrega, s/n. E-25310 Agramunt

(b) Carretera de Cervera, s/n. E-25310 Agramunt

(c) C/Condesa de Aurembiaix. E-25310 Agramunt

(d) Pol(cid:237)gono industrial, s/n. E-25310 Agramunt

2.3. Composition:: producer/processor (x)

other (

).

3. Type of product: Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and ohter baker’s wares. Class 2.4.

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4. Specification

(Summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1. Name: Turr(cid:243)n de Agramunt oder Torr(cid:243) d’Agramunt.

4.2. Description: (cid:145)Turr(cid:243)n de Agramunt(cid:146) or (cid:145)Torr(cid:243) d’Agramunt(cid:146) is made from honey, peeled and roasted
almonds or hazelnuts, sugar and/or glucose syrup, egg whites or the dried equivalent and wafers.

Depending on the commercial type (suprema or extra), the minimum percentage of basic raw
materials must be as follows:

Hazelnuts or

Almonds

Honey

Egg white or dried equivalent

Suprema

60,00

60,00

10,00

1,00

Extra

46,00

46,00

10,00

1,00

Suprema and extra nougats proetected by this PGI must have the characteristics defined in the
relevant technical health regulations.

The table below gives the required chemical composition of samples of (cid:145)Turr(cid:243)n de Agramunt(cid:146) (% of
finished product):

Moisture content (maximum)

Protein content (minimum)

Fats (minimum)

Ash (maximum)

Almond Nougat

Hazelnut Nougat

Suprema

5,0

11,0

32,5

2,2

Extra

6,0

9,0

26,0

2,2

Suprema

5,0

7,0

30,0

2,0

Extra

6,0

5,5

24,5

2,0

(cid:145)Turr(cid:243)n de Agramunt(cid:146) has the following organoleptic characteristics:

(cid:151) Colour: light golden brown,

(cid:151) Texture: irregular, coarse and porous. Firm but breaks wihout effort. Crunchy yet melts in the

mouth,

(cid:151) Sweetness: very intense,

(cid:151) Shape: round cakes and rectangular portions or bars.

These characteristics are the result of a judicious mix of ingredients and a precise cooking time.

4.3. Geographical area

(cid:145)Turr(cid:243)n de Agramunt(cid:146) or (cid:145)Torr(cid:243) d’Agramunt(cid:146) protected by the PGI is produced and packed in the
municipality of Agramunt in the Catalan district of Urgell in the Province of LØrida.

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4.4. Proof of origin

The nougat is produced and packed by undertakings in the production area entered in the relevant
register of the Regulatory Body. The method used in the workshops is the traditional production
method and is checked by the inspection body. Nougat passing the checks carried out throughout
the production process, the physico-chemical analyses and the organoleptic tests is marketed under
the protected geographical indication.

4.5. Method of production

The hazelnuts are roasted, cooled and peeled. The almonds are peeled and then roasted.

The honey and sugar are cooked together in a pan until all the water is absorbed. The mixture is
then cooled slightly and the egg whites added.

The mixture is cooked and then the hazelnuts or almonds are added, depending on the variety.

The mixture is then shaped while still warm and covered with the wafer. It is cut up, either
mechanically or by hand and then packed.

4.6. Link

1. History

Like all good traditions, the actual origin of (cid:145)Turrones de Agramunt(cid:146) is shrouded in legend. The
activity of the (cid:145)turronaires(cid:146)
is documented from the end of the eighteenth
century by which time it was already traditional and therefore must be much older. The
destruction of
the
activity is carried out alongside farming make it difficult to confim earlier dates.

the municipal archives during the Napoleonic Wars and the fact

(nougat-makers)

that

The nougat-makers of Agramunt became so popular that not only did they participate in the
traditional popular festivals but also entered into literature with Seraf(cid:237) Pitarra’s play (cid:145)La Dida(cid:146)
(The Wet-nurse). The eponymous heroine of the play, set in 1700, is Paula of Agramunt, a
nougat-maker by trade.

The nougat is hand-produced:

In the past, nougat-makers used to roast the hazelnuts two days before mixing them with the
honey, since if they had not cooled sufficiently the nougat would break easily.

The honey was poured into a pan and then stirred constantly with a wooden instrument called a
(cid:145)remo(cid:146) (oar) as soon as it began to boil to prevent it burning.

The mixture would darken and in order to whiten it, two dozen egg whites, beaten until stiff,
were added. When the most experienced nougat-maker decided that the mixture was ready, a
wooden spoon was placed first into the mixture and then into a bucket of cold water. When it
had cooled slightly, the same weight of hazelnuts as honey was added and the mixture stirred
until it became homogenous. It was then left to thicken for half an hour before being cut with a
special slice called a (cid:145)rajola(cid:146) (tile). After cutting, it was weighed and formed into the traditional
flat and round or elongated shapes and sandwiched between two slices of (cid:145)pan de Ængel(cid:146) (a type
of wafer), attached to the nougat using a wooden implement. When they were completely cool
and dry, they were placed in a wooden box lined with zinc or a tin box to keep them in perfect
condition until they were sold.

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The manufacture of (cid:145)Turr(cid:243)n de Agramunt(cid:146) has changed little since its beginnings. As in all
industries, technical progress and modernisation have brought changes, with some of
the
manual tasks now being carried out by machine, but the raw materials are basically the
same and the only changes made have been in order to make them easier to work with.

2. The social aspect

Production has increased slightly each year, rising from 45 325 kg in 1995 to 71 980 kg in
1995.

As well as directly providing a large number of jobs, the Argamunt nougat industry is asource
of considerable activity in the service sector, principally in transport and tourism:

(cid:151) the lack of a rail link to Agramunt means that all the nougat has to be transported by road;

(cid:151) nougat-making attracts a large number of visitors. In addition, since 1989, the (cid:145)Feria del
Turr(cid:243)n de Agramunt(cid:146) (Agramunt Nougat Fair) has taken place every October. This draws
many visitors and has become one of the biggest fairs in LØrida.

4.7. Inspection body

Name:

Calitax

Address: Tuset, 10, E-08006 Barcelona

Tel.

Fax:

(34) 932 17 27 03

(34) 932 18 51 95.

The inspection body complies with standard EN 45011.

4.8. Labelling

The labels will be issued by the Regulatory Body and must bear the words IGP (cid:145)Turr(cid:243)n de
Agramunt(cid:146) or (cid:145)Torr(cid:243) d’Agramunt(cid:146) and the special logo.

4.9. National requirements

(cid:151) Law 25/1970 of 2 December 1970 on vineyards, wine and alcohol.

(cid:151) Decree 835/1972 of 23 March 1972 approving the rules of application for Law 25/1970.

(cid:151) Order of 25 January 1994 laying down the correspondence between Spanish legislation and

Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.

(cid:151) Royal Decree 1643/1999 of 22 October 1999 laying down the procedure for processing
applications for entry in the Community Register of Protected Designations of Origin and
Geographical Indications.

EC No: G/ES/00167/2000.10.25.

Date of receipt of the full application: 25 October 2000.