The product
Lentil IGP from Castelluccio di Norcia
The most famous italian lentils, delicate in taste and easy to cook
Code:
93042
Country of origin:
Italy - Umbria
Weight:
500 g
Minimum order:
1 piece
| Description | Lentils from the highlands of Castelluccio di Norcia, in the protected area of Monti Sibillini National Park. Lentils are carefully selected and cleaned by hand according to the local tradition |
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| Appearance | Di dimensioni ridotte, hanno la caratteristica forma a disco, tondeggiante e schiacciata |
| Taste | Sweet and delicate |
| Curiosity | Lentils are originally from Mesopotamy, then they have spreaded in the Mediterranenan area and became the main food of the poor population. Lentils have an high energy value with an high content in protein, a good quanity of sugars and a nearly absent presence of fats. |
| Our selection | Lentils from Castelluccio di Norcia are famous for their aroma and the ease in cooking, infact, it is not necessary to soak them in cold water. |
| Suggestions | We suggest to sort the product before cooking |
| Ingredients | Lentil (Lens Esculenta) 100% |
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| Other allergens | Cereals containing gluten and thereof |
| Weight | 500 g |
| Packaging | In jute bag |
| Storage Conditions (packaged products) | Keep in cool dry place, away from sunlight |
| Instructions for use | It is not necessary to soak. Cooking before eating |
| Country of origin of the primary ingredient | Italia |
| Nutrition Declaration | Energy: 1352 kJ / 329 kcal Fat: 2 g of which saturates: 0,6 g Carbohydrate: 44,5 g of which sugars: 9 g Protein: 25,6 g Salt: 0,05 g Typical value per 100 g |
The producer
Natura Distribuzione - Parco Sereno - Norcia (PG) - Umbria
Why we chose them
"Natura Distribuzione" was founded with the aim to market the of the Cooperativa della Lenticchia do Castelluccio di Norcia IGP's products, it was
founded in turn in the early 90's with the aim to safeguard and enhance the production of lentils from Castelluccio di Norcia IGP. Today the
Cooperative brings together 14 companies, of agricultural land owners engaged in the cultivation of the product that most characterizes the plateau
of Castelluccio's lentils. The Cooperative's mission is to offer an healthy and natural product, grown without use of chemical fertilizers. In addition to
the Castelluccio's lentils, Natura Distribuzione selects and distributes a wide assortment of typical vegetables of central Italy: the Roveja, the
Cicerchia and the cannellini beans, just to name a few, all identified by the brand Clear Park. Legumes have a complementary role to cereals in, due
to their high protein content. Their importance in the diet has been more and more re-evaluated in recent years, but their use in combination with
vegetarian diets forcibly - the meat was a time for the well-off - is known to man for thousands of years.
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