The product
Lentils from Umbria
Lentils from Umbria, with a delicate taste
Code:
93045
Country of origin:
Italy - Umbria
Weight:
400 g
Minimum order:
1 piece
| Description | Lentils from Umbria region |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Green and light brown in colour |
| Taste | Sweet and delicate |
| Curiosity | Lentils have been part of the human diet since aceramic Neolithic times, being one of the first crops domesticated in the Near East. Lentils are a rich source of protein and essential nutrients, with a very low fat content |
| Suggestions | Don't need to soak. It is suggested to sort the product before cooking. For cooking: put the lentils in cold water and boil for 30 minutes. Salt at your pleasure at the end |
| Ingredients | Lentils (Lens Esculenta) 100% |
|---|---|
| Other allergens | Cereals containing gluten and thereof |
| Weight | 400 g |
| Packaging | Plastic bag |
| Storage Conditions (packaged products) | Keep in a cool and dry place. Keep away from sunlight |
| Instructions for use | Don't need to soak. For cooking: put the lentils in cold water and boil for 30 minutes. Salt at your pleasure at the end |
| Country of origin of the primary ingredient | Italy |
| Nutrition Declaration | Energy: 1373 kJ / 323 kcal Fat: 1,4 g of which saturates: 0,4 g Carbohydrate: 45,1 g of which sugars: 7 g Protein: 24,3 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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