Organic Red Lentils – Ola Bio – 500gr
Lentils were part of the human diet since the Neolithic era and were one of the first domesticated crops in the Near East. Archaeological evidence suggests that it was fed 9,500 to 13,000 years ago. In our current production of red lentils, Turkey has the highest production rate in the world (over 80%).
One of its varied colors is the red-orange red lentils known to us that contain less fiber concentration than green lentils (11% instead of 31%) and because of the size they boil more quickly (about 15 minutes) They are more digestible especially for people with irritable bowels. With about 30% of their calories from protein, lentils have the third highest protein level, by weight, of any legume or nut, after soy and cannabis.
Proteins include the essential amino acids isoleucine and lysine and lentils an inexpensive source of essential proteins in many parts of the world, which have a large number of vegetarians. Lentils also contain fiber, folic acid, vitamin B1 and minerals. It is also a very good source of iron and contains more than half of the daily permitted iron of a person in a cup portion
BIO-HEALTH founded in 2000, one of the first companies involved in organic products, and since then, it has achieved to be THE LEADER in the organic market in Greece, especially in regards with dry products.
BIO-HEALTH is well known throughout Greece for the variety, the quality and the service offered.
Working hard every day in a highly competitive and demanding market, BIOHEALTH TEAM has achieved to offer to the consumers, the widest possible range of the best certified organic products. This is due to the fact that their team co-operate with over 90 different foreign companies from ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Our main importing countries are from Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Peru, Sri Lanka, China, Egypt etc. Besides, we have exclusive cooperation with many Greek producers who are known for their quality of their products.
As a result, a variety of around 1800 products has been achieved. In addition to the European brands, the company team has managed to create another 400 new products featuring the company’s logo (private label). Those include many important and well-known in Greece brands, such as PASTA MANIA for pasta, MEGA FOODS for super-foods, EFORI GI for pulses, and finally DIKOKKO for the ancient Greek grain “zeia” and its products(flour-pasta-cookies).
The production of products in our plant is our primary goal and in combination with specialized partners the company produces handmade pasta, nuts and tahini butter as well as nuts and fruit bars. Soon we are producing seed oils, flours and proteins from nuts, jams and spoon sweets.
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