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Lentil

Lentils are among the oldest crops humans farmed, and they cook in 20 minutes because they're so small.

💪 9g protein per 100g💪 Protein🌾 Fibre🩸 Iron

How it grows

In small pods on a knee-high bushy plant.

Where it came from

The Fertile Crescent, over 10,000 years ago.

🚚 From field to plate

  1. 1. Planted
  2. 2. Grown and dried
  3. 3. Harvested
  4. 4. Cleaned and packed
  5. 5. Shop
  6. 6. Your pan

🤓 Fun facts

  • Lentils come in red, green, brown, yellow and black.
  • Black beluga lentils are named after caviar.
  • Lentils were found in Egyptian tombs.

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