Le Puy Green Lentil (AOP) - My Haute-Loire

Its cultivation area extends in the Velay between 600 and 1 m in altitude over 200 municipalities and on predominantly volcanic soils. The pride of Haute-Loire farmers, Lentille Verte du Puy is a wonderful seed of life. The queen of legumes!

Its thin skin and its delicate non-starchy almond give it real recognition in the culinary world. Its taste is fine and delicate, a real vegetable caviar! Rich in iron, magnesium, vitamin B and antioxidants, it also tops the ranking of the most popular pulses. rich in protein. Cultivated without fertilizer, it is now on the menu of the most popular restaurants. great chefs.

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An ancestral vegetable

Lentille Verte du Puy was the first pulse to benefit from theControlled Designation of Origin (1996), now renamed Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).

For more than 2 years, farmers have cultivated it with care on volcanic land specific that benefits from a privileged sunshine.