Organic Alta Valnerina Black Eye Beans

The Old European Bean: 5 hours soaking, 45 minutes cooking, and a record-breaking protein content — 26,3g per 100g

The only bean that the Greeks and Romans truly knew: recognizable by its dark “eye,” unforgettable for its herbaceous and fine flavor.

Organic Alta Valnerina Black-Eyed Beans from Dolci Giuseppina

Small, ivory, and marked by the unmistakable dark "eye" on its side, the black-eyed bean is an aristocrat from the ancient garden that Dolci Giuseppina farm grows organically in the mountain fields of Monteleone di Spoleto, at about 1,000 meters above sea level. Its thin skin makes it convenient—soaking takes five hours and cooking for 45 minutes—and its flavor is among the finest of the bean family: herbaceous, delicate, almost vegetal. But it's the nutritional information that's truly astonishing: 26,3 g of protein per 100 grams, the highest among these mountain beans, with 17,3 g of fiber and just 234 kcal. Europe's oldest bean is also one of the most modern for those who exercise.
 
 
 

The roots of these beans are deep in tradition

Here's a secret few know: before Columbus, Europe had never seen the beans we now call common—borlotti and cannellini arrived from the Americas. The only true bean of antiquity was the black-eyed pea: arriving from Africa via the Mediterranean sea, it was the "phaselus" sung by Latin poets and the legume that sizzled in the kitchens of Athens and Rome, seasoned with garum, the famous fermented fish sauce. When our American cousins ​​conquered Europe's vegetable gardens, the black-eyed pea survived only where tradition was strongest—in the countryside of central Italy, where grandmothers never stopped sowing it. Growing it today in Valnerina means preserving the last vestige of what beans tasted like when Rome was still an empire.
 
 
 

Choosing Black-Eyed Beans Means Taking Care of Yourself

Black-eyed peas are the protein champions of their category: 26,3 g of protein per 100 grams—more than meat and fish weight-for-weight—with just 1,1 g of fat and 234 kcal, a profile that makes them a must-have for athletes, vegetarians, and anyone seeking high-quality plant-based protein without the extra calories. Their 17,3 g of fiber supports satiety and intestinal health, while tradition recognizes them as being rich in folate and potassium. Their thin skin makes them among the most digestible and quick to prepare. Organically grown at 1,000 meters above sea level, selected for limited production: their antiquity is a competitive advantage here.
 
 
 

How to Best Use: Organic Alta Valnerina Black-Eyed Beans

• IN THE ANCIENT ROME WAY: boil them after soaking and season them warm with oil and a few drops of Colatura di Alici di Cetara Dropper —the direct heir of the Roman garum: the same combination that perfumed the tables of the empire, two thousand years later.
• SUMMER HERBAL SALAD: cold, with Organic radishes in slices and a sprinkling of Organic Wild Fennel: the vegetal and fine flavour of the eye meets the crunchy spicy radish and the sweet scent of wild herbs.
• THE SPICY STEW OF THE TWO SHORES: in homage to its African roots, stew them with stock cubes Organic Butternut Squash and a pinch—cautious!—of Habanero: a warm and enveloping dish that unites the Apennines with the tropics from which this bean originated.

The Manufacturer: Dolci Giuseppina

Dolci Giuseppina is a family-run farm in Monteleone di Spoleto, the highest municipality in Umbria. On land inherited from their grandparents, at about a thousand meters above sea level, the family grows the famous mountain spelt, along with barley and ancient legumes—including 35 hand-selected bean varieties—and saffron, using methods that preserve the soil's fertility and authentic farming tradition.
 
 
 

Ingredients

Organic Alta Valnerina black-eyed beans. May contain traces of GLUTEN.
 
 
 

Nutritional Values ​​(average values ​​per 100g of product)

• Energy value: 234 kcal (980 kJ)
• Fat: 1,1 g, of which saturated fatty acids 0,4 g
• Carbohydrates: 42 g, of which sugars 2 g
• Fiber: 17,3 g
• Protein: 26,3 g
• Salt: <0,01 g

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