Greek marmalade with pieces of orange traditional Greek product with a high fruit content
This traditional syrupy marmalade with exotic orange can be used instead of candied fruit in white yoghurt, as a topping for fruit cake or as a filling for pancakes. Spread on buttered toast and the fruity taste of sun-ripened orange explodes in your mouth.
Why buy
Hebe marmalades are made in the Pelion mountains of central Greece, the ancient home of the mythological centaurs and a region famous for its homemade compotes.
Hebe is most commonly eaten as toppings for yoghurt or vanilla ice cream, as a topping for cheesecake, pancakes and waffles, replacing jam on buttered bread and in puff pastry, added to milkshakes and smoothies, and used in cakes with several layers (e.g. Black Forest cake).
They taste great as a sweet dip for cheese, and can also be added to tea or porridge or muesli. They are absolutely amazing with mascarpone, nothing more. Yummy.
What is Hebe marmalade?
Hebe is the name of a traditional syrupy fruit compote that has been known in Greek homes as a "spoonful of sweetness" for centuries.
The name "spoon sweets" is derived from their common use as something sweet to eat for guests who came to visit. Usually this compote is served on a spoon or in a glass or even crystal bowl together with a glass of cold water.
Hebe was the ancient Greek goddess of eternal youth. She is depicted as a beautiful young woman and is known for serving ambrosia and nectar in a golden chalice, the food and drink of the gods that confer longevity and immortality.
"And now all the gods, surrounding Zeus and looking down on the city of Troy, sat in council on the golden ground, making a vow to each other by toasting from golden cups of ambrosia and nectar from the goddess Hebe." Homer, Ilias
Ingredients
Orange 55%, water, sugar, lemon juice.
- Without preservatives.
- Energy: per serving (26 g) - 322kJ (76kcal)
- Once opened, store in the refrigerator.
Additional parameters
| Category: | Jams, jams, syrups |
|---|---|
| Země původu: | Řecko, Lesbos |
| Výrobce: | Hellenic Agricultural Enterprises, 45 Grigoriou Lambraki Street, Lykovrissi 141 23, Greece |
| Vhodné pro : | Vegan-Vegetarián-Raw-GMO Free |
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Why HAE?
Since its founding in 2013, Hellenic Agricultural Enterprises (HAE) has managed to become one of the world's top olive oil producers while offering an ever-expanding range of delicious, nutritious and sustainably grown foods for discerning consumers.
- Their Kolovi olive variety was ranked the best in the world in 2021 and 2022.
- In 2022, HAE was ranked among the top ten producers of pure extra virgin olive oil in the world.
- In 2021, HAE was ranked as the 5th best producer of flavored extra virgin olive oils in the world.
- In 2022, HAE was ranked as the 2nd best manufacturer in the whole of Greece.
We have been cooperating with this manufacturer since 2018 and we are constantly expanding our offer because quality and good price are guaranteed. The brand has received 130 international awards. It currently offers 40 different products.
Our vision
Our vision is to become a leading producer and exporter of high quality Greek food products, taking advantage of Greece's vastly untapped potential in the production and export of quality food.
Although Lesvos remains our fixed base, we are considering all regions of Greece that can offer distinctive products to discerning customers beyond our country's borders.
Our mission
Our mission is to offer all consumers who are interested in improving their diet a variety of tasty, innovative and highly nutritious food products made on the island of Lesvos and in other parts of Greece.
We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality using selected raw materials and traditional practices while upholding our core values of quality, fair pricing and environmental sustainability.
Our logo
Our logo features the ancestral coat of arms of our family, which depicts a dove sitting on the globe and carrying an olive branch in its beak.
In addition to representing our family heritage, we chose it as our representation because it expresses the ideal of global peace and also symbolizes the spiritual and material importance of olives as food for the mind and body that transcends cultures around the world.
About Lesvos
Lesvos is the third largest Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. In addition to an abundance of olive trees, there are also many orchards, aromatic herbs and other flora, making it a botanical paradise. Not for nothing did the Ottomans call it the "Garden of the Aegean".
This is the home of our family and where the history of our company begins with the production of premium extra virgin olive oil that takes advantage of the unique organoleptic properties of the original Kolovi olive variety.
Lesvos has a long history of olive oil production. During the excavations an olive press from the Bronze Age was discovered, dating back to the period 2800-2000 BC. Large areas of olive groves on terraced hills cover almost 30% of the island in the eastern and southern parts and almost 80% of the arable land on the island.
With over eleven million trees and a population of approximately 90,000, Lesvos has by far the largest number of olive trees per capita in the world. Many of these trees are hundreds of years old, as evidenced by their thick and twisted trunks. The cultivation of olive trees and the production of olive oil are therefore one of the most important economic activities in Lesbos.
Lesvos is also known for its natural beauty, its abundance of sunshine, its lively ecosystems that include not only flora but also fauna, and its very diverse landscape, from the lush greenery in the east and south to the wild volcanic west with its petrified forest, one of the largest in the world.
Health claims
Olive oil contains (antioxidant) polyphenols that contribute to the protection of blood lipids from oxidative stress.
Enjoy the health benefits of olive oil by consuming 1½ tablespoons (20 g) daily as part of a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
In accordance with EU Regulation 432/2012. Extra virgin olive oil ACAIA is certified by the Department of Chemistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens for its higher polyphenol content (>250 mg/Kg) than average olive oils.
