About us
Originally
from Ethiopia, Teff is the smallest sized cereal in the world and is often
referred to as an Ancient Grain. Teff is considered a gluten free Superfood
because of multiple high nutrition properties such as high in iron, calcium and
magnesium, in essential amino acids and in soluble fibres. For these reasons Teff
is the perfect ingredients for Celiacs, Vegan diets and Sports and Health
nutrition. The wonderful properties of Teff encouraged us to start growing
it in various regions of Spain more than 15 years ago. Cylteff is responsible
for cultivation and processing of the Teff, while Blonk Quality Ingredients looks
after the sales and marketing side. The partnership offers several grades of conventional
Teff and is also the largest producer of organic Teff.
Since Teff is the only raw material that we work with in
Cylteff, all our premises are designed to process Teff in the most efficient
way possible. We control the whole process, from farm to final product so we
have total traceability. All our Teff is processed in our own premises with
extreme care and complies with all relevant food regulations in the EU,
North America and Asian countries.
Growing Teff is complicated and therefore requires a lot of
care from sowing to harvesting. The seed grain used for sowing every year is
selected from our own production converting it into a variety gradually adapted
to Spain with excellent sensorial, functional and nutritional properties.
Likewise, the professionalism of our farmers and agronomists is very important
so that we obtain optimal harvests and high-quality Teff.
The harvested grain is transported from the farms directly to
our stores to avoid contamination with gluten from other crops. Immediately
after reception, the Teff is checked and measures are taken to preserve the
quality. To offer a high-quality Teff to the market, careful cleaning
with sieves, destoners, brushes and air, is an essential part of the
process. We also apply additional steps such as heat treatment required because
of the special characteristics of Teff and to offer an ingredient that fulfils
all the requirements of the final customer.
We
supply white and brown Teff grain, flour and roll-dried flakes. The applications
are bakery, pasta, porridge, other breakfast products, vegetal drinks, healthy
snacks and meal replacers. Of course, there is as well the traditional
application in Ethiopia in Injera which is a flatbread made with fermented Teff
flour. Ethiopians claim that Injera is the secret behind their incredible
achievements in running competitions and marathons. According to them Teff
regulates their digestive system and all the essential nutrients are best
absorbed.
Specs about this supplier
| Sales markets | Eastern Europe; Middle East; North America; Western Europe |
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| Affiliated categories: | Nutrition ingredient mixture |Teff |Cereal and grain products More |
