logogriph of lentil and the differance?

History and story of Lentils:from ancestors to modern times.

Lentil seeds Extract INCI Name Lens Esculenta Extract CAS 90063-40-4 EINECS ELINCS No 289-998-9 photo picture image Lentils, botanically-known as Lens culinaris esculenta, have been a source of sustenance for our ancestors since prehistoric times. The word lentils comes from the Latin lens, and indeed, this bean cousin is shaped like the double convex optic lens which took its name from the lentil. Lentil artifacts have been found on archeological digs dating back 8,000 years, and The Bible's book of Genesis tells the story of Esau, who gave up his birthright for a bowl of crimson lentils and a loaf of bread.

Known to have been used as early as the Bronze Age, the lentil was introduced to Greece and Egypt before biblical times and was one of the first food plants cultivated in Europe.

Archaeologists found lentil seeds dating back to the Bronze Age on the St. Peter's Island in Lake Biel, Switzerland. Lentils are grown in most European countries, Asia, North Africa ands North America.

Originates from the Near East and central Asia. People were harvesting wild lentils by 11200 years ago and by 8800 years ago they were being cultivated.

Small seeds of Lentil have been found in archaeological excavations of pre-farming comunities in Syria dating from 9200 to 7500 BC. It is clear that at this time people were harvesting seeds of wild Lentil, wild Barley and wild Einkorn Wheat. It is difficult to establish when Lentil started being domesticated because the only way one can determine evidence of domestication from seeds is an increase in seed size which happened only gradually over a long period of time. However, there is clear evidence from a large store of lentils found at an archaeological site in northern Israel that by 6800 BC Lentil were being cultivated. Lentil seeds are also found abundantly in later Neolithic sites.

Lens culinaris is indigenous to the Near East and central Asia. The wild subspecies Lens culinaris orientalis is found in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and central Asia. Domestication involved selecting for plants that retain their seeds in the pod so that they are not lost before harvest, and selecting for greater seed size. Like many domesticated food plants, L. culinaris is mainly self-pollinated which means that it is easy to keep separate breeding lines.

Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) may have been one of the first agricultural crops grown more than 8,500 years ago. Production of this cool season annual crop spread from the Near East to the Mediterranean area, Asia, Europe and finally the Western Hemisphere. It may have been introduced to the United States in the early 1900s. The crop has received little research attention to improve its yield and quality. It grows well in limited rainfall areas of the world.

Lentil is a pulse (grain legume) crop. In North America much of the acreage is in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Canada where drier growing season conditions prevail. It has been grown in that area since the 1930s as a rotation crop with wheat. Most of the lentil production in the United States and Canada is exported, but domestic consumption is increasing.

Esau sold his heritage for a mess of lentils: although the name in the Scriptures may have been applied to several plants. Lentils have been valued as an article of food from biblical times. It has been cultivated in India from ancient times. It has also been medicinally used in many European countries.

The Lentil is most likely the oldest cultivated legume, and is believed to be native to southwestern Asia, perhaps northern Syria. Seeds have been found in Egyptian tombs dating from the 12 Dynasty (2400 B.C.), and there is also evidence of their cultivation as early as 7,000~6,000 B.C. It is best adapted to production in the cooler temperate zones of the world, or the winter season in Mediterranean climates.

The lentil has been an important crop from the earliest of times and was cultivated along with wheat, barley, peas, and flax. During the Neolithic period they spread to Greece and Bulgaria and during the Bronze Age to the Near East and Mediterranean. They are mentioned in The Bible's first chapter, Genesis, in the story of Esau who gave up his birthright for a dish of lentils (Genesis 25: 30-34). The ancient Greeks also enjoyed lentils, which they not only used in soups but also to make bread and Pliny wrote a description not only of the growing of lentils from seed but also their medicinal properties and the ways they were prepared and cooked lentils for various remedies. The famous Apicius also recorded several recipes for lentils.

Lentils are widely cultivated throughout Asia, parts of Europe and North Africa, and more than 5 million acres are grown worldwide (1990). They are a staple in much of the Middle East and India.Split lentil (dhal) is an important source of dietary protein in the Indian subcontinent.

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Name:Lentil seeds Extract
Serie No:R060.
Specifications:5:1.10:1 TLC.
INCI Name:LENS ESCULENTA EXTRACT
EINECS/ELINCS No.:289-998-9
CAS:90063-40-4
Chem/IUPAC Name:Lens Esculenta Extract is an extract of the fruit of the lentil,Lens esculenta,Leguminosae

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