Indulge Your Tastebuds in a Fabulous Persian Treat
At Tehran Station, we believe in high quality, luxurious, and yet affordable Persian & Mediterranean food products.
Nuts are a nutritionally rich food, containing most of the vitamins and minerals the body needs. According to the NHS, nuts are high in fibre and a good substitute for snacks with a high content of saturated fat; fibre is an important part of a healthy diet and adults should aim for at least 30g of fibre a day.
The active constituents in saffron could help alleviate gastric problems, heart disease, insulin resistance, depression, premenstrual syndrome, insomnia and anxiety. Eating saffron also appears to help vision by retarding the degeneration of the retina that occurs with age.
Olives are rich in plant compounds called polyphenols which have effective antioxidant properties. The beneficial effects of these compounds include reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis and cancer. Although high in fat, the majority is a beneficial mono-unsaturated.
