Ingredient: Organic Beletientien leaves (botanical name: Heinsia crinita)
 
Net weight: 1.25 oz 
 
Beletientien leaves are one of the ingredients used in making Banga spice and Banga soup - a beloved soup popularly eaten in Southern Nigeria. In addition to its culinary use, some also use beletientien leaves for medicinal purposes. In Africa, a lot of the food serves as both food and medicine, and belentientien leaves is an example of an ingredient that functions as both food and medicine.