The Batterjee Medical College and Research Center has succeeded in producing green honey with food products that contain high nutritional value at a low price.

Dr. Yehia Yousif, director of the center at BMC, said that his team used in the production different kinds of protein-rich microscopic plants that have numerous health benefits and are recommended by global nutrition groups such as United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and American Food and Drug Administration.

“These protein-rich microscopic plants can be used as an effective and concentrated form of food sustenance for the sake of prevention and treatment, and also for malnutrition. These substances were tested globally and authorized by specialized international institutions to be a primary element for health and nutrition,” he said.

Yousif added that the green honey produced is a natural food product that doesn’t contain any chemical substances or preservatives and contains concentrated levels of proteins, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, salts, sugars, antioxidants and fat.

“Our main aim in producing such a product is to help charities, poor countries and pilgrims on humanitarian grounds, since one spoon of this honey substitutes an entire meal and keeps you full for 4 to 5 hours,” he said.

Yousif said it took them four years to produce this form of honey and that BMC does not wish to commercialize it. He also added that during this course of research, BMC staff and students participated in clinical trials.

Yousif thanked Dr. Khalid Batterjee, dean of the college, Sobhi Batterjee, chairman of the board of trustees of the Saudi German Hospitals Group and staff members and students for their support.

Green honey is suitable for charitable distribution in poor countries as an alternative to rice and soybean flour, said Dr. Khalid Batterjee.

Sobhi Batterjee said that the Kingdom leads globally in the fight against hunger as reflected in various World Food Program reports. The Kingdom was nominated “world champion for fighting hunger” at a ceremony in Davos.

He added that the discovery will contribute to enhancing the Kingdom’s strategy for combatting hunger and malnutrition in poor countries around the world.