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Pistachio

The Pistachio , Pistacia vera, is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native of middle Eastern countries such as Iran,Syria and Greece.The plants are dioecious, with separate male and female trees. The flowers are apetalous and unisexual, and borne in panicles. The fruit is a drupe, containing an elongated seed (a nut in the culinary sense, but not a true botanical nut) with a hard, whitish shell and a striking light green kernel, having a very characteristic flavour When the fruit ripens, the shells split open partially . This happens with an audible pop, and legend has it that lovers who stand under a pistachio tree at night and hear the nuts popping open will have good luck. In Iran it is called the "smiling Pistachio" and in China it is called , the "Happy Nut".

History

Pistachio (in the sense of P. vera) was presumably first cultivated in Central Asia. It reached the Mediterranean world by way of central Iran, where it has long been an important crop( More than 38% of Pistachio worldwide production).
Although known to the Romans, the pistachio nut appears not to have reached the Mediterranean or most of the Near East in any quantity before medieval times.It was not until 1930s ,when vending machines became popular ,that pistachio nuts imported from Italy to United States and became the popular snack food among people.
More recently pistachio has been cultivated in California ,USA (28% of Pistachio Worldwide production) and Australia. The word pistachio itself is a Middle Persian loanword into English and may be a cognate to the Modern Persian word Pesteh.Turkey ,syria ,China and greece are the other producers of Pistachio.

Health Benefits

- Eating a handful of pistachio a day is now considered good nutritional advice in order to keep a healthy and balanced diet.
- Pistachio are high in fat but the fat is mostly unsaturated fat, which is beneficial to our health. Studies have also shown that those eating nuts regularly were on average thinner than those who do not consume them.
- Pistachio have beneficial effects on blood cholesterol levels. One type of unsaturated fats are Omega-3 fatty acids which help monitor blood cholesterol levels.
- Protein in Pistachio help keep blood vessels relaxed and open.
- Pistachio are a good source of dietary fiber, calcium, zinc, magnesium, copper, folic acid, vegetable protein, potassium, and vitamin E.

Different Kind of Pistachio

Pistachio are usually roasted and salted in their shells.The Persian used the Pistachio as an important ingredients for sweets "baklava" ,ice cream as well as other foods and desserts. In accordance to the external shape of the pistachio, it divided to four major types:
1 . Round (Fandoghi).
2 . Jumbo (Kalleqouchi).
3 . Long (Akbari, Ahmadaghaee, Badami).
4 . Natural in shell or closed.

Our Pistachio are mainly Round (Fandoghi) and available in the form of dry roasted which are processed under completely healthy conditions.In near future we offer pistachio in cans to market.