Pistachio
Pistachio is also known as damn nuts and belongs to the gum tree family. It belongs to the same family as Mango fruit, sumac, poison ivy, pepper tree, gum tree. Pistachio is widely used in cookie making and confectionery. It is also used in pharmaceutical cough syrup making. The home of pistachios is Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey and these three countries are in the first three ranks in Pistachio production in the world. The pistachio production in Turkey takes place in Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Siirt, Kahramanmaras, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir provinces. The foremost pistachio producer in Turkey is the Sanliurfa province but the processing, marketing, export take place mostly in the province of Gaziantep. The most grown pistachio type in the world is the one which is larger and less fat than the other species. What are the Benefits of Pistachio? How Many Calories? 100 grams of pistachios are 560 kcal. It contains a lot of calories. However, the minerals and vitamins and fatty acids have many benefits to the body. Pistachio is an energizer because of the calories it contains, it is said to be good for fatigue. It has also been claimed to have a sexual potentiating effect. It contains plenty of protein and contains vitamins B1, B2, E and C. It also contains antioxidant called preventive resveratrol. In its composition it has antioxidant properties against heart disease and cancer. It is stated that because of the unsaturated fat content, it decreases bad cholesterol. Pistachio calories, potassium, iron, chromium, phosphorus, fat in terms of beef, walnut and hazelnuts are more rich. Even protein content is much higher than meat. In terms of vitamin B1, it is 11 times more than beef. B1 protects the muscle tissue of the digestive tract walls of the vitamin and protects the health of the nervous system, hair, skin, eyes, mouth and liver. Vitamin B1 also increases the body's resistance to stress formation. Vitamin B1 is also known as anti-stress vitamin. Pistachio is also rich in maintenance of linoic acid, an important fatty acid for heart health, and includes both Omega 3 and Omega 6.
Among the benefits of pistachio are the antioxidant rich counts. Both carotoneid and flavonids are a rich snack.
It is very rich in calorie and fat and needs to be consumed moderately.
People who have spotty and oily skins and weight problems should consume pistachio carefully.