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Pistachio is a desert plant and is highly tolerant of saline soil. It has been reported to grow well when irrigated with water having 3,000–4,000 ppm of soluble salts. [9] Pistachio trees are fairly hardy in the right conditions and can survive temperatures ranging between −10 °C (14 °F) in winter and 48 °C (118 °F) in summer.
The pistachio fruits are a food source in the area, but the more commonly cultivated pistachio tree P. vera is more valuable for food production. [5] The seeds, like pistachio, are edible oil seeds, like nuts, and contain up to 60% fat. Candy made with P. atlantica in Turkish are called tsukpi pistachio.
Eating two ounces of unsalted pistachios daily for 12 days significantly improved the health of macular pigment optical density and improved participants' eye health, a new study found.
The genus Pistacia (which includes the pistachio and mastic tree) is now included, but was previously placed in its own family, the Pistaciaceae. [3] The cashew family is more abundant in warm or tropical regions with only a few species living in the temperate zones. [4] Mostly native to tropical Americas, Africa and India.
11 people fell ill to Salmonella after eating what are thought to be contaminated pistachios. Cases have been reported in nine different states so far. Drop those nuts, pistachios are being ...
Like other nut oils, it tastes similar to the nut from which it is extracted. Pistachio oil is high in Vitamin E, containing 19mg/100g. It contains 12.7% saturated fats, 53.8% monounsaturated fats, 32.7% linoleic acid, and 0.8% omega-3 fatty acid. [7] Pistachio oil is used as a table oil to add flavor to foods such as steamed vegetables. [8]
Cycles of nut production — whether a crop will prove bountiful or sparse — are tied to rainfall. In 1949, the New Mexico Legislature officially adopted the piñon pine as the state tree.
A pistachio is a culinary nut and the tree that bears it. Pistachio may also refer to: Pistachio green, a pale green similar to the color of the nut's interior meat; Pistachio ice cream, an ice cream flavor made with pistachio nuts or flavor; Pistachio oil, a pressed oil, extracted from the fruit of Pistacia vera, the pistachio nut