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Pistachio

The pistachio (/pɪˈstɑːʃi., -ˈstæʃ-/ pih-STAH-shee-oh, -⁠STASH-;[2] Pistacia vera), a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating in Persia. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food. The word can be countable or uncountable, meaning its plural is with or without an 's'.[3]

Pistacia vera
Roasted
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Pistacia
Species:
P. vera
Binomial name
Pistacia vera

Description edit

The tree grows up to 10 metres (33 feet) tall. It has deciduous, pinnate leaves 10–20 centimetres (4–8 inches) long. The plants are dioecious, with separate male and female trees. The flowers are apetalous and unisexual and borne in panicles.[citation needed]

 
Pistachio

The fruit is a drupe, containing an elongated seed, which is the edible portion. The seed, commonly thought of as a nut, is a culinary nut, not a botanical nut. The fruit has a hard, cream-colored exterior shell. The seed has a mauve-colored skin and light green flesh, with a distinctive flavor. When the fruit ripens, the shell changes from green to an autumnal yellow/red and abruptly splits partly open. This is known as dehiscence, and happens with an audible pop. The splitting open is a trait that has been selected by humans.[4] Commercial cultivars vary in how consistently they split open.

Each mature pistachio tree averages around 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of seeds, or around 50,000, every two years.[5]

Etymology edit

Pistachio is from late Middle English pistace, from Old French, superseded in the 16th century by forms from Italian pistacchio, via Latin from Greek πιστάκιον pistákion, and from Middle Persian pistakē.[6]

Distribution and habitat edit

The tree originates from an area that includes Iran.

 
Leaves of the pistachio tree

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.[7] 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. They need a sunny position and well-drained soil. Pistachio trees do poorly in conditions of high humidity and are susceptible to root rot in winter if they get too much water and the soil is not sufficiently free-draining. Long, hot summers are required for proper ripening of the fruit.[citation needed]

 
Dormant 'Kerman' Variety, California

Cultivation edit

The pistachio tree may live up to 300 years.[8] The trees are planted in orchards, and take around 7 to 10 years to reach significant production. Production is alternate-bearing or biennial-bearing, meaning the harvest is heavier in alternate years. Peak production is reached around 20 years. Trees are usually pruned to size to make the harvest easier. One male tree produces enough pollen for 8 to 12 drupe-bearing females. Harvesting in the United States and in Greece is often accomplished using equipment to shake the drupes off the tree. After hulling and drying, pistachios are sorted according to open-mouth and closed-mouth shells, then roasted or processed by special machines to produce pistachio kernels.[citation needed]

In California, almost all female pistachio trees are the 'Kerman' cultivar, from Kerman, Iran. A scion from a mature female 'Kerman' is grafted onto a one-year-old rootstock.[citation needed]

History edit

The pistachio tree is native to regions of Central Asia, including present-day Iran and Afghanistan.[9][10][11][12] Archaeology shows that pistachio seeds were a common food as early as 6750 BCE.[13] The earliest evidence of pistachio consumption goes back to the Bronze Age Central Asia and comes from Djarkutan, modern Uzbekistan.[14][15]

Pistachio trees were introduced from Asia to Europe in the first century AD by the Romans. They are cultivated across Southern Europe and North Africa.[16]

Theophrastus described it as a terebinth-like tree with almond-like nuts from Bactria.[17]

It appears in Dioscorides' writings as pistákia (πιστάκια), recognizable as P. vera by its comparison to pine nuts.[18]

Pliny the Elder wrote in his Natural History that pistacia, "well known among us", was one of the trees unique to Syria, and that the seed was introduced into Italy by the Roman proconsul in Syria, Lucius Vitellius the Elder (in office in 35 AD) and into Hispania at the same time by Flaccus Pompeius.[19]

The early sixth-century manuscript De observatione ciborum (On the Observance of Foods) by Anthimus implies that pistacia remained well known in Europe in late antiquity.[citation needed]

An article on pistachio tree cultivation was brought down in Ibn al-'Awwam's 12th-century agricultural work, Book on Agriculture.[20]

Archaeologists have found evidence from excavations at Jarmo in northeastern Iraq for the consumption of Atlantic pistachio.[13]

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were said to have contained pistachio trees during the reign of King Marduk-apla-iddina II about 700 BCE.[13]

In the 19th century, the pistachio was cultivated commercially in parts of the English-speaking world, such as Australia and in the US in New Mexico[7] and California, where it was introduced in 1854 as a garden tree.[21]

In 1904 and 1905, David Fairchild of the United States Department of Agriculture introduced hardier cultivars to California collected from China, but it was not promoted as a commercial crop until 1929.[7][22] Walter T. Swingle's pistachios from Syria had already fruited well at Niles, California, by 1917.[23]

In 1969 and 1971, changes to the tax code in the United States eliminated tax shelters for almonds and citrus fruits. That encouraged California farmers to plant pistachio trees, because they were still eligible for such tax breaks. In 1972, the Shah of Iran began a school breakfast program that included packets of pistachios. This resulted in a decline of pistachio exports from Iran, resulting in increased prices in other countries and additional incentives to plant pistachio trees in California.[24] The first commercial pistachio harvest in California took place in 1976.[25] The Shah was forced into exile in January, 1979 during the Iranian Revolution, resulting in an end to trade between the United States and Iran, providing additional incentives for American farmers to plant dramatically more pistachio trees.[24]

By 2008, U.S. pistachio production rivaled that of Iran. Drought and unusually cold weather in Iran led to severe declines in production there, while U.S. production was increasing. At that time, pistachios were Iran's #2 export product, after the oil and gas sector.[26]

By 2020, there were 150,000 pistachio farmers in Iran, approximately 70% of whom were small-scale producers using inefficient manual picking and processing techniques. There were 950 far larger U.S. producers, using highly efficient mechanized production techniques. Between them, the U.S. and Iran control 70% of the world export market, with the U.S. in the lead. Worldwide demand exceeds production, so both countries have the ability to sell their production to various export markets.[25]

In 2021, Fresno County, California accounted for about 40% of U.S. pistachio production, with a value of $722 million.[27]

Diseases and environment edit

Pistachio trees are vulnerable to numerous diseases and infestation by insects such as Leptoglossus clypealis in North America.[28] Among these is infection by the fungus Botryosphaeria, which causes panicle and shoot blight (symptoms include death of the flowers and young shoots), and can damage entire pistachio orchards.[29] In 2004, the rapidly growing pistachio industry in California was threatened by panicle and shoot blight first discovered in 1984.[30] In 2011, anthracnose fungus caused a sudden 50% loss in the Australian pistachio harvest.[31] Several years of severe drought in Iran around 2008 to 2015 caused significant declines in production.[32]

Production edit

Pistachio production, 2021
Country Production
metric tonnes (LT, ST)
United States 523,900 (515,600; 577,500)
Iran 135,000 (133,000; 149,000)
Turkey 119,355 (117,470; 131,566)
China 78,817.5 (77,572.7; 86,881.4)
Syria 43,104.3 (42,423.5; 47,514.4)
World 915,717.92 (901,255.55; 1,009,406.22)
Source: FAOSTAT of the United Nations[33]

In 2021, global production of pistachios was about 0.9 million metric tons (890,000 long tons; 990,000 short tons), with the United States and Iran as leading producers, together accounting for 72% of the total (table). Secondary producers were Turkey, China, and Syria.[33]

A 2020 report indicated that nearly half of the global production of pistachios in 2019 came from the United States, with production in Iran falling to as low as 7% due to US trade sanctions against Iran, climate change, and weak economic and water management in Iran.[34][35] Efforts to grow pistachios for international markets were made during 2019 in Georgia and adjacent Caucasus countries.[34] More organic production is being promoted in Spain.[36]

Toxicity edit

As with other tree seeds, aflatoxin is found in poorly harvested or processed pistachios. Aflatoxins are potent carcinogenic chemicals produced by molds such as Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. The mold contamination may occur from soil or poor storage, and be spread by pests. High levels of mold growth typically appear as gray to black filament-like growth. Eating mold-infected and aflatoxin-contaminated pistachios is unsafe.[37] Aflatoxin contamination is a frequent risk, particularly in warmer and humid environments. Food contaminated with aflatoxins has been found as the cause of frequent outbreaks of acute illnesses in parts of the world. In some cases, such as Kenya, this has led to several deaths.[38]

Pistachio shells typically split naturally prior to harvest, with a hull covering the intact seeds. The hull protects the kernel from invasion by molds and insects, but this hull protection can be damaged in the orchard by poor orchard management practices, by birds, or after harvest, which makes exposure to contamination much easier. Some pistachios undergo so-called "early split", wherein both the hull and the shell split. Damage or early splits can lead to aflatoxin contamination.[39] In some cases, a harvest may be treated to keep contamination below strict food safety thresholds; in other cases, an entire batch of pistachios must be destroyed because of aflatoxin contamination.

Like other members of the family Anacardiaceae (which includes poison ivy, sumac, mango, and cashew), pistachios contain urushiol, an irritant that can cause allergic reactions.[40]

Large quantities of pistachios are self-heating in the presence of moisture due to their high oil content in addition to naturally occurring lipases, and can spontaneously combust if stored with a combustible fabric such as jute.[41]

Uses edit

 
Pistachio Turkish delight

The kernels are often eaten whole, either fresh or roasted and salted, and are also used in pistachio ice cream, traditional Persian ice cream, kulfi, spumoni, pistachio butter,[42][43] pistachio paste,[44] and confections such as baklava, pistachio chocolate,[45] pistachio halva,[46] pistachio lokum or biscotti, and cold cuts such as mortadella. Americans make pistachio salad, which includes fresh pistachios or pistachio pudding, whipped cream, and canned fruit.[47] Indian cooking uses pounded pistachios with grilled meats, and in pilao rice dishes.

The shell of the pistachio is naturally a beige color, but it may be dyed red or green in commercial pistachios. Originally, dye was applied to hide stains on the shells caused when the nuts were picked by hand.[48] In the 21st century, most pistachios are harvested by machine and the shells remain unstained.[48]

Nutrition edit

Pistachio nuts, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy2,351 kJ (562 kcal)
27.51 g
Sugars7.66 g
Dietary fiber10.3 g
45.39 g
Saturated5.556 g
Monounsaturated23.820 g
Polyunsaturated13.744 g
20.27 g
VitaminsQuantity
%DV
Vitamin A equiv.
1205 μg
Thiamine (B1)
73%
0.87 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
12%
0.160 mg
Niacin (B3)
8%
1.300 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
10%
0.52 mg
Vitamin B6
100%
1.700 mg
Folate (B9)
13%
51 μg
Vitamin C
6%
5.6 mg
Vitamin D
0%
0 μg
Vitamin E
15%
2.3 mg
Vitamin K
11%
13.2 μg
MineralsQuantity
%DV
Calcium
8%
105 mg
Iron
22%
3.92 mg
Magnesium
29%
121 mg
Manganese
52%
1.2 mg
Phosphorus
39%
490 mg
Potassium
34%
1025 mg
Zinc
20%
2.2 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Water4 g

Link to USDA database entry
Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[49] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[50]

Raw pistachios are 4% water, 45% fat, 28% carbohydrates, and 20% protein (table). In a 100-gram reference amount, pistachios provide 2,351 kilojoules (562 kcal) of food energy and are a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value or DV) of protein, dietary fiber, several dietary minerals, and the B vitamins thiamin (76% DV) and vitamin B6 (131% DV) (table).[51] Pistachios are a moderate source (10–19% DV) of calcium, riboflavin, vitamin B5, folate, vitamin E, and vitamin K (table).

The fat profile of raw pistachios consists of saturated fats, monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats.[51][52] Saturated fatty acids include palmitic acid (10% of total) and stearic acid (2%).[52] Oleic acid is the most common monounsaturated fatty acid (51% of total fat)[52] and linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, is 31% of total fat.[51] Relative to other tree nuts, pistachios have a lower amount of fat and food energy but higher amounts of potassium, vitamin K, γ-tocopherol, and certain phytochemicals such as carotenoids, and phytosterols.[53][54]

Research and health effects edit

 
Salted pistachio nuts in West Bengal, India.

In July 2003, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved the first qualified health claim specific to consumption of seeds (including pistachios) to lower the risk of heart disease: "Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces (42.5 g) per day of most nuts, such as pistachios, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease".[55] Although a typical serving of pistachios supplies substantial food energy (nutrition table), their consumption in normal amounts is not associated with weight gain or obesity.[53]

One review found that pistachio consumption lowered blood pressure in persons without diabetes mellitus.[56] A 2021 review found that pistachio consumption for three months or less significantly reduced triglyceride levels.[57]

See also edit

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centimetres 4 8 inches long The plants are dioecious with separate male and female trees The flowers are apetalous and unisexual and borne in panicles citation needed nbsp PistachioThe fruit is a drupe containing an elongated seed which is the edible portion The seed commonly thought of as a nut is a culinary nut not a botanical nut The fruit has a hard cream colored exterior shell The seed has a mauve colored skin and light green flesh with a distinctive flavor When the fruit ripens the shell changes from green to an autumnal yellow red and abruptly splits partly open This is known as dehiscence and happens with an audible pop The splitting open is a trait that has been selected by humans 4 Commercial cultivars vary in how consistently they split open Each mature pistachio tree averages around 50 kilograms 110 pounds of seeds or around 50 000 every two years 5 Etymology editPistachio is from late Middle English pistace from Old French superseded in the 16th century by forms from Italian pistacchio via Latin from Greek pistakion pistakion and from Middle Persian pistake 6 Distribution and habitat editThe tree originates from an area that includes Iran nbsp Leaves of the pistachio treePistachio 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 7 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 They need a sunny position and well drained soil Pistachio trees do poorly in conditions of high humidity and are susceptible to root rot in winter if they get too much water and the soil is not sufficiently free draining Long hot summers are required for proper ripening of the fruit citation needed nbsp Dormant Kerman Variety CaliforniaCultivation editThe pistachio tree may live up to 300 years 8 The trees are planted in orchards and take around 7 to 10 years to reach significant production Production is alternate bearing or biennial bearing meaning the harvest is heavier in alternate years Peak production is reached around 20 years Trees are usually pruned to size to make the harvest easier One male tree produces enough pollen for 8 to 12 drupe bearing females Harvesting in the United States and in Greece is often accomplished using equipment to shake the drupes off the tree After hulling and drying pistachios are sorted according to open mouth and closed mouth shells then roasted or processed by special machines to produce pistachio kernels citation needed In California almost all female pistachio trees are the Kerman cultivar from Kerman Iran A scion from a mature female Kerman is grafted onto a one year old rootstock citation needed History edit The pistachio tree is native to regions of Central Asia including present day Iran and Afghanistan 9 10 11 12 Archaeology shows that pistachio seeds were a common food as early as 6750 BCE 13 The earliest evidence of pistachio consumption goes back to the Bronze Age Central Asia and comes from Djarkutan modern Uzbekistan 14 15 Pistachio trees were introduced from Asia to Europe in the first century AD by the Romans They are cultivated across Southern Europe and North Africa 16 Theophrastus described it as a terebinth like tree with almond like nuts from Bactria 17 It appears in Dioscorides writings as pistakia pistakia recognizable as P vera by its comparison to pine nuts 18 Pliny the Elder wrote in his Natural History that pistacia well known among us was one of the trees unique to Syria and that the seed was introduced into Italy by the Roman proconsul in Syria Lucius Vitellius the Elder in office in 35 AD and into Hispania at the same time by Flaccus Pompeius 19 The early sixth century manuscript De observatione ciborum On the Observance of Foods by Anthimus implies that pistacia remained well known in Europe in late antiquity citation needed An article on pistachio tree cultivation was brought down in Ibn al Awwam s 12th century agricultural work Book on Agriculture 20 Archaeologists have found evidence from excavations at Jarmo in northeastern Iraq for the consumption of Atlantic pistachio 13 The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were said to have contained pistachio trees during the reign of King Marduk apla iddina II about 700 BCE 13 In the 19th century the pistachio was cultivated commercially in parts of the English speaking world such as Australia and in the US in New Mexico 7 and California where it was introduced in 1854 as a garden tree 21 In 1904 and 1905 David Fairchild of the United States Department of Agriculture introduced hardier cultivars to California collected from China but it was not promoted as a commercial crop until 1929 7 22 Walter T Swingle s pistachios from Syria had already fruited well at Niles California by 1917 23 In 1969 and 1971 changes to the tax code in the United States eliminated tax shelters for almonds and citrus fruits That encouraged California farmers to plant pistachio trees because they were still eligible for such tax breaks In 1972 the Shah of Iran began a school breakfast program that included packets of pistachios This resulted in a decline of pistachio exports from Iran resulting in increased prices in other countries and additional incentives to plant pistachio trees in California 24 The first commercial pistachio harvest in California took place in 1976 25 The Shah was forced into exile in January 1979 during the Iranian Revolution resulting in an end to trade between the United States and Iran providing additional incentives for American farmers to plant dramatically more pistachio trees 24 By 2008 U S pistachio production rivaled that of Iran Drought and unusually cold weather in Iran led to severe declines in production there while U S production was increasing At that time pistachios were Iran s 2 export product after the oil and gas sector 26 By 2020 there were 150 000 pistachio farmers in Iran approximately 70 of whom were small scale producers using inefficient manual picking and processing techniques There were 950 far larger U S producers using highly efficient mechanized production techniques Between them the U S and Iran control 70 of the world export market with the U S in the lead Worldwide demand exceeds production so both countries have the ability to sell their production to various export markets 25 In 2021 Fresno County California accounted for about 40 of U S pistachio production with a value of 722 million 27 Diseases and environment edit See also List of pistachio diseases Pistachio trees are vulnerable to numerous diseases and infestation by insects such as Leptoglossus clypealis in North America 28 Among these is infection by the fungus Botryosphaeria which causes panicle and shoot blight symptoms include death of the flowers and young shoots and can damage entire pistachio orchards 29 In 2004 the rapidly growing pistachio industry in California was threatened by panicle and shoot blight first discovered in 1984 30 In 2011 anthracnose fungus caused a sudden 50 loss in the Australian pistachio harvest 31 Several years of severe drought in Iran around 2008 to 2015 caused significant declines in production 32 Production edit Pistachio production 2021 Country Productionmetric tonnes LT ST United States 523 900 515 600 577 500 Iran 135 000 133 000 149 000 Turkey 119 355 117 470 131 566 China 78 817 5 77 572 7 86 881 4 Syria 43 104 3 42 423 5 47 514 4 World 915 717 92 901 255 55 1 009 406 22 Source FAOSTAT of the United Nations 33 In 2021 global production of pistachios was about 0 9 million metric tons 890 000 long tons 990 000 short tons with the United States and Iran as leading producers together accounting for 72 of the total table Secondary producers were Turkey China and Syria 33 A 2020 report indicated that nearly half of the global production of pistachios in 2019 came from the United States with production in Iran falling to as low as 7 due to US trade sanctions against Iran climate change and weak economic and water management in Iran 34 35 Efforts to grow pistachios for international markets were made during 2019 in Georgia and adjacent Caucasus countries 34 More organic production is being promoted in Spain 36 Toxicity editAs with other tree seeds aflatoxin is found in poorly harvested or processed pistachios Aflatoxins are potent carcinogenic chemicals produced by molds such as Aspergillus flavus and A parasiticus The mold contamination may occur from soil or poor storage and be spread by pests High levels of mold growth typically appear as gray to black filament like growth Eating mold infected and aflatoxin contaminated pistachios is unsafe 37 Aflatoxin contamination is a frequent risk particularly in warmer and humid environments Food contaminated with aflatoxins has been found as the cause of frequent outbreaks of acute illnesses in parts of the world In some cases such as Kenya this has led to several deaths 38 Pistachio shells typically split naturally prior to harvest with a hull covering the intact seeds The hull protects the kernel from invasion by molds and insects but this hull protection can be damaged in the orchard by poor orchard management practices by birds or after harvest which makes exposure to contamination much easier Some pistachios undergo so called early split wherein both the hull and the shell split Damage or early splits can lead to aflatoxin contamination 39 In some cases a harvest may be treated to keep contamination below strict food safety thresholds in other cases an entire batch of pistachios must be destroyed because of aflatoxin contamination Like other members of the family Anacardiaceae which includes poison ivy sumac mango and cashew pistachios contain urushiol an irritant that can cause allergic reactions 40 Large quantities of pistachios are self heating in the presence of moisture due to their high oil content in addition to naturally occurring lipases and can spontaneously combust if stored with a combustible fabric such as jute 41 Uses edit nbsp Pistachio Turkish delightThe kernels are often eaten whole either fresh or roasted and salted and are also used in pistachio ice cream traditional Persian ice cream kulfi spumoni pistachio butter 42 43 pistachio paste 44 and confections such as baklava pistachio chocolate 45 pistachio halva 46 pistachio lokum or biscotti and cold cuts such as mortadella Americans make pistachio salad which includes fresh pistachios or pistachio pudding whipped cream and canned fruit 47 Indian cooking uses pounded pistachios with grilled meats and in pilao rice dishes The shell of the pistachio is naturally a beige color but it may be dyed red or green in commercial pistachios Originally dye was applied to hide stains on the shells caused when the nuts were picked by hand 48 In the 21st century most pistachios are harvested by machine and the shells remain unstained 48 Nutrition edit Pistachio nuts rawNutritional value per 100 g 3 5 oz Energy2 351 kJ 562 kcal Carbohydrates27 51 gSugars7 66 gDietary fiber10 3 gFat45 39 gSaturated5 556 gMonounsaturated23 820 gPolyunsaturated13 744 gProtein20 27 gVitaminsQuantity DV Vitamin A equiv lutein zeaxanthin1205 mgThiamine B1 73 0 87 mgRiboflavin B2 12 0 160 mgNiacin B3 8 1 300 mgPantothenic acid B5 10 0 52 mgVitamin B6100 1 700 mgFolate B9 13 51 mgVitamin C6 5 6 mgVitamin D0 0 mgVitamin E15 2 3 mgVitamin K11 13 2 mgMineralsQuantity DV Calcium8 105 mgIron22 3 92 mgMagnesium29 121 mgManganese52 1 2 mgPhosphorus39 490 mgPotassium34 1025 mgZinc20 2 2 mgOther constituentsQuantityWater4 gLink to USDA database entry Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults 49 except for potassium which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies 50 Raw pistachios are 4 water 45 fat 28 carbohydrates and 20 protein table In a 100 gram reference amount pistachios provide 2 351 kilojoules 562 kcal of food energy and are a rich source 20 or more of the Daily Value or DV of protein dietary fiber several dietary minerals and the B vitamins thiamin 76 DV and vitamin B6 131 DV table 51 Pistachios are a moderate source 10 19 DV of calcium riboflavin vitamin B5 folate vitamin E and vitamin K table The fat profile of raw pistachios consists of saturated fats monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats 51 52 Saturated fatty acids include palmitic acid 10 of total and stearic acid 2 52 Oleic acid is the most common monounsaturated fatty acid 51 of total fat 52 and linoleic acid a polyunsaturated fatty acid is 31 of total fat 51 Relative to other tree nuts pistachios have a lower amount of fat and food energy but higher amounts of potassium vitamin K g tocopherol and certain phytochemicals such as carotenoids and phytosterols 53 54 Research and health effects edit nbsp Salted pistachio nuts in West Bengal India In July 2003 the United States Food and Drug Administration approved the first qualified health claim specific to consumption of seeds including pistachios to lower the risk of heart disease Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1 5 ounces 42 5 g per day of most nuts such as pistachios as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease 55 Although a typical serving of pistachios supplies substantial food energy nutrition table their consumption in normal amounts is not associated with weight gain or obesity 53 One review found that pistachio consumption lowered blood pressure in persons without diabetes mellitus 56 A 2021 review found that pistachio consumption for three months or less significantly reduced triglyceride levels 57 See also editList of culinary nuts Pistacia lentiscusReferences edit Participants of the FFI IUCN SSC Central Asian regional tree Red Listing workshop Bishkek Kyrgyzstan 11 13 July 2006 2007 Pistacia vera The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007 e T63497A12670823 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