Pistachios
| Pistacia vera | |
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| Pistacia vera (Kerman cultivar) fruits ripening | |
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| Roasted pistachio seed with shell | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Pistacia |
| Species: | P. vera |
| Binomial name | |
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Pistacia vera L. |
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 2,351 kJ (562 kcal) |
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27.51 g
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| Sugars | 7.66 g |
| Dietary fiber | 10.3 g |
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45.39 g
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| Saturated | 5.556 g |
| Monounsaturated | 23.820 g |
| Polyunsaturated | 13.744 g |
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20.27 g
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| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A equiv. |
1205 μg
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| Thiamine (B1) |
(76%)
0.87 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(13%)
0.160 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(9%)
1.300 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
(10%)
0.52 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
(131%)
1.700 mg |
| Folate (B9) |
(13%)
51 μg |
| Vitamin B12 |
(0%)
0 μg |
| Vitamin C |
(7%)
5.6 mg |
| Vitamin D |
(0%)
0 μg |
| Vitamin E |
(15%)
2.3 mg |
| Vitamin K |
(13%)
13.2 μg |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium |
(11%)
105 mg |
| Iron |
(30%)
3.92 mg |
| Magnesium |
(34%)
121 mg |
| Manganese |
(57%)
1.2 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(70%)
490 mg |
| Potassium |
(22%)
1025 mg |
| Zinc |
(23%)
2.2 mg |
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
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The pistachio (/pɪˈstɑːʃiˌoʊ, -ˈstæ-/,Pistacia vera), a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating from Central Asia and the Middle East. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food.
Pistacia vera often is confused with other species in the genus Pistacia that are also known as pistachio. These other species can be distinguished by their geographic distributions (in the wild) and their seeds which are much smaller and have a soft shell.
Archaeology shows that pistachio seeds were a common food as early as 6750 BC.Pliny the Elder writes 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. 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. Archaeologists have found evidence from excavations at Jarmo in northeastern Iraq for the consumption of Atlantic pistachio. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were said to have contained pistachio trees during the reign of King Merodach-Baladan about 700 BC.
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