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Iran Pistachio Exporter

Iran is the largest producer and exporter of pistachio with a production of more than 113,000 MT. Iranian pistachios also have the best taste and quality among other pistachio producing countries like the United States and Turkey.

Iran's Pistachio is also a very high source of protein, nutrition and energy and also has a high percentage of potassium, calcium and phosphorous in it.

Iranian pistachios have different names according to their shapes and sizes. The major varieties are as follows:


Long Pistachio (Ahmad Aghee) .	Round Pistachio (Fandoghi) .	Jumbo Pistachio (Kalleghouchi)

Long Pistachio (Akbari) .	Kaleghochi Pistachio kernel .	Very green Ghazvin Pistachio Kernal G AAA

Very green peeled Pistachio Kernel G AAA	Very green peeled Pistachio Kernel G AA	Very green peeled Pistachio Kernel G A

	Mixed green Pistachio Kernal

Pistachio standards

The institute of Standard and Industrial Research of Iran requires that all pistachio producers must observe the fallowing standards in order to export their product:

Without live vermin
Without unnatural hot smell or flavor
Of uniform size
Maximum of other kinds and forms: 6%
Maximum external material: 1%
Maximum free pistachio kernels: 1%
Maximum closed and hollow pistachios: 6%
Maximum unripe pistachios: 8%
Maximum verminous pistachios: 5%
Maximum various colored: 2%
Maximum malformed pistachios: 5%