| What is Pistachio Butter?
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Pistachio butter is a food product with a tissue like pasteurized butter. For producing this product, first high quality pistachio nuts are selected and after being toasted it is mashed by a special mill in completely hygienic conditions. Finally, after being mixed with natural sweeteners like honey or date juice it is pistachio butter and is ready to be offered to the market upon being packaged.
Pistachio butter is a food product with a tissue like pasteurized butter. For producing this product, first high quality pistachio nuts are selected and after being toasted it is mashed by a special mill in completely hygienic conditions. Finally, after being mixed with natural sweeteners like honey or date juice it is pistachio butter and is ready to be offered to the market upon being packaged.
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| Benefits of Pistachio for Health
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In this section the benefits of Pistachio for Health has mentioned. you can click on the title and study all descriptions :
Consumption of about 28.3 grams of pistachio can provide the body's daily need to calorie, fiber foods, vitamin B6, Thiamin, magnesium, phosphor and copper for more than 10 percent.
http://www.pistachio.org.2005
Pistachio nutrition in a nutshell
Comparison of pistachio nutrition value with other food stuff indicates that:
Consumption of one ounce of pistachio can provide the body's food requirement more than other snacks.
Consumption of one ounce of pistachio provides more fiber in comparison with a cup of broccoli cabbage or spinach. The value of vitamin B6 existing in one ounce of pistachio is four times as much as that of peanut butter. Consuming one ounce of pistachio provides thiamin equal to a half cup of rice. One ounce of pistachio has potassium equal to the half of a big banana. Value of the lutein (effective in eyes health) existing in one ounce of pistachio is equal to a quarter cup of fresh broccoli cabbage or cooked corn. One ounce of pistachio has 13 grams fat, 1.5 grams of which is saturated fat.
A major portion of pistachio fat is unsaturated fat with a double bond like that of olive oil.
Http://www.pistachio.org.2005
Pistachio nutrition in a nutshell
Pistachio has 3% of omega-3 fatty acid. Omega-3 fatty acids are used in production of hormone-like compounds which control the body's essential systems and intra-cellular activities; therefore, they are essential for body. Scientists recommend that at least 5% of the body's required energy should be provided by omega-3 fatty acids. Among food stuff, fish, olive oil, canola oil and walnut are rich sources of omega-3 fatty acid.
http://goodfats.pamrotella.com.2004
- It decreases the memory and thinking ability
- Weakens the nervous system
- Weakens the eye vision
- Weakens the body's immune system
- Increases the possibility of the formation of blood clots in vessels
- Increases the body's triglyceride and cholesterol
- The cell membrane loses its efficiency
- The blood pressure increases
- The heart rate becomes irregular
- Learning is disordered
- It slow downs the growth in neonates, children and the pregnant
Http://goodfats.pamrotella.com.2004
Healthy facts-Essential fatty acids
Based upon the studies conducted at the polytechnique institute of Virginia and the State University of America on 27 different products, pistachio and sunflower seed contain more phytosterol in comparison with other nuts.
Phytosterols decrease the amount of bad cholesterol in body. Furthermore, they decrease the cancers risk.
Daniells, S.2005, Pistachio and sesame seeds richest source of phytosterol. J. Agricultural and food chemistry. Vol.53..9436-9445.
Another study conducted on men and women of 18 to 81 years old for the purpose of considering the effect of nuts including pistachio, almond, walnut and hazelnut indicates that by daily consumption of 30 to 100 grams of nuts, the amount of bad cholesterol in body is decreased for 9 to 31 percent.
Rainey. C.J.L.A.Nyquist. 1997. Nuts: nutrition and health benefits of daily use. Nutrition Today No.32: 157-16
In regard to pistachio, if 4 grams of pistachio nuts is used daily, the amount of bad cholesterol is decreased for 1 percent.
Jenkins, D.J.2003. Type 2 diabetes and vegetarian diet. American J Clinical Nutrition. Vol.78. No.3: 610-616
Several studies have been conducted on effects of continuous use of nuts on coronary heart disease risk. A study conducted on a 31000-member group indicates that using nuts more than five times a week would significantly decreases the mortality due to heart deficiency and postpones it to five years later in men (Shaker Ardekani, A. 2006. Pistachio and its Role in Humans' Nutrition and Health, the National Pistachio Research Institute). In another study conducted on more than 160000 men and women, it has been observed that using nuts for four to five times a week would decrease the cardiovascular diseases risk for 18 to 51 percent.
Kris-Etherton, P.G.,G.Zhao, A.E.Binkoski,S.M.Covaland and T.D. Etherton. 2001. The effects of nuts on coronary heart disease risk. Nutr. Rrv. No.59: 103-111
Several studies have proven that the folic acid naturally found in food stuff such as nuts may decrease the rate of a material in body called hemosistein (a material containing sulfur produced in body while the protein components are being metabolized) and hence it prevents arteriosclerosis. Scientists believe that this material directly damage the vessels wall and helps the formation of fat deposits. It has been estimated that the increase of the use of daily folic acid for 100 micrograms would decrease the mortality due to coronary heart diseases for 7 percent in men and 5 percent in women (Shaker Ardekani, A. 2006, Pistachio and its Role in Humans' Nutrition and Health, the National Pistachio Research Institute).
Studies have indicated that nuts such as pistachio, walnut, almond an hazelnut having high amounts of calcium and phosphor not only provides the body's needs, but also have a great role in strengthening the bones and teeth especially in those who do not use milk or other dairy products (Shaker Ardekani, A. 2006, Pistachio and its Role in Humans' Nutrition and Health, the National Pistachio Research Institute).
The studies conducted by the American ministry of agriculture indicate that pistachio is the richest source of antioxidants among other nuts, vegetables, and fruits. This property decreases the cancer and Alzheimer risks.
Http://www.pistachio.org.2005
The researchers of Harvard school of medicine have come to the conclusion that nuts have compounds which helps women have less need to surgical operation of gallbladder. Findings have indicated that those women who use pistachio more than five ounces a week are exposed to cholelithiasis risk 25 percent less than the women who do not use pistachio or use it less than one ounce a day.
Http://www.pistachio.org.2005
Based upon the studies conducted by the American ministry of agriculture, nuts such as pistachio have a compound called lutein which prevents the destruction of the central part of retina. The value of lutein in one ounce of pistachio is 36 milligrams.
Http://www.pistachio.org.2005
Based upon the researches, pistachio, almond, walnut and hazelnut nuts increase immunity of the body due to their being rich in vitamin E.
Rainey. C.J.L.A.Nyquist.1997. Nuts: nutrition and health benefits of daily use. Nutrition Today No.32: 157-16
Based on the report by Mackenzie in 2003, nuts are rich sources of vitamin K. The amount of vitamin K is 2.14, 2.13 and 2.4 micrograms respectively in 100 grams of hazelnut, pistachio and walnut. Vitamin K is a basic co-factor for transformation of glutamic acid into gamma carboxyglutamic acid, and plays a fundamental role in coagulation in case of bleeding.
Mackenzie, L. 2003. Vitamin K content of nuts and fruits in US diet. J. Am. Assoc. Vol. 103: 1650-1652.>
There is some amino acid arginine in the protein content of nuts which is responsible for nitric oxide production. Nitric oxide is a regulator of blood pressure and prevents blood vessel constriction.
Rainey. C.J.L.A.Nyquist. 1997. Nuts: nutrition and health benefits of daily use. Nutrition Today No.32: 157-16
Pistachio paste in 10.5 and 20 kilogram packages to be used as the raw material for dairy, chocolate, cake and cookie factories
25-gram Pistachio Butter with Honey, Vanilla and Date Tastes
130-gram Pistachio Butter with Honey, Vanilla and Date Tastes
A Rich Product with more than 70% Pistachio
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