Pistachios

Pistachios use in food already more than 2,5 thousand years. In the east pistachio trees on which these nutlets grow are called "life trees". Pistachios grow only in tropical and subtropical climate, for sale grow up them in Iran, Syria, Greece, Italy, the USA and other warm countries, the leader in the market – Turkey and Iran.

Now pistachio trees are cultivated, in rare places it is possible to meet wild-growing copies. Trees multibarrelled with dense and low krone. Duration of their life reaches 400 years.

It is more correct to call fruits of pistachios seeds, but in life they are usual called nutlets. Collect pistachio fruits in July-August. The form reminds them ovoid, a little angular, up to 2,5 cm long. Before storage fruits dry in the sun. One more option of preparation for storage – a soaking of fruits in salty water with the subsequent browning.

In cookery of a pistachio use in pastries, in confectionery, salads, and also integral as snack to various drinks.

Advantage of pistachios

Pistachios contain the whole set of useful microelements – manganese, copper, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus. Rich mineral composition and caloric content of pistachios do them by a choice product in food of people with the increased physical activity.

It is a lot of in pistachios and vitamins, especially E and groups B. Vitamin E is known thanks to the antioxidant properties, it also plays an important role in functioning of a reproductive system.

The advantage of pistachios is demonstrated by high content in them such substances from group of carotinoids as Luteinum and zeaxanthin. They are present only at this type of nuts, strengthen a bone tissue and teeth, help to keep sight.

Pistachios are rich with cellulose, according to its contents they win first place among nuts. It is counted that 30 g of pistachios contain as much celluloses, how many an average portion of oat-flakes.

These nuts recommend to include in food at jaundice, anemia, pulmonary diseases, a liver. At hepatic gripes the advantage of pistachios consists in a spasmolysis of biliary tract. There are data on decrease in risk of cardiovascular and oncological diseases and delay of processes of aging at the regular use of pistachios.

The use of pistachios increases vitality, puts heart to an organism, they are called by right nutlets for great mood. At men use in food of pistachios strengthens a sexual potentiality, improves mobility and survivability of spermatozoa.

Pistachio oil is used in the cosmetology purposes – with its help successfully remove freckles and a nevus pigmentosus on skin.

Harm of pistachios

The most part of pistachios goes on sale with the semi-opened shutters, but also completely closed nutlets come across. The firm shell if to crack it teeth, can damage an adamantine substance of tooth.

Caloric content of pistachios in comparison with other nuts the lowest, but in absolute figures it is rather high, and averages 500-650 kcal on 100 g. Fats make a half of energy value of a product. In days the person can eat about 10 pistachios without prejudice to health, such quantity will not lead to an increase of weight or completeness. Because of the high caloric content of pistachios do not recommend to abuse them to people with obesity.

Harm of pistachios can be shown by allergic reactions to this product of different degree of manifestation. The allergy is, as a rule, shown in the form of rash or reddenings on skin, or in the form of food intolerance with nausea, vomiting and disturbance of a chair. People with an allergy to other types of nuts should include with care in a diet and pistachios.