Pistachio

Iranian Best Quality Pistachio

Pistachio

It’s the bright-green nut that makes everything look cheerier. In some countries, it is also known as the ‘smiling’ or ‘happy’ nut – indeed, when the hard casing splits, it can look like a smiling face. But this is a nut that offers more than good looks. It’s a nutritional powerhouse, and even a world champion!

Iran Pistachio

Great soil, suitable sunshine and unmatched atmosphere have joined together to create a unique situation in which the best pistachios in the world are produced in Iran. One of the advantages of Iranian pistachio is its high kernel ratio. it means you get more edible kernels for the same amount of Iranian pistachios than any other pistachios in the world. Another advantage of the Iranian pistachio is its high resistance to temperature ﬂuctuations from sources such as cooking oil or extreme hot environment. therefore, preserves its taste and ﬂavor under those unfavorable circumstances. Our pistachios taste great roasted or raw. They add extra taste and ﬂavor to a variety of sweets and treats.

Did you know?

Pistachios are one of the lowest calorie nuts, which means people can enjoy the health benefits of nuts while more easily staying within their daily calorie limits.

Did you know?

Pistachio is packed with antioxidants, substances that play a critical role in health. They reduce the risk of cancer and other diseases by preventing damage to the body’s cells.

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Pistachios boast a higher ratio of essential amino acids, the building blocks of protein, when compared with other nuts, including almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, and walnuts.

Ferdowsi Trading Center – Export Department

We at Ftcenter, the first university-based trading company in Iran, focus on providing the most convenience and safety for Pistachio buyers from all over the world. As a part of Iran’s third biggest university, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, we have lots of connections with pistachio farmers, experts and retailers. As a result of that, it is very convenient for us to provide our customers with any type of high quality pistachio in any quantity. These different kinds include Akbari, Kalle Ghoochi, Ahmad Aghaei, Fandoghi and Badami.

We welcome anyone who is active in pistachio business to contact us. You may contact us instantly, using the contact form on this page. We will reply you as soon as possible.

Why Us?

Quality
When working with us, you have nothing to worry about. All products at Ftcenter are fully compatible with international standards.
Safety
Your business is safe with us. Ftcenter is one of the major export companies in Iran. We provide you with best solutions for buying all types of pistachio products from Iran.
Comfort
You may have experienced some difficulties doing business with Iran, due to some limitations. We are here to provide you with the most convenient buying experience.

Pistachio Types

Akbari

This type is the highest economic value. Its fruits are large and almond shaped. It can be harvested in late September. This is a newer variety with good yield and with long, large nuts.

Kalleh Ghoochi

This nut is famous for being large. It is sensitive to shortage of water and its leaves are complex. This type of nut is vulnerable to cold weather in spring. It can be harvested in mid September.
On the whole Kalleh Ghoochi is not being budded anymore and production is from existing trees. Although commercially quite successful, Kalleh Ghoochi trees showed a steep drop in growth and production as they grew older than 40 years old. It is expected that the production would slowly decline. Available sizes are 20/22, 22/24 and 24/26, with 18/20 being available in small quantities.

Ahmad Aghaei

This nut is rather large and its fruit is almond shaped. It can be harvested in late September. The newest commercial variety, very popular with the farmers, because of high yield and its shorter time to reach production. It is very popular in some markets like India and Greece. Production of this variety is increasing. It also has the whitest shell hue among the four. Available sizes of Iranian Long Pistachio are 20/22, 22-24 and 24/26, with 18/20 also available in small quantities. Pistachio size unit is the number of nuts in one once.

Fandoghi

This cultivar is the most widely available pistachio variety and grows in most pistachio growing areas of Iran. Fandoghi is of round type and has the lowest shape index among the four cultivars. In recent years, around 50% of Iranian production is of the Fandoghi type. The reason is its limited yield, the new orchards are seldom planted with this variety. It comes in the following sizes 28/30, 30/32 and 32/34 nuts per ounce. Size 26/28 is also available in small quantities.

Badami

This shape of Pistachio is called as BADAMI, that is one of the LONG type. The most common character to identify this type is that their shape is reedy and is shorter than ahmad aghaei.
Long (Badami): The shape of it’s kernel is similar to the almond.
Available in sizes 24-26, 26-28, 28-30