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Do pistachio drying methods affect its quality?
In the Iranian Pistachio following article, we have tried to examine different methods of drying pistachios and evaluate the effect of these methods on improving the quality of pistachios.
Uses of pistachios in various industries
Pistachio seed (Pistacia vera L.) is one of the most popular tree nuts in the world. There are several species of Pistacia called pistachios, but only Pistacia vera fruits are acceptable to consumers as edible nuts.
Due to its high nutritional value and halved shell, pistachio is an important nut product used raw, salted or roasted. Nuts are a good source of fat (60-50%) and contain unsaturated fatty acids (linoleic, linolenic and oleic acid), essential for the human diet.
It is used in confectionery and snacks. Due to the bold green color of pistachio seeds, it is used in ice cream and confectionery industries. Over the past 20 years, pistachio production in different parts of the world has increased significantly.
Pistachios are grown in the Middle East, the United States and the Mediterranean countries. This has a significant role in the export of agricultural products of some of these countries. Iran annually produces more than 200,000 tons of pistachios and 101235 tons of it was exported in 1999 (Office of Data Management and Information, 2001).
Do pistachio drying methods affect its quality?
What factors are involved in producing the best quality pistachios?
Proper harvesting and post-harvest control are key parts in achieving maximum good quality grain yields that determine market and profit. Processing right after harvest is very important in the quality of pistachios.
When the pistachios arrive at the processing plant, the following methods are performed on them:
Peeling to separate the soft shell from the hard shell of the pistachio
Separation of debris from pistachios, removal of hollow pistachios and spoiled pistachios as well as small branches, shells and remaining leaves
Isolation of skinless pistachios to remove unpleasant skinless seeds
Washing, which involves spraying water at high pressures on the pistachios to clean the nuts.
Drying of pistachios is done in order to reduce the humidity from 37 to 40% in an appropriate amount.
Separate halved pistachios to separate halved pistachios from non-halved ones
Salting
Roast
packing
During the drying process, nuts can be subjected to adverse reactions (especially souess) which, due to the strange colors and flavors formed, cause a decline in quality.
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