Slices are:

A green medley with cream and purple highlights when natural or raw. Subtle, floral, sweet flavour. Firm, crisp bite. More yellowy green with pale tan and purple highlights, smoky sweet flavour when roasted. Firm bite.

Health Information

The nuts are high in carbohydrates, especially sucrose, and also in protein. The high oil content makes the pistachio highly nutritious. Pistachio nuts also provide calcium, phosphorous, potassium, iron, magnesium and traces of copper. They have a high vitamin A content, and some vitamin B1 and B3, plus folic acid. Compared with other nuts, pistachio nuts contain the best source of iron, vitamin B1 and the amino acid lysine. Click here for nutrition information.