The Power of Pistachios :  

Pistachios pack a powerful punch when it comes to the recommended daily allowances of vitamins and minerals. Pistachios can provide a nutritious energy boost anytime. Keep these pistachio power points in mind next time you reach for a snack.

A one-ounce serving of pistachios equals 49 nuts -- more per serving than any other snack nut.

You can get more dietary fiber from a serving of pistachios than a 1/2 cup of broccoli or spinach.

Pistachios are especially rich in phytosterols, which are directly associated with lowering cholesterol levels, and may offer protection from certain types of cancer.

A serving of pistachios has more thiamin than a 1/2 cup serving of enriched, cooked white or brown rice.

The amount of vitamin B-6 in a one-ounce serving of pistachios is comparable to that in a standard three-ounce serving of roasted pork loin, and 2 times that found in a serving of peanut butter, and 5 times that in a serving of black beans.

One serving of pistachios has as much potassium as half a large banana.

 

Comparison of the aleppo pistachios with other types of pistachio who spread in Asia and the world :

the Aleppo pistachio is contains a very large quantity of thermal units  (each one hundred grams from the pistachios give to the body 637 calories),and indeed contains the kernels of the aleppo pistachios on a very high rate of phosphoric oil which it equal to twice more from the Iranian or Turkish kernel, just as that good flavor and distinctive for aleppo pistachios to making him a favorite between all its peers.

 The following table illustrates the nutritional value for some types of Aleppo pistachios :

      Variety

   Protein

      (%)

   Fat

   (%)

      Zn

     (ppm)

      Cu

   (ppm)

      Fe

    (ppm)

      Mn

   (ppm)

  Ca

   (%)

     Mg

    (%)

Batouri

24.7

51.1

30

11

37

8

0.10

0.20

Ashoury

24.7

53.7

13

12

27

9

0.11

0.16

Oleimy

23.4

53.4

19

14

40

5

0.09

0.14

Bondoki

24.8

54

46

10

38

21

0.08

0.15

The important Varieties for  Aleppo pistachios in Syria :

the main pistachio varieties in the world have been spread

from Turkey, Iran and Syria,and important him in Syria

Ashoury – Batouri – Nab al-jamal – Oleimy