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Pistachio (Edible nuts and seeds) — Ingredient · Foodgeist
The pistachio is a small to medium-sized tree of the cashew family. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food. Pistachios can be used as an ingredient in desserts, chocolate, candy, ice cream, and as a paste or butter. As a tree nut, pistachios are considered a priority allergen that may induce allergic reactions in susceptible people.
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Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt
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Safety thresholds
pistachio extracts→ can be used →to control growth of microorganisms
application: foodsadditional_application: topical treatment for S. aureusspecific_microorganisms: some microorganisms
“The bactericidal activity of pistachio extracts could be used to help control the growth of some microorganisms in foods to improve safety and may find application as a topical treatment for S. aureus.”
pistachio nuts→ contained →aflatoxins
concentration: 15 to 259 microg/kg
“It was established that three samples of pistachio nuts contained significant levels of aflatoxins. The concentration of total aflatoxins in these three nut samples ranged from 15 to 259 microg/kg of sample.”
Aspergillus spp.→ increased →incidence of decay in pistachio nuts
condition: split hulls
“The incidence of decay caused by Aspergillus spp. (predominantly Aspergillus niger) was three times greater in the oldest early splits than in early splits formed in the period before harvest (no decay was found in normal nuts with nonsplit hulls).”
What science says
ingredient property
“Higher levels of β-sitosterol were found in Kιrmιzι variety”
Kιrmιzι variety of pistachio nuts→has higher levels of β-sitosterol→among the varieties studied
