Pistachio is a nut growing throughout the world including Indian subcontinent. It is normally salted, fried and eaten. Unfortunately more information is not available about pistachio.

The nutrients in 100 g edible pistachio nuts include:

• Water – 5.9 g
• Protein – 17.6 g
• Fat – 51.6 g
• Carbohydrates – 11.6 g
• Organic acids – Salicylic acid 0.55 mg
• Fibre – 10.6 g
• Minerals - 2.7 g – sodium d n a mg, potassium 1020 mg, magnesium 160 mg, calcium 135 mg, iron 7300 micro g, copper d n a micro g, zinc 1400 micro g, selenium 6 micro g, iodide d n a
• Vitamins - vitamins A, B1, B2, nicotine amide, folic acid vitamin C 7 mg, vitamin E, K
• Purine – data not available

Pistachio nuts are usually fried with salt. It is healthy for us but as with every nut we must be careful of the amount we eat.