English name – Pistachio or Pista
Tamil Name – பிஸ்தா – Pistā
Hindi Name – पिस्ता – Pista
Botanical Name – Pistacia vera
Kannada Name – ಪಿಸ್ತಾ – Pistā
Telugu Name – పిస్తాపప్పు – Pistāpappu
Malayalam Name – പിസ്ത – pista
The pista is one of the member of the cashew family, is a small tree starting from the Middle East and Middle Asia. Pista is also known as Pistachio and you can see the pista tree in more regions like Syria, Greece, India, Turkey, Iran, China, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Egypt, United States, and Uzbekistan, Italy.
The pista tree has a warm environment this environment helps to the ripening of the fruit. Research implies that people have been eating pistachios for thousands of years. People consume them today in a variety of dishes from salads to ice creams.
Pista Nutritional Benefits
100 grams pista contains 159 calories and 49 kernels. It also contains
- 3 gm of fiber
- 7.7 gm of carbs
- 5.72 gm of protein
- 12.85 gm of fat
- 34 mg of Magnesium
- 291 mg of Potassium
- 139 mg of Phosphorus
Health Benefits
Here are some of the Health Benefits of Pistachio mentioned in below:
- Improves your eye health
- Comes with high protein
- Helps to reduce your body weight
- Improves blood sugar balance
- Decrease colon cancer risk
- Controls blood pressure and cholesterol
Sushruth –
Excellent product at a reasonable price.
Jeff Bejos –
Good quality pista and nicely packed.
Hitesh Valecha –
Good flavor, nice packing. Value of money.