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Aug
What is a Blanched pistachio, how it’s made, and where can you find it? This blog post will explain everything necessary about blanched Pistachios.
Green peeled pistachio kernel is a processed product made from unripe pistachios. Farmers start harvesting these unripe pistachios sooner than the harvest season, making them look greener.
Peeled pistachio grades and colors
Generally, it can be divided into six grades, starting from dark green to light yellow.
The darker green kernels are known as higher grades.
Green peeled grade S: supper green.
Green peeled grade A: dark green.
Green peeled grade B: green.
Green peeled grade C: green with lime yellow color.
Green peeled grade F: broken green kernel.
Green peeled grade H: broken green and yellow kernel.
Peeled pistachio usage and application
Blanched pistachios can be used as an ingredient in many food products, from homemade desserts or dishes to big food industries. Green peeled pistachios are mainly used in desserts and sweets as a topping, which gives the sweet or cake a unique green look.
Also, blanched pistachios are the ice cream industry’s favorite ingredient in making pistachio ice cream.
Peeled pistachio quality
The quality of blanched pistachios depends on the freshness of the raw material, the processing time and conditions, and the precision of hand sorting. Balanced pistachios are packed in 10kg vacuumed carton boxes to avoid sunlight and should be stored in cool and dry conditions.
Peeled pistachio price
generally, the first question that comes to mind is why blanched pistachios are so expensive?!
The answer is simple and short: a sizeable human workforce is needed to do the processing!
Blanched pistachios are so delicate and easy to break, and they need to be processed by hand to minimize the broken kernels; all the grading and color sorting for green peeled pistachios is being done by hand!
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