All kinds of broken pistachio nuts

1- pistachio kernel
2- pistachio nuts
3- wheat pistachio kernel

pistachio kernel

Most production workshops that use pistachio nuts usually choose to buy their crushed and broken pistachio nuts of this type.
Usually opened mouth pistachios are removed by workers and broken by hand and the kernel is not crushed.
But the closed pistachios are broken by the pistachio crusher machine.
When the pistachio is poured into this machine, the pistachio is placed between two plates, one of which is fixed and the other is movable, with the pressure that the movable plate brings to the pistachio, its bony shell breaks.
Then the kernels are separated from the bone shells with a sieve.
Most of the kernels stay intact, but a limited number of kernels break and crush due to the pressure of the machine.
Then, by using a sieve, these kernels are separated from complete kernels.
Those kernels that are not too crushed and can almost be said to be half the size of the kernel are classified as cotyledon kernels.
A kernel that is half the size of a complete kernel or slightly smaller is called pistachio kernel.
The quality of this kernel is almost the same as a complete kernel.
The price of this broken pistachio kernel is much lower than the complete one and it is used in applications where the wholesome of the kernel is not important.
Many production workshops such as Gaz, cake, sweets, Qatab, Halva, ice cream, and also to prepare pistachio powder use this type of nut.

Dandaneh Kernel of Pistachios (Toothed kernel pistachio)

This type of kernel is obtained by cracking closed mouth pistachios, Just the size of this type of kernel is smaller than the pistachio kernel and it is almost the size of a tooth.
Maybe that's why it's called a toothed kernel too . The price of this kernel is lower than the cotyledon kernel.
Toothed pistachio nuts can be created by breaking the nuts of round pistachios, Ahmad Aghaei pistachios, Akbari pistachios, or jumbo pistachios.
Since the size of this type of kernel is smaller than the cotyledon kernel, the price of this type of kernel is lower than the cotyledon kernel.
Many industries and production workshops prefer to use this type of kernel to reduce production costs.
This type of kernel can be used in applications such as baking sweets, baking cakes, preparing Qatab, preparing pistachio powder, halva, banana milk, and ice cream.

Wheat pistachio kernel

Some pistachios, which are on the tree and are growing, stop growing due to environmental or physical reasons or any other reason, and the growth of the brain inside the pistachio is stopped.
The extraction of these brains is done by the machine.
Since the size of these kernels is the size of wheat or a little bigger, that is why they are called wheat kernels.
While this type of nut is cheap and can be used to reduce production costs, its size is small and the color of the shell on the nut is brown, which is why it does not look beautiful.
This type of nut can be extracted from Round, Ahmad Aghaei, Akbari and Jumbo pistachios.
Of course, in some units and industries that use crushed or powdered pistachio nuts; And the size of this type of brain does not cause any special problem for them, they can use it easily.
As mentioned, the most important challenge of this type of kernel is the color of the brown shell on this kernel; Of course, this brown shell can be separated from the kernel and the green brain can be obtained.

How to remove the brown crust on the kernel?

In order to remove the thin skin on the kernel, this skin must be softened first. For this purpose, the kernel is first placed in hot water for one to two minutes to soften the skin on the kernel.
Then, with the pressure of the fingers, it is easy to separate this shell from the kernel. Of course, this requires patience.
To increase the speed of the operation, you can pour some of the kernels into the palm of your hand, and by rubbing the palms of both hands, the shell is easily removed. After separating, the brains should be dried.
To dry the nuts, spread them in a thin layer on a clean cloth and leave them in the shade and exposed to the open air to dry.
This will take a few days; and it is necessary to check them several times during the day.
In the end, it should be mentioned that the quality of this type of nut can never have the quality of a healthy and whole pistachio nut; Therefore, you should not expect the same from this type of kernel as you expect from a complete kernel.
If you have not used this type of kernel in your production, we suggest that you keep the side of caution and buy in small quantities for the first purchase, and increase your purchase volume after making sure that the kernel is compatible with your production.

One of the economic ways to buy large quantities of pistachios is to buy pistachio wholesale from Taher Nuts and Dry Nuts Group. This method of shopping is very smart and affordable.