Pistachio Butter
Pistachio Butter is a product that is prepared by softening the pistachio kernel without the shell with the scientific name Pistacia Vera and mixing it with sugar, permitted additives and processing it into a uniform cream. The ingredients of pistachio butter include pistachio kernels, sugar, liquid glucose, permitted edible emulsifiers, permitted edible antioxidants, permitted natural flavors such as cardamom, and edible salt.
Product Technical Specifications:
Pistachio Butter Technical Specifications | ||
No. | Characteristics | Measurement Limit |
1 | Taste and Smell | Pistachio butter should have the natural taste and smell of pistachio and free from any unpleasant taste and smell. |
2 | Color | The color of pistachio butter should be pistachio green. Adding any artificial colors is not allowed. |
3 | Appearance | Pistachio butter should have a soft, uniform, homogeneous and spreadable texture. The product should not show a separated layer of fat. |
4 | Foreign Material | Negative |
5 | Moisture (Weight percentage) | Max 3 |
6 | Fat (Weight percentage) | Min 30 |
7 | Total Sugar in terms of Sucrose (Weight percentage) | Max 30 |
8 | Protein with a factor of 6.25 (Weight percentage) | Min 10 |
9 | Fiber (Weight percentage) | 1-2 |
10 | Total Ash (Weight percentage) | Max 3 |
11 | Acidity of Extracted Fat (in terms of oleic acid) | Max 2.5 |
12 | Extracted Lipid Peroxide Number (milliequivalents per kilogram) | Max 5 |
13 | Aflatoxin Type B1 (micrograms/kg) | Max 5 |
14 | Total Aflatoxin B1+B2+G1+G2 (micrograms/kg) | Max 15 |
Storage Conditions: Pistachio Butter should be stored in a dry and cool place. The suitable storage temperature for storing pistachio oil is between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius. If stored in proper conditions, it can be stored for 12 months.
Certifications:
- Iran National Standards Organization
- Iran Plant Protection Organization
- Standard of Good Agricultural Practices
- Organic Agricultural Products Certification
- physical, chemical and microbial analyzes from the most reliable laboratories
- HACCP
- ISO
- FSSC
- IFS
- SGS
- BRC
| Serving Size | 100g |
|---|---|
| Calories | 562 |
| Total Fat 41g | 53% |
| Saturated Fat 4.7g | 24% |
| Total Carbohydrate 28g | 10% |
| Dietary Fiber 9.4g | 34% |
| Protein 19g | 38% |
| Calcium 125mg | 10% |
| Iron 4.5mg | 25% |
