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Green and crunchy, nutritious, and flavorsome! Get some insight on pistachios with this trivia.
Sreedevi Nair

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Pistachios are impossible to resist once you begin eating them! These hard-shelled nuts make a great snack - crack open them and delve into crunchy green and purple nuts. Check out some cool facts about pistachios with this quiz.
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Pistachio trees belong to the Anacardiaceae family, most commonly called the cashew family. A few others among these plant species are mango, Peruvian pepper, and poison ivy.

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Pistachios were originally cultivated in Asia Minor thousands of years ago, which now includes Central Asia & Middle Eastern countries. Eventually, it spread to American, Asian, and Mediterranean countries.

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The Pistachio Principle is used in weight loss programs. It is based on the observation that empty pistachio shells serve as a visual reminder that a person has eaten too much, causing them to stop eating in excess leading them to cut back on their calorie intake.

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Pistachios harvest the best in scorching summer days of 100° F or higher. Hence they are grown in desert heat which yields abundant crops. Temperatures below 45° F or below chill them into dormancy.

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A pistachio tree starts bearing nuts in about 5 to 8 years. They tend to produce large crops one year, followed by little or none the next.
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Pistachios have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that lower the risk of coronary artery disease. Eating 1.5 ounces of pistachios daily with a low-fat diet helps lower blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels.

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As of 2021, US dominates pistachio production in the world. Iran was the leading producer of pistachios, but the production dramatically decreased due to water shortages from climate change.
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Pistachios are widely known as smiling nuts in Iran since their half-split shells are shaped like a smile. These nutritious nuts are also called 'green almonds' in Iran.

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Pistachios represent happiness and fortune in China. These green nuts are traditionally given as gifts during Chinese New Year.
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Drupes are fruits with a hard, stony covering that encloses a single seed. In pistachios, the elongated seed is the edible portion and is commonly considered as a nut. However in science, it is a culinary nut, not a botanical nut.
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