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Pistachios are one of the oldest nut trees around the world. Humans have consumed these delicious nuts for almost 9,000 years and they are one of the two nuts mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 43:11).
Pistachios are provided in many different shapes based on their application, desired taste, color, and size. Each product has its own harvest time and producing methods which gives them various quality, taste and prices; such as naturally open pistachios, mechanically opened pistachios, Kal (Boza) pistachios, etc.
Kal pistachios are one of the highest quality products of pistachio, which are pure, elegant green and can be used in desserts and food decorations.
Unripe (Kal) pistachios have different names in every region, it might get a little confusing. Here are the different names of unripe pistachios:
• They call unripe pistachios, “Kal” pistachios mostly in Iran and the Middle East regions.
• In Turkey and Saudi Arabia, they are called “Boza”.
• In other regions they are known as Unripe, Green and Early Picked Pistachios.
In this article, we are going to tell you more about wonderful Kal Pistachios.
Pistachios were featured in the famous hanging gardens of Babylon which were built by king Nebuchadnezzar for his spouse Amities. Perhaps a true royal snack, the queen of Sheba admired pistachios. She even demanded that the entire region’s pistachio harvest should be set aside only for herself.
In Iran pistachios are called “smiling nuts” and in china they are called “happy nuts”.
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Here are more Fun facts about pistachios.
These tasty snacks have different varieties and cultivars based on their size and shape such as:
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Pistachios have many grades that divides into different pistachio categories:
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The pistachio kernels are classified into different types:
So now, let’s talk about Kal (unripe, early picked) pistachio kernels, how they are harvested, how many percent of these harvested pistachios are edible.
These types of pistachio kernel are normally produced through harvesting pistachios when they are still kal (unripe, early picked) which means before the pistachios become completely ripe.
These type of pistachios kernels are usually more expensive than other types of pistachio kernels, because of their costly process.
How Kal Pistachios are Harvested?
Since unripe pistachio crops have a better green hue, farmers harvest half-ripened and fresh crops and then once the shell has been removed, the nut inside is covered with a thin skin. The skin is edible, but when you use pistachios in recipes, often the skin is removed for its green color and better appearances.
Kal (unripe, early picked) pistachio kernels, based on the intensity of their green color, are categorized as:
A (intense dark green)
B (dark green)
C (bright green)
D (very bright green)
E (Yellow-green)
Unripe or Kal (early picked) Pistachio Kernels are very useful in the food industry due to their brilliant green color and delicious taste. This kind of pistachio kernel is very useful in bakeries, decorating foods, desserts, production of pistachio powder, as well as in production of pistachio butter. Green Peeled pistachio kernel is also prepared from the Unripe Pistachio Kernel.
Iranian Green Peeled Pistachio Kernels are perceived as a luxury food ingredient, which is used in many industries such as pastries, ice cream, sausages, chocolate and ham.
The green pistachio of these kernels is very delightful and can be used for desserts and Turkish baklavas.
Every year, some farmers harvest a percentage of pistachios before they fully ripen and process their kernels to be used in the methods mentioned above. With this method, only 10 kg kernels will be obtained from 100 kg harvested pistachios.
This type of pistachio has a good market in Countries such as Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Swede, China, South Korea, Japan, Dubai, Spain and Canada.
This is why pistachio exporters add these kernels to their product list.
So, in conclusion, we have found out that Kal (unripe, early picked, Boza) pistachios are basically unripe pistachio kernels that are harvested before fully ripen to provide the best taste, color and quality. Due to their brilliant green color and yummy taste, they can be very useful in food industry .
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