Representing 80% of all national production, this fruit is emerging as one of the most precious products that can be harvested today. Because of its profitability and its enormous potential international demand.
Spain, in addition to having its native products, has always been an excellent test bed for adapting products/foods from other latitudes, among the latter we have mangoes in Granada or avocados throughout the Mediterranean coast. The ability to adapt is very flexible in our country because we have a large number of mesoclimates: dry, humid, Mediterranean, continental, Atlantic… come on, an oasis.
And the pistachio follows the same path. It is an emerging crop with a great future in Castilla la Mancha. In its favour, the profitability, the high price, the favorable climatic conditions (low humidity and low rainfall) offered by the region for pistachios, are factors that encourage the farmer to bet on this dried fruit. In the coming years, the trend will continue to grow and Spain will become one of the leading countries in the production of organic pistachios throughout Europe.
A very healthy food
Pistachios are a dry fruit with great nutritional properties and great benefits. Its cultivation in the Mediterranean has been constantly growing for decades and its abundant production is the result of high quality crops and developed under special methods. More than 35% of the national production is already organic, which makes us the greatest power in that category, something that should give us the international leadership that we do not yet have.
With a significant protein content, its vegetable fat is healthy (cholesterol-free), which makes it recommended to protect the heart, without forgetting a significant percentage of dietary fiber. It is recommended in Mediterranean diet, known for being healthy and full of nutrients, one of its main compounds is lutein, which protects the arteries of the heart from fat accumulation.
The organic pistachio: our choice
When the pistachio plantation becomes an ecological plantation, its fruits are included in the category of organic agriculture, where the use of pesticides, fertilizers and all kinds of chemical and phytosanitary products are avoided.
Thus, organic pistachios respect the environment and are fruits where nature uses organic nutrients and authorized agrochemical substances.
The external appearance of the fruit is practically the same. Although there are occasions when organic pistachios are a little more yellowish, but it depends on each harvest. What happens is that the non-organic products are usually treated with chemical products to clarify the shells and whiten them, once they have been harvested and before packaging them. For this reason, organic pistachios sometimes have spots or a slightly yellowish shell, but this is completely normal and natural.
Pistachios grow in semi-arid terrain, since it is a tree that is quite resistant to extreme weather conditions with high temperatures in summer and low temperatures in winter, which is why the dry and hot climate is its ideal growing environment. And the region of Castilla La Mancha, in this case, the province of Toledo, we find our partner, The Real Organic Pistachio.
The Real Organic Pistachio: Premium quality
These dried fruits are loved all over the world, for their flavor, for their texture, and for their nutritional values. And as with other Spanish products, the quality of ours is simply superior. In the case of The Real Organic Pistachio, It is the secret recipe of its creator and founder, John Montreal, who keeps very jealous of explaining us, including us. It is a completely family business (parents and children) who had the vision of planting pistachio trees on their lands in La Mancha. And what makes it very clear to us is that its objective is to produce the best pistachio in the world, with eco-sustainable agriculture and prioritizing quality over quantity, because your client should not be just anyone, but rather someone who values quality and respect for the environment above all else.
Juan has his family, supporting him in this challenge to put La Mancha back on the world map, as he already did The Quijote. Now, the Manchego pistachio makes its way into the world, and Made in Spain Gourmet contributes to this, because it is a product of the highest quality.
They are pistachios of the varieties Peter & Kerman, with native tree foot cornicabra.
These pistachios have been grown in a dry and ideal climate, in a very fertile land for their production. Specifically in Castilla La Mancha, in Villafranca de los Caballeros, Toledo. The Monreal family lovingly cares for the pistachio-producing trees, with an Eco-Sustainable agriculture system, with the aim of obtaining an excellent certified pistachio, and unique in quality and flavor, in the world. The true pistachio Made in Spain.
Apart from being able to eat them alone, the pistachio is an ally of healthy cooking, and we can include it in salads (with vegetables y tuna belly for example) to finish dishes (Hummus), for sweet recipes (biscuits, nougat, artisanal ice cream), in short, many possibilities to enjoy this Spanish fruit that is, without a doubt, one of the best you will find on the market, and as usual, Made in Spain Gourmet, brings it to your home, with our guarantee.
AUTHOR: Israel Romero, CEO of Made in Spain Gourmet.
