Which plant is a treasury of nutrition? That must be nuts. Pistachio nut is the outstanding variety among nuts. One grain of pistachio nut contains at least the following eight kinds of beneficial substances. 

Oleic acid: the oleic acid content is over 50% of total fats in pistachio nut, and it is a kind of monounsaturated fatty acid. Oleic acid is believed the fatty acid mostly beneficial for heart and cerebral vessels health.

Vitamin E: in pistachio nuts, the Vietnam E with powerful anti-oxidation effect can protect unsaturated fatty acid from being oxidized. For human body, Vietnam E helps delay senescence, care skin and prevent from atherosclerosis.

Procyanidine: the claret-colored skin of pistachio nuts contains abundant procyanidine. Study shows procyanidine has functions of reducing blood fat, reducing blood pressure, anti-cancer and anti-radiation.

Xanthophylls: the emerald nut contains abundant xanthophylls. The xanthophylls are also of better anti-oxidation function. Besides, xanthophylls can prevent from retina macular degeneration.

Resveratrol: resveratrol is one of the famous natural antioxidants. It can scavenge free radical, and restrict lipid peroxidation. Except cardiovascular system protection, the resveratrol has many effects such as improving immunity, anti-cancer, anti-virus and anti-aging.

Quercetin: quercetin is a kind of flavonoid with powerful anti-oxidation effect.

Phytosterol: like soybeans, pistachio nuts contain more phytosterol. The phytosterol is also known as plant sterol. It can help prevent from dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis.

Dietary fiber: compared with other nuts, the advantage of pistachio nut is the high content of dietary fiber. About 30-50 grains of pistachio nuts contain 2-3g dietary fiber.