Pistachio carrier oil

Pistachio is a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating from Central Asia and the Middle East. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food. The seeds of this plant are much smaller, and they often have a soft shell. It is a desert plant and can tolerate high saline soil as well. Long and hot summers are required for proper ripening of fruit.

Pistachio is pressed from the nuts of pistachio plant. This is not edible oil and is used mostly for garnishing. There are many sub-varieties of pistachio but only one is common pistachio. Pistachio is not regular edible oil; therefore the research interest of pistachio oil is also low.