Pistachio Nutrition: Health Benefits & One-Ounce Serving Guide

Pistachio nuts are healthful and flavorful. They have been used in ice cream and other desserts to add a new flavor--and more nutrition--to old recipes.

Serving

• Pistachios are generally sold in one-ounce servings. This article describes a one-ounce serving of roasted, salted pistachios.

Calories

• Pistachios can be a great way to get a burst of energy without eating too much. A one-ounce serving supplies 160 calories.

Fat

• Pistachios, like other nuts, are high in fat. While pistachios have 13g of fat, only two of these grams are saturated fat. The rest are mostly healthy monounsaturated fats that are part of a healthy diet.

Protein

• Nuts can be a great source of protein, pistachios included. A one-ounce serving supplies 6g of protein.

Iron

• Pistachios can be a good source of iron. Every serving of pistachios has 7 percent of the daily recommended intake of iron.