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The forests between Narlı village in Bursa’s Gemlik district and Fıstıklı village in Yalova’s Armutlu district are surrounded by pine trees. Pine nut harvesting began, reaching 800 lira per kilogram. After the villagers paid the amount of peanuts to be collected to the Regional Forest Directorate, they left for the forests with the release of the harvest.
LIFT 25 METER TREES
According to the news in the UAV, the villagers risk dying climbing the pine trees up to 5 to 25 meters with sticks in hand like a sportsman. Villagers throw peanuts out of the trees. After long searches, they find the cones that fall from the ground and collect them in sacks.
THE WEIGHT OF KOZALAĞ IS SOLD AT 6.5 TL
In the town of Fıstıklı, many citizens are injured by falling from the pine tree, which is 25 meters high. Villagers sell the groundnut pineapples they harvest at risk of death for 6 lira and 50 kuruş per kilo. 4 cones come in 1 kilogram. A villager can harvest 150 to 500 kilos of pineapples a day.
BROKEN AND PACKAGED SHELLS
The collected pine nuts go to the factory for processing. Here, the pine nuts are separated from their pinecones after they are processed and then their shells are broken open and ready to be packaged. Pine nuts extracted from the shell are sold at 400 lire per kilo. In the markets, the price per kilo is 800 lire.
80 KILO PINE PISTACHES FROM 1 TON OF COZAL
From 1 ton of pineapples 80 kilos of pine nuts come out. Villagers doing this work as a family make a considerable profit in the season that lasts a few months. When the product is valuable, thieves from abroad flock to the area to collect the pine nuts. The locals who wanted to protect the pine nuts from outside, took the area under protection with 2 guards.
“HARVESTING PISTACHIO IS A VERY DIFFICULT BUSINESS”
Fıstıklı Village Chief Mehmet Karasu said: “We started the harvest at the beginning of this year. Those who completed the pine nut harvest from other regions came to our region to collect pine nuts. We hired 2 guards and started a surveillance. The guards watched the pine nuts in the forests for 1 month. This region is the pasture of our village. We started to harvest by investing the money of the product as much as we can collect, harvesting peanuts is very hard work, we face death at any time .
“EACH YEAR AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE ARE HURT”
Currently, the price per kilogram is 6 lira 50 kuruş. 4 or 5 of the cones weigh 1 kilogram. From 1 ton of cones 80 kilos of peanuts come out. It is a valuable product because it does not come out too much. Our ancestors collected this product. We also continue. “This job is very dangerous. He falls from at least 3 trees every year and breaks your arm, leg and waist.”
People call stuffed pistachios
Pine nuts are known mainly as peanuts in our country. The nutritional value of pistachios, which are grown from pineapples and obtained by breaking the hard shells, is quite high. 100 grams of pine nuts contain an average of 60 grams of oil, 14 grams of protein, 597 mg of potassium, vitamins and minerals.
IT DOES NOT END COUNTING THE BENEFITS
Experts list the benefits of pine nuts as follows: Pine nuts suppress your appetite and help you lose weight thanks to its fatty acid content. The perfect combination of nutrients in pine nuts increases energy, while other important minerals such as magnesium and protein help prevent heart attacks and diabetes. This food, which has a complex molecule, takes longer to break down in the body. In this way, it provides continuous and long-term energy without causing exhaustion. It is good for rheumatic pain in the body. It is very useful for pregnant women. Supports the development of the baby.
VERY RICH IN VITAMINS OF C, E, K
Strengthens the immune system thanks to its high amount of vitamin C. Eliminates sexual reluctance and plays an important role in increasing the sperm count. The pinolenic acid in pine nuts supports healthy cholesterol and even helps lower bad cholesterol levels. Vitamin K helps blood clots form to prevent bleeding after injury, while vitamin E helps make red blood cells that are important for oxygen transport.
According to research, eating pine nuts every day can help control type 2 diabetes.
VERY RICH IN IRON
Pine nuts are rich in iron. Iron is very important for brain health. It fights cancer with its magnesium content and reduces the risk of cancer. Strengthens bones thanks to calcium. Several essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants make pine nuts incredibly useful for skin care. Vitamin E and antioxidants slow down aging. Pine nuts nourish the skin and protect it from external factors. It is a natural moisturizer for the skin. It is used to treat skin problems such as itching, psoriasis, acne, eczema, scabies, and wounds.
