Nectarine
Annual Production: 40,000 tns.
Main Production Areas: Tehran, Zanjan, Ghazvin, Ardebil and Mazandaran provinces.
Main Varieties: Spring Red of Mashad, Kioto, and Paiz Mashad, Spring time.
Annual Exports: 500 tns.
Nutritional Value: Rich in Vitamins A, B and C, calcium, phosphorus, iron, malic acid and citric acid
Forms of Consumption: Fresh and canned.
(Keshavarz 1998-1999
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