How many calories in a handful of pistachios?
30 grams of shelled Antep pistachios is about 182 calories. Why does the handful never settle when the reference measure is in shell?
According to TürKomp's record for roasted shelled Antep pistachios, 30 grams of kernels carries about 182 calories. TÜBER, Türkiye's national dietary guideline, defines the pistachio by in-shell weight instead: one handful is 28 grams and a standard portion of two handfuls is 57-60 grams in shell. Because no source gives the weight share of the shell, the calorie figure per handful is a representative value.
Sources
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 09.02.0058 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Antep fıstığı, iç, kavrulmuş) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 09.01.0059 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Antep fıstığı, iç, kavlatılmamış, taze) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.3, s. 264 1 standart porsiyon Antep fıstığı = 2 avuç / 60 g kabuklu ölçü (porsiyon tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.12, s. 274 Antep fıstığı 1 porsiyon = 57 g kabuklu / 2 avuç; ½ porsiyon = 28 g kabuklu / 1 avuç (porsiyon tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi s. 57 yetişkinde günlük tuz alımı 5 g'ın altında (referans alım değeri) accessed: 2026-08-15
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