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)