Annual Production: 600,000 ms.

Main Production Areas: Yazd, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kerman, Zanjan, Semnan, Tehran, Gorgan, Ghazvin, Mazandaran, Central provinces and Jiroft.

Main Varieties: Galou Barik, Bajestan, Alak Shirin, Zagh, Shahvar Daneh Ghermez, and Tab Larz. Daneh Sefid, Gol Meikhosh, Togh Gardan, Malas. Esfahani Daneh Ghermez, Saveh.

Annual Exports: 18600 tns.

Nutritional Values: Rich in vitamins C, B. B1, R2 and PP, minerals like Na, P, Fe, Mg, K, sugars like saccharose, glucose and ferroctosis and malic and citric acids.

Forms of Consumption: Fresh fruit. Fruit juice and fruit concentrate. Industrial & Medicinal Uses: Fruit Skin is used in dying, fabrics and pharmaceutical industries and its seeds are used as animal feed.