Pinoli Pine Nuts
Pinoli Ltd is a privately-owned New Zealand company, growing Mediterranean stone pine trees in plantations to establish a resource from which many benefits can be obtained. We harvest cones and process pine nuts in a world-class facility in Marlborough, NZ. We supply domestically to many food stores within NZ and export additional kernels to Australia and to Europe.
The Company was started by Andy and Barbara Wiltshire in 1997 and has developed in partnership with Lee Paterson and Zoe Thompson. The founders share a background and expertise in pine forestry, a very keen interest in fine foods and a lot of patience! Our first plantation was planted in 1998 and we have continued planting more pine nut forest since then. We have over 500 hectares planted, with new plantations developing and our supply is expected to increase rapidly over the next 10 years.
We selected the Mediterranean stone pine (Pinus pinea) for our plantations because it yields the most sought after pine nut in the culinary world. It is a beautiful tree, tough and resilient to dry and sunny climates, and adaptable to cultivation. Stone pine has a long and sustained history of usage throughout Europe over thousands of years.
Pinoli pine nuts are a healthy and nutritious natural whole food. They contain the highest protein count of all nuts (34% by weight). They have an elegant shape, a delicate texture and distinctive taste. The only chemicals used in producing Pinoli pine nuts are for grass control at time of planting our tree seedlings! After that our plantations are free of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, and our factory uses only pure filtered water and heat during processing.
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