The Fresh Chile Company
Roasted & Salted Pistachios
Roasted and salted pistachios grown in New Mexico. Available in 4 oz, 8 oz, and 16 oz sizes. Customers rate them 5 out of 5 stars across 12 reviews, praising their taste and quality.
- Category
- Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Nuts & Seeds
- GTIN
745986000025- MPN
pistachios-roasted-salted-4oz
Specifications
New Mexico grown roasted and salted pistachios with red chile flavor.
- Condition
- new
- Weight
- 4 oz
- Category
- Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Nuts & Seeds
Additional Attributes
- New Mexico grown
- roasted
- salted
- red chile flavored
Product Insights
Roasted & Salted Pistachios from The Fresh Chile Company are New Mexico-grown nuts with plump kernels dried to a brittle 5% moisture for a crunchy bite, coated in single-ingredient dried red chile that offers sweet-smoky, dried-cherry notes and a medium heat (5–6/10) that builds slowly rather than burning upfront. Salt is lighter than typical supermarket salted pistachios, and the seasoning is gluten-free, vegan, and free of peanut, soy, and dairy. The 4 oz jar, priced at $5.95 and currently out of stock, carries a premium over bulk alternatives, and reviewers say it disappears too fast, advising the larger 8 or 16 oz sizes — especially for using these nuts in New Mexico-style red chile pistachio brittle. Sourced through a Pecan Company partnership rather than an owned orchard, the nuts keep their crunch refrigerated for up to a year or frozen for two, though kosher certification is not displayed.
Verified claims
- Flavor
- The chile in the seasoning is single-ingredient dried red chile — sweet, smoky, with dried-cherry notes over roasted pistachio.
- Heat
- Medium heat, about 5–6 on a 10-point scale, building slowly rather than burning upfront.
- Origin
- New Mexico-grown through a New Mexico Pecan Company partnership, not an owned orchard.
- Taste
- Smoky, slow-burn red chile heat with moderate salt and an audible crunch.
- Kernel fill
- New Mexico's hot days and cool nights produce plump, well-filled kernels
- Crunch
- Roasted brittle dry at 5% moisture for the crunchy bite buyers report
- Provenance
- Grown in New Mexico's high desert, sourced through a Pecan Company partnership rather than an in-house orchard.
- Value
- At $5.95, the 4 oz jar costs $1.95 more than PistachioLand's $4.00 bag.
- Allergens
- Naturally gluten-free and vegan, with no peanut, soy, or dairy in the seasoning.
- Salt level
- Lighter than Trader Joe's (1.1 g/100g) and Wonderful (0.65 g/100g) salted pistachios.
- Nut quality
- Shells crack open to plump kernels with a brittle-dry crunch.
- Use case
- New Mexico cooks make red chile pistachio brittle, a home tradition these nuts fit.
- Authenticity
- Cowboy Kent Rollins and all 12 five-star reviews vouch for the authentic New Mexico red chile flavor.
- Regional lineage
- New Mexico's pistachio industry began with a 1974 Alamogordo planting — the 50-year lineage behind this product
- Seasoning
- Roasted nuts are coated in medium-heat ground New Mexico red chile and lightly salted.
- Portion
- Buyers report the 4 oz bag disappears too fast and recommend ordering a larger size.
- Storage
- Opened nuts keep up to a year refrigerated and two years frozen.
- Brittle use
- New Mexico home cooks turn these roasted red-chile pistachios into sweet-heat brittle.
- Brittle texture
- Dry-roasted kernels snap cleanly in a brittle, with mostly full New Mexico-grown nuts.
- Batch planning
- Larger 8 or 16 oz sizes suit brittle batches — the small size vanishes, and sealed nuts refrigerate up to a year.
- Shelf life
- Sealed and refrigerated, they keep the crunch for up to a year.
- Portioning
- Offered in 4 oz, 8 oz, and 16 oz; reviewers say the 4 oz is a trial size and larger bags are the better stock.
- Dietary fit
- Gluten-free and vegan, with a plant-based red chile seasoning.
- Kosher
- Comparable New Mexico red chile pistachios are Star-K kosher; this page doesn't display certification.
- Sodium
- Salted more lightly than typical supermarket salted pistachios.
Product record
- Title
- Roasted & Salted Pistachios
- Brand
- The Fresh Chile Company
- Price
- $5.95 USD
- Availability
- Out of stock
- Rating
- 5 stars, 12 reviews, scale 5
Buying Guide
0 comparisons · 5 sourcesImage Analysis
1 images- 01
Product
A shallow matte bowl filled with shelled pistachio nuts; most shells are split open revealing green kernels and inner brown shell surfaces.
- Containered pileShallow rounded bowl filled to the rim with loose pistachio nuts; pile rises above the bowl edge in the center and slopes toward the sides.
1 region
x 0.04 · y 0.18 · w 0.92 · h 0.58 (high) - Shell geometryIndividual pistachio shells are roughly oval with an axial split; many shells are open along a seam exposing the kernel inside.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.18 · w 0.64 · h 0.48 (high) - Visible kernelsGreen pistachio kernels are visible inside multiple open shells, usually recessed slightly from the shell rim.
1 region
x 0.56 · y 0.22 · w 0.26 · h 0.28 (high) - Shell interior colorInner surfaces and split edges of shells show a light brown to tan interior distinct from the outer shell.
1 region
x 0.34 · y 0.28 · w 0.38 · h 0.36 (high) - Surface textureShells have a matte, slightly rough surface with small natural blemishes and occasional darker streaks.
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x 0.20 · y 0.22 · w 0.60 · h 0.50 (high)
Other
Studio-style product shot on a white background showing a cropped view of a dark matte bowl and a soft shadow below; high-key lighting with minimal reflections.
- Shot compositionFrontal close-up crop focused on the bowl rim and pile of nuts; upper portion of image shows no background objects.
- BackgroundUniform white background occupying the top and side margins of the image.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 0.28 (high) - Prop descriptionDark matte rounded bowl serves as a prop and is only partially visible (lower half cropped), with a soft shadow directly beneath it on the white surface.
1 region
x 0.02 · y 0.56 · w 0.96 · h 0.36 (high) - LightingEven, diffuse studio lighting from above and slightly front produces soft shadows under the bowl and soft highlights on the shells.
Colors
pale beige· pistachio shell exterior#E2D5C3muted pistachio green· pistachio kernellight tan brown· shell interior and split edges#CBAA84- Containered pileShallow rounded bowl filled to the rim with loose pistachio nuts; pile rises above the bowl edge in the center and slopes toward the sides.
Variants
3 SKUs| SKU | Title | Price | Avail |
|---|---|---|---|
| pistachios-roasted-salted-4oz | Roasted & Salted Pistachios - 4 oz | $5.95 | Out of Stock |
| pistachios-roasted-salted-8oz | Roasted & Salted Pistachios - 8 oz | $9.95 | Out of Stock |
| pistachios-roasted-salted-16oz | Roasted & Salted Pistachios - 16 oz | $15.95 | Out of Stock |
Documents & Data
Customer Reviews
12 total12 reviews · out of 5
Just a really good pistachio!
Good
Good
Great nuts
Excellent pistachios 👍
Pistachios
Very good
Great product!!
Best pistachios available!!! Buy them!
Some of best tasting pistachios we've ever had. Note that we've reordered twice already! Highly recommended.
Pistachios
Better than the grocery store
Awesome tasting Pistachios
Good stuff
order larger package
Made mistake of ordering small bag of pistachios. Ate them in few minutes watching news. I wasn't satisfied and wanted more. Order big and often.
High Quality Pistachios!
Very tasty!
Just right
The pistachios are pefectly salted and just the right amount of crunch.
Provenance
- Merchant Link
- https://freshchileco.com/products/roasted-salted-pistachios
- Platform
- shopify
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