AYAN CITRUS (PRIVATE) LIMITED - Sargodha, Pakistan

Kinnow (Mandarin)
Kinnow is one of the best varieties of mandarins. It is refreshing, rejuvenating, scented and mouthwatering.
In Pakistan Kinnow is grown under totally natural conditions to enhance the original flavor of the fruit and to preserve its fundamental goodness. Straight from orchards, “AYAN CITRUS PRIVAT LIMITED” serves it for you at your door step under the brand name of “AYAN”
AYAN CITRUS PRIVAT LIMITED uses state of the art technology for processing its Kinnow (mandarin). Our ultra-modern grading plant has upgraded Kinnow (Mandarin) quality and ensures fast and accurate grading. The result is the best quality Kinnow available to the customers.
AYAN CITRUS PRIVAT LIMITED has vast experience not only in exports but in orchard management, pre harvest and post-harvest treatment of Kinnow mandarin.

Onion (Allium cepa L) is one of the important condiments widely used in all household all the year round. Nature has given us many beneficial and useful plants to mankind. One such wonderful plant is onion. Onion is one of the oldest cultivated herbs.
According to the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Pakistan is the fifth leading onion producing country now.
It is wonderful vegetable. It would have been a fruit if it had not been pungent and full of sulphuric compound. It comes in varying shapes and sizes; and has beneficial properties for health particularly being fat free. This vegetable is most often used to enhance flavors in a wide range of recipes, casseroles, pizzas, soups, stews and salads. Onions are also processed for fresh consumption. Onions are a vegetable for all seasons and tastes.
Recent research has suggested that onions in the diet may play a part in preventing heart disease and other ailments. Onion bulb is rich in phosphorus, calcium and carbohydrates. The pungency in onion is due to a volatile oil known as 'allyl-propyl disulphide. Its taste is sweet and pungent. It is an appetizer and helps in digestion of food. It is a source of energy and acts as stimulant increases vigor and vitality, acts as an expectorant and diuretic and slows the heartbeat, prevents flatulent and dyspepsia.

Potato has become an important crop for both farmers and consumers in Pakistan. It is the fourth most important crop by volume of production; it is high yielding, having a high nutritive value and gives high returns to farmers. Pakistan is self-sufficient in potatoes for household consumption and relies more than 99% on locally produced potatoes.
Today, Pakistan ranks in the world top twenty potato producing nation. The percentage of the potato crop used for processing has steadily increased. Pakistan is producing good quality, smooth and natural yellow and red skin, long and round shaped potatoes. Potato is a versatile, carbohydrate-rich food highly popular worldwide and prepared and served in a variety of ways. Freshly harvested, it contains about 80 percent water and 20 percent dry matter. About 60 to 80 percent of the dry matter is starch. On a dry weight basis, the protein content of potato is similar to that of cereals and is very high in comparison with other roots and tubers.
Nutritionally, potatoes are best known for their carbohydrates content (approximately 26 grams in a medium potato). Potatoes contain a number of important vitamins and minerals. A medium potato with the skin provides 27mg vitamin C, 620mg of Potassium, 0.2mg vitamin B6 and trace amount of thiamin, riboflavin, foliate, niacin, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and zinc.
• The potato is a good source of dietary energy and some micronutrients, and its protein content is very high in comparison with other roots and tubers.
• Potato is low in fat - but preparing and serving potatoes with high fat ingredients raises the caloric value of the dish.
• Boiling potatoes in their skins prevents loss of nutrients.
• Potatoes are important in many diets, but need to be balanced with other vegetables and whole grain foods.
• Further research is needed to determine the link between potato consumption and Type 2 diabetes.