Seven specialty grades, 16-county matrix, micron milling tech and 20+ production, packing and wholesale units
Tehran rice flour mills and wholesalers — Golha, Tarkhineh, Celino, Tasty, Giltaz and Molavi hub — with gluten-free, infant food and export analysis.
Rice derivatives — especially rice flour — have become a strategic input for patisserie, infant food and extrusion as wellness diets and celiac awareness grow. Tehran Province is Iran’s hub for secondary processing, modern packing, industrial formulation and FMCG logistics, linking northern paddies and imports to households and food plants.
Final quality hinges on amylose, gelatinization temperature, moisture and starch damage; uses from home halva to gluten-free bread and infant porridge powder require controlled particle size and biological safety on isolated lines.
Capital mills depend on northern rice polishers and dehumidified stores in Shemshabad and Abbasabad; cold-chain logistics and uniform broken rice supply are competitive prerequisites.
| Grade | Physicochemical traits | Application |
|---|---|---|
| White rice flour | Moisture <13%, ash <0.8% | Halva, soups, home use |
| Iranian aromatic rice flour | Fast gelatinization, aroma after baking | Sholeh zard, fereni, premium |
| Brown rice flour | High fiber & B vitamins | Low-GI diets, wellness bread |
| Gluten-free rice flour | <20 ppm gluten, isolated line | Celiac bread, cakes |
| Patisserie rice flour | Mesh 100–120, low starch damage | Rice cakes, mochi |
| Infant rice flour | Low microbial load, heavy-metal tested | Harireh, infant porridge |
| Industrial rice flour | Controlled water/oil absorption | Sausage, extrusion, coatings |
High heat and starch damage; suited only to low-sensitivity uses.
Micron powder to mesh 120 without excess heat.
Separate from wheat/barley dust; monitoring below 20 ppm.
Hydrothermal step before milling to limit oxidation.
| Dimension | Traditional line | Modern line |
|---|---|---|
| Input | Mixed brokens | Tarom/Hashemi brokens |
| Equipment | Uncooled hammer mill | Roller + air classifier |
| Starch damage | >8%, coarse | <3%, silky |
| Celiac safety | No ELISA monitoring | Isolated <20 ppm |
| Sales channel | Bulk wholesale | Retail, pharmacies |
| Gross margin | 8–12% | 25–40% |
| County | Industrial hub | Chain role |
|---|---|---|
| Tehran | Fath, Lashgari | Supply HQ, Molavi wholesale |
| Rey | Shemshabad | Heavy mills, industrial meal |
| Pakdasht | Abbasabad, Kharazmi | Dry milling & packing |
| Robat Karim | Nasirabad, Parand | Infant formula blending |
| Shahriar | Shahriar, Kahrizak | Retail patisserie packs |
| Malard | Safadasht | Extrusion & noodles |
| Baharestan | Ghale Mir, Golestan | Workshop mills |
| Eslamshahr | Irin, Chichaklu | National distribution, warehouses |
| Qods | Zagros, Golgun | Spice & grain mills |
| Varamin | Kheirabad | Grain storage |
| Qarchak | Qarchak industrial | Legume & grain packing |
| Pishva | Pishva zone | Raw grain stores |
| Damavand | Ayinehvarzan | Seasonal traditional processing |
| Firuzkuh | Alidreh | Northern transit stores |
| Pardis | Khorramdasht | Mill & separator equipment |
| Shemiranat | Tajrish, Lavasan | Premium & organic retail |
| Unit / brand | County | Activity | Main products | Export status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golha Food & Agri ComplexBrand: Golhagolhaco.ir · 02166252490 | Tehran | Mill, pack, export | White & GF rice flour | Export |
| Tarkhineh FoodsBrand: Tarkhinehtarkhineh.com · 02144196233 | Tehran | Production & export | White, vegan GF flour | Export |
| Roshd Food IndustriesBrand: Roshdroshdgroup.com · 02188985151 | Tehran | Powder formulator | Iranian flour, fereni mix | Active |
| Celino (Solico Kaleh)Brand: Celinokalleh.com · 02166808544 | Tehran | Dedicated GF celiac | Rice flour, rice bread | Export |
| Pane Sahar Bread GroupBrand: Pane Saharpanesahar.com · 02188846001 | Tehran | GF bakery | Patisserie flour, celiac cakes | Active |
| Tasty FoodsBrand: Tastytasty.ir · 02156232500 | Rey | Industrial mill | Premium & pastry flour | Active |
| Niloufar Taban RoozBrand: Niloufarعباسآباد | Pakdasht | Mechanized packing | Iranian & white flour | Active |
| Rangin Dasht NazBrand: Dasht Naz | Pakdasht | Grain mill | Industrial & retail flour | Active |
| Giltaz FoodsBrand: Giltazgiltaz.ir · 02166574708 | Tehran | Rice & derivatives | White, brown, Hashemi | Export |
| Ana Food IndustryBrand: Anaanafoodindustry.com | Baharestan | Workshop & distribution | Infant porridge, sweets | Active |
| Zamen Food GroupBrand: Zamenzamenco.ir | Tehran | Powders & distribution | Premium 125–400 g packs | Active |
| Novid Karan (Bartar)Brand: Bartarbartarproducts.com | Tehran | Export packing | 350 g premium packs | Export |
| Pakno PackingBrand: Pakno | Shahriar | Cleaning & wholesale | 900–1000 g & bulk | Wholesale |
| Jame PackingBrand: Jamejamepack.com | Tehran | Grain packing | Tarom 250 g, infant harireh | Active |
| Sedaf Talayi IraniansBrand: Sedaf Talayi02122878445 | Tehran | Snacks & cereals | Industrial snack rice flour | Active |
| Jahan Setareh AryaBrand: Jahanصفادشت | Malard | Noodles & extrusion | Texture modifier flour | Active |
| Najafi Rice Flour UnitBrand: Najafiعباسآباد | Pakdasht | Workshop mill | Industrial, rice cakes | Active |
| Unit / brand | County | Activity | Main products | Export status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kousha Ghareh Dagh SupplyBrand: Ghareh Dagh | Tehran | Rice meal trading | 12% protein rice meal | Wholesale |
| Bonakdari 724Brand: 724bonakdari724.ir · 02155664339 | Tehran | Enbar-e Naft wholesaler | Bulk white & Hashemi | Wholesale |
| Molavi Food TradingBrand: Molaviبازار مولوی | Tehran | Grain wholesale | 10–20 kg pastry bags | Wholesale |
| Cafe Attar SpecialtyBrand: Cafe Attarپلتفرم کافه عطار | Tehran | Wellness organic | Organic brown rice flour | Active |
Tehran runs parallel channels: bulk wholesale along Molavi, Mohammadiyeh and Enbar-e Naft for industry and patisserie; and mesh distribution of 250–1000 g packs through modern retail and pharmacies for gluten-free and infant lines.
Powder technology plus wellness demand lifts stabilized brown flour, isolated celiac lines and by-product exports; Tehran is edging toward a Middle East innovation hub for rice derivatives.
Mid-term priorities: micron separators in Shemshabad and Abbasabad, northern brokens supply contracts and HACCP packs for Gulf export.
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