Tehran Soy & Legume Flour Plants: Golha, Tarkhineh, Behpak, Shemshabad | Iranco

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Soy & legume flour value chain in Tehran Province

Industrial nutrition shifts, protein security and gluten-free demand have made oilseed and pulse milling strategic. Tehran Province is the consumption, trading and transit hub for soy flour, chickpea flour, lentil flour and related powders.

Heavy sorting, cleaning and dusty hammer milling sit in the southern belt; formulation labs and advanced packing cluster on western corridors and suburban zones.

Industrial & logistics corridors

Corridor	Counties	Industrial hubs	Specialized role
Southern belt	Rey, Robat Karim, Eslamshahr, Baharestan	Shemshabad, Bijin, Shourabad	Cleaning, heavy milling, bulk storage
Western corridor	Tehran 18 & 21, Qods, Shahriar, Malard	Fateh, Lashkari, Golgoun	Formulation, packing, distribution hubs
East & SE	Pakdasht, Varamin, Qarchak, Pishva	Abbasabad, Kharazmi	Spice milling, legume flour packing
North & upland	Shemiranat, Pardis, Damavand, Firuzkuh	Khorramdasht, Damavand	Health-oriented packing, gluten-free bakery

Technical taxonomy: soy & legume flours

Product	Market names	Key traits	Industrial uses
Full-fat soy flour	Whole soy flour	18–20% fat, emulsifying	Bakery, confectionery
Defatted soy flour	Active / inactive enzyme	50–52% protein	Meat analogues, pan bread
Raw chickpea flour	Besan	High cold-water viscosity	Falafel, coatings
Roasted chickpea flour	Roasted gram	Nutty roast, gelatinized starch	Traditional sweets
Lentil flour	Red / green lentil	High water binding	Plant nuggets, soups
Split pea flour	Yellow pea	Protein binding	Vegan burgers
Mung bean flour	Green gram	Low glycemic index	Baby food, glass noodles
Pulse protein concentrate	Legume isolate	55–75% protein	Sports nutrition, meat analogues

Distinct processing technologies

Full-fat soy flour

Dehulling, sorting and hammer milling with cooling to limit fat hydrolysis rancidity.

Defatted soy flour

Oil extraction; mild steam for active lipoxygenase or extended heat for inactive grade.

Raw vs roasted chickpea flour

Raw: intact starch for falafel viscosity; roasted: conditioning, drum roast and roller milling.

Cleaning rejects valorization

Optical sorting and milling of broken kernels into lentil, pea and bean flours.

County coverage matrix

County	Industrial zone	Business pattern	Product coverage
Tehran	Fateh, Lashkari, Dists. 18–21	Advanced plants & B2B trade	Roasted gram, soy grades, pea & mung flour
Rey	Shemshabad, Bijin, Shourabad	Milling & mother warehouses	Industrial roasted gram, roasted soy
Pakdasht	Abbasabad, Kharazmi	Cleaning & spice milling	Industrial soy, premium roasted gram
Varamin & Qarchak	Qarchak, Salarieh	Traditional cleaning	Fava, mung, raw chickpea flour
Shemiranat	—	Organic retail	Diet & protein flours

Active company database

Production — southern corridor (Rey & Shemshabad)

Unit / brand	City	Activity	Main products	Export status
Asan Govar Food (Herta)asangovar.com	Rey / Bijin	Automated mill & packing	Roasted gram, soy	Active
Tasty Food Industriestasty.ir	Rey / Shemshabad	Food powder production	Premium roasted gram flour	Active
Raouf Sun Seeds (Aytona)raoufnuts.co	Rey	Roasting, milling, packing	Roasted gram, roasted soy	Export

West Tehran plants (Fateh & Lashkari)

Unit / brand	City	Activity	Main products	Export status
Golha Food & Agro Complexgolhaland.com · 02166252490	Tehran / Fateh	Plant, processing, export	Roasted gram & soy flour	Export
Tarkhineh Food Industriestarkhineh.com	Tehran / Chitgar	Milling & national distribution	Roasted gram, soy, coating powders	Active
Roshd Food Industries Grouproshdgroup.com	Tehran / Fatemi	Holding production & packing	Soy protein powder, roasted gram	Active
Govinda (Vegkala)vegkala.com	Tehran / Yaftabad	Vegan processing & packing	Split pea flour, gluten-free blends	Active
Giyahkala Botanical Millgiyahkala.com	Tehran / Pasdaran	Sterile micronized milling	Hygienic roasted gram flour	Export

Pakdasht & Abbasabad processing

Unit / brand	City	Activity	Main products	Export status
Darian Barakat Trading (Nikoofer)Abbasabad IZ	Pakdasht	Processing & export	Soy & roasted gram flour	Export
Enekass Food Groupenekass.com	Pakdasht / Tehran	Processing & distribution	Premium roasted gram flour	Active
Zavieh Food (Mogadam)mogadam.ir	Pakdasht	Pulse & spice milling	Soy & roasted gram flour	Active

Wholesale, distribution & B2B hubs

Unit / brand	City	Activity	Main products	Export status
Behpak Industrial Co.behpak.com	Tehran	Soy protein trading HQ	Industrial soy flour, Subhan protein	Active
Pilas Soy Tradingpilasco.com	Tehran	B2B soy wholesaler	Active & inactive soy flour	Wholesale
Nobarine Processing Hubnobarine.ir	Tehran / Rey	Sorting & bulk supply	Mung bean flour & splits	Wholesale
Kohan Tradekohantrade.com	Tehran / Navab	Agri-input wholesaler	Bean flour from sorted rejects	Wholesale
Sadaf Ardsadafard.ir	Tehran	Custom milling & specialty trade	Active full-fat soy flour	Active

Supply chain & market analysis

Tehran’s soy flour chain is asymmetric: beans and defatted meal arrive from southern ports and northern crush plants while capital-region units grind and formulate. Behpak and Pilas steer active soy flour pricing in B2B trade. Roasted gram flour has moved from festive confectionery to frozen falafel, nuggets and coatings via Shemshabad automation; clean rooms support gluten-free lines. Valorizing cleaning rejects into pea and lentil flours raises margins across the metropolitan processing belt.

Pulse protein separation lines and gluten-free clean rooms in Abbasabad and Fateh corridors offer the strongest return in Tehran’s diet-oriented market.

Strategic outlook

Spatial split — dusty milling and roasting in southern and eastern zones; formulation and B2B logistics on Fateh and Lashkari — secures protein flour supply for the capital and national network.