Tehran Province Legume Producers & Processors | Iranco
Industrial processing, MAP packing, canning and a 16-county matrix with 25 active units
Guide to legume processing, packing and wholesale in Tehran — Golha and Abbasabad to Molavi; eight derivative lines, five engineering steps and 25 companies.
Legume processing, packing & supply chain in Tehran Province
More than a fifth of national food consumption sits in Greater Tehran, making the province the hub for industrial processing, hygienic packing, retail distribution and legume re-exports.
Demand for ready-to-cook SKUs is shifting plants from traditional cleaning workshops to optical sorting, vibratory polish, retort cook and IQF; this report maps eight derivative grades, sixteen counties and 25 active companies.
Processed legume derivative taxonomy
Eight product lines from cleaned and polished seed through canned, soup-mix and ash-mix SKUs are aligned with engineering steps, quality specs and key catalog items.
| Product line | Engineering process | Quality specs | Key SKUs | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaned | Multi-deck screens, suction fans, magnetic trap | Physical purity >99%; clods and brokens removed | Stew chickpeas, lentils, pinto beans | Retail packs & wholesale sacks |
| Polished | Felt-brush polish, no chemicals | Glossy coat; farm dust removed | Kermanshah chickpea, export white bean | Regional export & premium retail |
| Optical sort | CCD/laser with air ejectors | Diameter uniformity; spot & pierced rejected | Chickpea grades 8–9, hand-picked split, Canadian lentil | Modern retail & large-kernel export |
| Parboiled | Steam blanch & starch gelatinization | ~50% shorter home cooking; shape retained | Parboiled split peas, pre-cooked red beans | Urban households & catering |
| Fully cooked / IQF | Full cook, moist sterilization, vacuum/IQF pack | Soft texture; no chemical preservatives | Frozen cooked chickpea, cooked white beans | Restaurants & industrial catering |
| Canned | Blanch, sauce/brine, seam & retort | Shelf life >2 years; commercial sterility | Chili bean meals, lentil stew, fava | Household, institutions, Gulf export |
| Soup mix (ash) | Individual prep & formula blending | Balanced cook times across grains | Reshteh ash mix, shole-zard packs | Retail & chain stores |
| Soup base | Hull, split, flake & blend with cereals | Fast digestion; body in <30 min | Dal lentil, fava split, barley flakes | Quick & wellness soups |
Product engineering chain: clean to MAP
Industrial legumes span mechanical prep through thermal stabilization; five core steps below cover most Tehran lines.
Cleaning & pre-cleaning
Field or import seed passes vibratory cleaners; stalk, soil, clods and heavy metals separated.
Seed polishing
Felt-cylinder polish removes micro-dust and restores natural seed sheen.
Optical & laser sorting
CCD cameras and vision algorithms reject same-color defects and insect damage via air jets.
Thermal processing
Steam parboil; full cook in brine; retort sterilization for cans and IQF lines.
MAP & flow-wrap packing
Modified atmosphere, metallized film and export sacks after moisture control and trace codes.
| Phase | Equipment | Mechanism | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-clean | Multi-deck screen + suction | Vibration & airflow | Purity >99% |
| Polish | Felt cylinder | Surface friction | Bright hygienic seed |
| Sort | Multi-channel CCD | Machine vision | Size uniformity |
| Retort | Pressure cook vessel | Moist sterilization | Multi-year shelf life |
| MAP pack | Inert gas + film | Cut oxidation | Modern cold chain |
AI-assisted optical sorters at Safadasht, Abbasabad and Shamsabad cut insect-damaged rejects and lift export value for white beans and large chickpea.
Sixteen-county land-use map
Plants cluster west (Fath/Lashkari freeways), south (Shamsabad/Abbasabad), west Safadasht and the traditional Molavi wholesale core.
| County | Chain role | Farm / supply | Processing | Key hubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | Chain HQ & wholesale | Import transit | Golha, Tarkhineh, Bijan, Khoshkpak | Fath, Lashkari, Molavi |
| Rey | Storage & south processing | Silos & Kahrizak | Alabean, Astaneh, Hani | Shamsabad, Khavaran |
| Pakdasht | Densest packing cluster | Varamin plain supply | Niloufar, Mishineh, Darian | Abbasabad, Kharazmi |
| Robat Karim | Canning & sorting | West Tehran supply | Sarshar, Spino, Badr | Nasirabad, Parand |
| Malard | Advanced Safadasht lines | West ag-horticulture | Novid Karan, Ala, Somayeh | Safadasht IZ |
| Shahriyar | Packing & blends | Workshop belt | Aysan Novin, Pars Shahriyar | Golgoun IZ |
| Qods | Single-serve packing | Highway access | Fattah, Omidan Sahar | Zagros (equipment) |
| Eslamshahr | Grocery processing | Chahardangeh | Zarin Daneh, Aprin | Chichaklu, Aprin |
| Baharistan | Sort & regional warehouse | South capital belt | Ghale Mir, Adran | Ghale Mir IZ |
| Pishva | Agri-food packing | Varamin plain | Anil Tech, Sonboleh | Pishva IZ |
| Qarchak | New line expansion | Legumes & nuts | Qarchak IZ | Qarchak industrial zone |
| Varamin | Agro-industry | Canning cycle | Varamina Tech, Salariyeh | Salariyeh IZ |
| Damavand | Cool storage | Cool climate storage | Bekr Taravat | Damavand IZ 2 |
| Firuzkuh | Storage & NE distribution | Soup mixes & grains | Dilman distribution | Firuzkuh IZ |
| Pardis | Trading offices | Export desks | Food-tech R&D | Khorramdasht |
| Shemiranat | Export management | International trade | Holdings & brands | Farmanieh, Aghdasieh |
Company & plant directory
25 field-verified units with published contacts from source directories.
Processing & packaging plants
| Unit / brand | County | Role | Core products | Export status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golha Food Industries ComplexBrand: Golha02166262701 · golhaco.ir | Tehran, Fath Freeway | Production, cleaning, sort, export | Cleaned & sorted legumes; semi-ready soups | Active export |
| Tarkhineh Co.Brand: Tarkhineh02144196690 · tarkhineh.com | Tehran, Lashkari Freeway | Plant, processing, packing | Cleaned legumes; ash & soup mixes | Regional reach |
| Novid Karan Producers Co-opBrand: Bartar02144260000 · bartar.co | Malard, Safadasht IZ | Processing, sort, export | Cleaned, polished; bean cans | Active export |
| Niloufar Daryani Food IndustriesBrand: Niloufar02136425420 · nilofardaryani.com | Pakdasht, Abbasabad IZ | Processing & packing | Sorted hand-picked legumes | Regional reach |
| Alabean Food IndustriesBrand: Alabean02122383127 · alabean.com | Rey, Shamsabad IZ | Cleaning, laser sort, wholesale | Cleaned & polished legumes | Regional reach |
| Astaneh Shams Food IndustriesBrand: Astaneh Shams0215623xxxx · mmgoffice.com | Rey, Shamsabad IZ | Plant, mechanized cleaning | Cleaned & sorted legumes | Regional reach |
| Mishineh Food IndustriesBrand: Mishineh0213642xxxx · avval.ir | Pakdasht, Abbasabad IZ | Packing & distribution | Cleaned sorted legumes | Regional reach |
| Darian Barakat TradingBrand: Darian0213642xxxx · dariantrade.ir | Pakdasht, Abbasabad IZ | Processing, polish, sort | Cleaned legumes | Regional reach |
| Tehran Behdashtavarane Co-opBrand: Behdashtavarane0213642xxxx · rasmio.com | Pakdasht, Abbasabad IZ | Co-op hygienic packing | Sorted cleaned legumes | Domestic market |
| Farsi Food IndustriesBrand: Farsi02122647127 · farsifood.com | Pakdasht, Kharazmi IZ | Processing, industrial catering | Frozen & canned legumes | Regional reach |
| Khoshkpak Food IndustriesBrand: Khoshkpak02149217 · khoshkpak.com | Tehran, Karaj Special Rd | Premium packing & distribution | Laser-sorted polished legumes | Active export |
| Aysan Novin Green Village Co-opBrand: Aysan021656xxxx · foodkeys.com | Shahriyar, Golgoun IZ | Production & packing | Cleaned sorted legumes | Domestic market |
| Fattah Production GroupBrand: Fattah021468xxxxx · behtarino.com | Qods | Single-serve packing, wholesale | Flow-wrap bulk packs | Domestic market |
| Delza Food IndustriesBrand: Delza021442xxxxx · behtarino.com | Tehran, Mirdamad | Packing, retail distribution | Cleaned legumes; soy | Regional reach |
| Bekr Taravat Nutrition IndustriesBrand: Bekr021762xxxxx · namayandehyab.com | Damavand IZ (Tehran sales) | Cleaning, polish, wholesale | Cleaned sorted legumes | Regional reach |
| Dilman Nationwide DistributionBrand: Dilman021764xxxxx · behinsanat.com | Firuzkuh IZ | Processing, cold store, distribution | Cleaned legumes & grains | Domestic market |
Canning & thermal processing
| Unit / brand | County | Role | Core products | Export status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan International Food IndustriesBrand: Bijan02166808739 · bijanfood.com | Tehran, Fath Freeway | Production & distribution | Pinto & lentil canned meals | Regional reach |
| Hani Food Prep & PackingBrand: Hani02138457 · hanifoods.com | Rey, Qiamdasht | Plant, catering | Cooked & canned legumes | Active export |
| Nikootaam Mehr Co.Brand: Sarshar02156392530 · sarshar-foodstuff.com | Robat Karim, Nasirabad IZ | Production & export | Pinto & lentil cans | Active export |
| Spino Food IndustriesBrand: Spino02156392207 · spinofood.com | Robat Karim, Nasirabad IZ | Cannery & export | Fava, chickpea, bean cans | Active export |
| Badr Food IndustriesBrand: Badr0215639xxxx · badrfood.com | Robat Karim, Nasirabad IZ | Production & export | Bean & chickpea cans | Active export |
| Ala Food IndustriesBrand: Ala021654xxxxx · alafoodco.com | Malard, Safadasht IZ | Cannery | Pinto meal cans | Regional reach |
| Somayeh Food ProductsBrand: Somayeh02148347 · somayehco.com | Malard, Safadasht IZ | Large plant & export | Pinto, lentil, fava cans | Active export |
Wholesale, import & export
| Unit / brand | County | Role | Core products | Export status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Legume TradingBrand: Eliza02125917989 · elizacompany.com | Tehran, Molavi / Pasdaran | Trading, import, export | Export white beans; sorted chickpea | Active export |
| Seyed Razzaz Rice & Legume WholesaleBrand: Seyed Razzaz021556xxxxx · asnafyab.ir | Tehran, Molavi / Saheb Jam | Reference wholesaler | Bulk clean, polish, sort | Domestic market |
Commodity exchange, reference wholesalers & export logistics
Trade is two-tier: Molavi, Saheb Jam and Anbar Gandom set daily cash prices while modern chains rely on MAP packs, trace codes and contracts with Safadasht, Abbasabad and Shamsabad plants.
Re-exports via IKIA customs and Mehran/Parviz Khan borders route polished white beans and sorted chickpea to Iraq and the Gulf.
| Factor | Impact | Mitigation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molavi & Anbar Gandom hubs | National daily price discovery & cash trade | Contract supply from Shamsabad & Abbasabad plants | Bulk inflows staged at Kahrizak & Shourabad |
| Modern retail chains | MAP, trace codes & small packs drive share | Supply from Golha, Tarkhineh, Niloufar | Gradual shift from traditional bulk |
| Re-export hub | White beans & large chickpea to Iraq & Gulf | IKIA customs & Mehran/Parviz Khan borders | Pack after polish & laser sort |
| FX & import reliance | Imported lentil/mung risk; high working capital | Pivot to ready-to-cook & canned SKUs | Water/power caps in industrial towns |
Blending Molavi wholesale with modern retail helps balanced units cover FX swings and imported lentil/mung exposure through integrated customs-to-MAP lines.
Strategic outlook & trends
Optoelectronic sorting, parboiled and canned SKUs with double-digit growth, plus FX and utility caps in industrial towns, push producers toward ready-to-cook value-add and R&D.
Players that align modern sort, thermal stabilization and integrated distribution will set the pace for processed legumes nationally and in export lanes.
Iranco specialists help connect you with active players in this chain.