Maragheh County Fruit Concentrate & Puree Producers | Iranco
Industrial apple pool, Shahd Sahand & Negin Fam Tab; local 5 kt/y capacity vs outflow to Urmia and Tabriz
B2B directory of seven Maragheh concentrate & puree players — Pani, Negin Fam, Ghorbanzadeh, Rahmani, Pakdis desk & Timori — with allocation tables, 70°Bx specs and Qara-Naz/Tabriz zones.
Orchard base & material flow balance in Maragheh
Maragheh County’s 18,000 ha of orchards yield 350,000+ t of fruit (33% of East Azerbaijan’s orchard output) and 250–300,000 t of table apples. An estimated 30–45,000 t of industrial apple is biochemically suited to concentrate, yet local plants absorb only ~4,500–5,000 t/y while most bulk moves to Urmia, Salmas, Shabestar and Tabriz.
Maragheh licences use “concentrate” for both fruit (ISIC 1513) and feed; pellet/m supplement plants are excluded from this fruit B2B list.
Apple allocation paths in the chain
| Path | Share | Volume (approx.) | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium fresh apple (grades 1–2) | 65–70% | 160–210k t | Sorting, CA storage, Gulf/Caucasus export |
| Industrial apple — local processing | <2% of crop (~12% of industrial pool) | 4,500–5,000 t | Shahd Sahand, Negin Fam, Ghorbanzadeh |
| Industrial apple — out-of-county | 10–13% of crop | 25–40k t | Urmia, Salmas, Shabestar, Tabriz |
| Traditional uses & losses | 3–5% | 7,500–15,000 t | Sun-drying, cottage chips, logistics waste |
Industrial product matrix & Brix
| Product | Brix | Traits | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear apple concentrate | 68–71°Bx | High clarity, malic acidity 1.5–3% | Juice, nectar, vinegar, confectionery |
| Grape concentrate | 65–68°Bx | Tartaric acid, reducing sugars | Syrups, natural colour, beverages |
| Stone-fruit concentrate | 60–65°Bx | Anthocyanins, high acidity | Sauces, jam, blended juice |
| Aseptic fruit puree | 32–38°Bx | Fibrous texture, UHT | Fruit leather, baby food, bakery |
| Natural fruit aroma | Aqueous phase | 1:100 odour strength | Juice aroma rebuild |
| Pressed pomace | Moisture <10% | Lignocellulosic fibre | Feed, compost, pectin feedstock |
Clear concentrate & aseptic puree lines
Wash & maceration
Flume wash, hammer mill; primary juice.
Enzyme & clarification
Pectinase, fining, UF/MF to <1 NTU.
Multi-effect vacuum evaporation
70°Bx target; aroma recovery from first condensate.
Blanch & puree screening
Steam softening, two-stage turbo filter.
Aseptic bag-in-drum
Short UHT; 220 L food-grade steel drums.
Industrial zones in Maragheh County
| Zone | Role | Key players | Corridor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qara-Naz industrial city | Workshops & puree | Ghorbanzadeh, fruit leather, cold stores | Qara-Naz axis |
| Maragheh–Tabriz road | Large plants | Shahd Sahand (Pani), Pakdis desk | km 2 Derakhshi Blvd. |
| Hashtrud axis (km 15) | Deep processing | Negin Fam Tab, distillation | Legacy Tehran road |
Maragheh concentrate & puree company database
| Company / brand | Location | Activity | Core products | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahd Sahand Public Co.Brand: Pani | Maragheh, km 2 Tabriz Rd., Shahid Derakhshi Blvd. | Fruit processing plant, packing, exporter | Clear apple, sour cherry & pomegranate concentrate; doypack juice | Export focus |
| Negin Fam Tab Co.Brand: Negin / Sahand Alcohol unit | Maragheh, km 15 Tehran Rd. (Hashtrud axis) | Fruit processing, aseptic fill, exporter | Industrial apple puree (aseptic drums); concentrate & tomato paste | Export focus |
| Ghorbanzadeh Food IndustriesBrand: Ghorbanzadeh | Maragheh Industrial City (Qara-Naz) | Fruit processing & packing | Apple, apricot & plum puree; hygienic fruit leather | Production active |
| Rahmani Food Industries GroupBrand: Kareez, Mania, Sunray Burst | Maragheh industrial exit corridor | Sorting, processing, packing, export | Natural juice & puree; outsourced concentrate, dried fruit | Export focus |
| Shahd Bab Pars Co.Brand: Shahd Bab / Soheil | Maragheh intake office; Tabriz network | Fruit sugar concentrate, exporter | Grape & apple concentrate, liquid fruit sugar; syrups | Export focus |
| Pakdis Maragheh Supply DeskBrand: Sundis | Maragheh, km 2 Tabriz Rd. | Industrial fruit intake hub, regional distribution | Industrial concentrate, Maragheh apple puree; tetra juice | Wholesale |
| Timori Concentrate BrokerageBrand: Timori | Maragheh dried-fruit & orchard market | Bulk wholesaler & shipment broker | Export apple & grape concentrate, sour cherry, natural apple aroma | Wholesale |
Excluded (livestock feed concentrate)
| Company / brand | Location | Activity | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tekdaneh Mohtaram Azerbaijan | Maragheh industrial city | Feed & pellet | Livestock ISIC — not fruit |
| Maragheh Complete Feed Complex | Industrial city | Pellet & supplement | Homonym with fruit concentrate |
| Sarang Bakhtar / Niroo Daneh Sahand | Maragheh | Animal feed | Outside ISIC 1513 |
| Azar Dan Maragheh Feed | Industrial city | Veterinary premix | Link: dried fruit pomace only |
Capital bottlenecks & industrial fruit flows
Private capital has favoured cold stores over evaporators; when fresh prices fall, stored fruit quickly becomes industrial feed while UF lines, aseptic fillers and bank collateral fail to fund plant upgrades versus newer Urmia or Turkish assets.
Hundreds of trucks of under-canopy apple leave Maragheh orchards daily at low farm-gate prices, registering concentrate value-added in neighbouring counties.
Shahd Sahand (Pani) is the legacy clear-concentrate anchor south of Lake Urmia; Negin Fam Tab’s 2,500 t/y aseptic puree line is the main in-county sink for industrial apple.
Strategic outlook for chain completion
Three levers: commercial pectin and stabilisers from wet pomace; aseptic bag-in-drum export packs for EAEU buyers; an integrated apple–grape processing park linking cold chain, sorting and evaporators.
Iranco’s food-industry desk connects you with verified players in this chain.