Maybe they were going for that familiar (to some) taste of the Jello Pistachio Pudding which tastes much more like almond pudding. 
Seriously though, I don't really know unless it's because almond paste is infinitely less expensive than pistachio paste so they figured out how to stretch it a bit in a way that they can live with in the result.
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Maybe they were going for that familiar (to some) taste of the Jello Pistachio Pudding which tasted much more like almond pudding. Seriously though, I don't really know unless it's because almond paste is infinitely less expensive than pistachio paste so they figured out how to stretch it a bit in a way that they can live with in the result.
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