Walnut Oil

Botanical Name of Walnut:  Juglans regia

Synonyms:  Persian walnut, English walnut, Common walnut 

About Walnut: Juglans regia are large trees which attain height of up to 35 meters and have trunks which range up to 2 meter in diameter. The trunks are usually short and the crown is large compared to the height of its trunk. It’s leaves are 25 to 40 cm long and the tree bears both male and female flowers. The female flowers grow into fruit during autumn season; these green fruits are large with thin eatable shell. These trees are usually found at altitudes ranging from 1000 meters to 2000 meters above sea level.

History of Walnut: The native land for walnut trees ranges from central Aisa and moves towards east to Himalayas in the east. The regions where walnuts are grown include Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and western China. In fourth century BC, Alexander had introduced this fruit as “Persian Nut” in Macedonia and Greece. Later this tree was spread to southern Europe and northern Africa by Romans. English colonists introduced this fruit to America in the 17^th century. These nuts are traditionally eaten fresh and now in commercial demand for its oil.  

Properties of Walnut Oil: The kernel of the walnuts is dried and then cold pressed to extract walnut essential oil from it. Chemical constituents of this oil include: Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Stearic acid, Oleic acid, Linoleic Acid, alpha Linoliec Acid, Archidic acid, Eicosenoic acid, Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C, D, E, K, Iron, magnesium, manganese, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc, etc.

Health Benefits and Applications Walnut Oil:

Walnut Oil is known to have number of benefits, some of the important ones include:

Cooking Oil: Mostly it is used for low temperature cooking as the high temperatures can cause the flavour and nutritional value to fade away. Also as it is expensive compared to other cooking oil it is only used to cook some specific dishes.

Lower Cholesterol Level: Regular intake of walnut oil helps in lowering the cholesterol levels. It is natural source of omega -3 and its anti oxidant properties checks the bad cholesterol levels in our body.

Skincare: Excellent level of various vitamins and minerals present in this essential oil make it very good to keep our skin in best of condition. Regular use of walnut oil can delay the skin ageing process.  

Rich Food: It is a high calorie food with very low cholesterol and is recommended to be included in your diet. 

Lower blood sugar levels: Patients suffering from diabetes are also known to be benefit from use of this oil as it keeps their blood sugar levels in control.

Other therapeutic properties of Walnut Oil that make it useful are: Improving cardiovascular functions, anti-oxidant, etc.

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