WALNUT

WALNUT

A walnut is the nut of any tree of the genus Juglans, particularly the Persian or English walnut,
Juglans regia. It is used for food after being processed while green for pickled walnuts or after
full ripening for its nutmeat. Nutmeat of the eastern black walnut from the Juglans nigra is less
commercially available, as are butternut nutmeats from Juglans cinerea. The walnut is nutrient dense
with protein and essential fatty acidsA walnut is the nut of any tree of the genus Juglans,
particularly the Persian or English walnut, Juglans regia. It is used for food after being processed
while green for pickled walnuts or after full ripening for its nutmeat. Nutmeat of the eastern black
walnut from the Juglans nigra is less commercially available, as are butternut nutmeats from Juglans
cinerea. The walnut is nutrient dense with protein and essential fatty acids.Walnuts are rounded,
single-seeded stone fruits of the walnut tree commonly used for the meat after fully ripening. Following
full ripening, the removal of the husk reveals the wrinkly walnut shell, which is usually commercially
found in two segments. During the ripening process, the husk will become brittle and the shell hard.
The shell encloses the kernel or meat, which is usually made up of two halves separated by a partition.