In Walnut And Your Health

The round, single-seeded stone fruits are walnuts from trees that are native in eastern North American, but now commonly grown in China, Iran and within the United States in California and Arizona. Under the husk of the walnut shell is a wrinkly, globe-shaped fruit. When this nut is split into two flat pieces and sold commercially they are available both raw or roasted, salted or unsalted.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database reports that about 1 ounce of raw walnuts contains:

• 185 calories
• 3.89 grams of carbohydrate
• 0.74 grams of sugar
• 1.9 grams of fiber
• 4.32 grams of protein

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