Here are some of the main walnut nutrition facts:
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– Walnuts are a great source of calories, since they provide around 700 calories per 100g.
– They are also a good source of protein. They provide around 15g per 100g.
– Walnuts are rich in unsaturated fat. 100g provides around 47g of polyunsaturated fat and 14g of monounsaturated fat.
– They provide around 6.7g of fibre per 100g which is 22% of our daily needs.
– Walnuts are rich in polyphenols which are antioxidants. 100g contains almost 1600mg.
– They are rich in lots of minerals. 100g of walnuts contains more than 100% of our daily needs in manganese and copper, between 28% and 69% in phosphorus, magnesium, iron and zinc, and 13% in potassium and calcium.
– Lastly, 100g of walnuts contains around 128% of the daily recommended amount in vitamin E for women and 96% for men and between 11% and 56% in vitamin B1, B2, B3, B6 and B9.
Sources:
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– Public Health England (2016) ‘Government Nutrition Requirements’, Available at: (Accessed: 18 July 2020).
– Public Health England (2019) ‘McCance and Widdowson’s composition of foods integrated dataset’, Available at: (Accessed: 18 July 2020).
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