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Walnuts are a heart-healthy food*
One ounce of walnuts equals: 4 grams of protein 2 grams of fiber
99% of Englishwalnuts grown in the United
States come from California
Walnut shells are used in soaps, scrubs, jewelry polishers, and more
Walnuts grow on trees in a brown shell covered by
a green hull
They are recognized as the oldest tree food known to man, about 7,000 BC
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W A L N U T S . O R G*Supportive but not conclusive research shows that eating 1.5 ounces of walnuts per day, as part of a low saturated fat and low cholesterol diet, and not result-ing in increased caloric intake may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. One ounce of walnuts provides 18g of total fat, 2.5g of monounsaturated fat, 13gof polyunsaturated fat, including 2.5g of alpha-linolenic acid, the plant-based omega-3.