The walnut industry has marketing committees for both the California Walnut Board and the California Walnut Commission. The committees often meet jointly to discuss Domestic and Export marketing programs, as well as the Health Research program.
© California Walnut Commission 1996 - 2012
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 resulting in increased caloric intake may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, March 2004.
One ounce of walnuts provides 18g of total fat, 2.5g of monounsaturated fat, 13g of polyunsaturated fat, including 2.5g of alpha-linolenic acid – the plant-based omega-3.
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