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Premium Quality Greek Walnut Kernels

Very fresh

Ηarvest: September 2023

Expiration Date: Provided on the package

Walnuts are one of the most popular types of nuts in Greece. Nuts used in many ways in our diet. Walnuts are known to quite a caloric and misunderstood food, hide a huge
nutritional treasure.It is basically a protein food. It contains omega-3 fatty acids, some B vitamins, vitamin E, fiber and a moderate amount of calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc.
The Greek nuts produced in Greece in natural ways. The harvest is the end of September, lasts about 15 days following after harvest washing with clean water and drying in the sun without chemical means, and thus left all the nutrients they provide us with mother earth. The walnut live too many years and their height depending on the species can reach from 30 to 60 meters rarer.

7 Top Reasons to Eat Walnuts

Walnuts belong to the tree nut family, along with Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts,

macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, and pistachios. Each has its own unique nutritional

profile. One-quarter cup of walnuts, for instance, provides more than 100 percent of the daily

recommended value of plant-based omega-3 fats, along with high amounts of copper,

manganese, molybdenum, and biotin. Some of the most exciting research about walnuts

includes:

1. Cancer-Fighting Properties

Walnuts may help reduce not only the risk of prostate cancer, but breast cancer as

well. In one study, mice that ate the human equivalent of 2.4 ounces of whole walnuts

for 18 weeks had significantly smaller and slower-growing prostate tumors compared to

the control group that consumed the same amount of fat but from other sources.

Overall the whole walnut diet reduced prostate cancer growth by 30 to 40 percent.

According to another study on mice, the human equivalent of just two handfuls of

walnuts a day cut breast cancer risk in half, and slowed tumor growth by 50 percent as

well.

2. Heart Health

Walnuts contain the amino acid l-arginine, which offers multiple vascular benefits to

people with heart disease, or those who have increased risk for heart disease due to

multiple cardiac risk factors.

If you struggle with herpes, you may want to avoid or limit walnuts, as high levels of

arginine can deplete the amino acid lysine, which can trigger herpes recurrences.

Walnuts also contain the plant-based omega-3 fat alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is

anti-inflammatory and may prevent the formation of pathological blood clots. Research

shows that people who eat a diet high in ALA are less likely to have a fatal heart

attack and have a nearly 50 percent lower risk of sudden cardiac death.

Eating just four walnuts a day has been shown to significantly raise blood levels of

heart-healthy ALA, and walnut consumption supports healthful cholesterol levels.

Separate research showed that eating just one ounce of walnuts a day may decrease

cardiovascular risk, and among those at high cardiovascular risk, increased frequency

of nut consumption significantly lowers the risk of death.

3. Rare and Powerful Antioxidants

Antioxidants are crucial to your health, as they are believed to help control how fast

you age by combating free radicals, which are at the heart of age-related

deterioration.

Walnuts contain several unique and powerful antioxidants that are available in only a

few commonly eaten foods. This includes the quinone juglone, the tannin tellimagrandin,

and the flavonol morin.

Walnuts contain antioxidants that are so powerful at free-radical scavenging that

researchers called them “remarkable,” and research has shown that walnut polyphenols

may help prevent chemically-induced liver damage.

In another study, researchers found that nuts, especially walnuts, have potent

antioxidant powers. Walnut polyphenols had the best efficacy among the nuts tested and

also the highest lipoprotein-bound antioxidant activity. The researchers concluded:

“Nuts are high in polyphenol antioxidants which by binding to lipoproteins would

inhibit oxidative processes that lead to atherosclerosis in vivo. In human

supplementation studies nuts have been shown to improve the lipid profile, increase

endothelial function and reduce inflammation, all without causing weight gain.”

4. Weight Control

Adding healthful amounts of nuts such as walnuts to your diet can help you to maintain

your ideal weight over time. In one review of 31 trials, those whose diets included

extra nuts or nuts substituted for other foods lost about 1.4 extra pounds and half an

inch from their waists.10 Eating walnuts is also associated with increased satiety

after just three days.

5. Improved Reproductive Health in Men

One of the lesser-known benefits of walnuts is their impact on male fertility. Among

men who consume a Western-style diet, adding 75 grams (a bit over one-half cup) of

walnuts daily significantly improved sperm quality, including vitality, motility, and

morphology.

6. Brain Health

Walnuts contain a number of neuroprotective compounds, including vitamin E, folate,

melatonin, omega-3 fats, and antioxidants. Research shows walnut consumption may

support brain health, including increasing inferential reasoning in young adults.

One study also found that consuming high-antioxidant foods like walnuts “can decrease

the enhanced vulnerability to oxidative stress that occurs in aging,” “increase health

span,” and also “enhance cognitive and motor function in aging.

7. Diabetes

The beneficial dietary fat in walnuts has been shown to improve metabolic parameters in

people with type 2 diabetes. Overweight adults with type 2 diabetes who ate one-quarter

cup of walnuts daily had significant reductions in fasting insulin levels compared to

those who did not, and the benefit was achieved in the first three months.