Walnuts Contain Most Healthy Antioxidants (Via: EarthTimes)

Walnuts have always been a favorite snack in our household, so much so that my adult son will ask for a large bag as a gift for any gift giving holiday. I have never minded indulging him in his love of the walnut but always had a secret stash of walnuts hidden for my own use.  When he was a boy we couldn’t our walnut supply stocked; there is nothing worse than a baking and finding yourself nutless.

Walnut image via: Earth Times

I was happy to read that of all the nuts, it is the walnut that is the best choice for snacking, due to it being ranked having the highest concentration of anti-oxidants. In an article written by Tamara Croes for Earth Times titled “Walnuts Contain Most Healthy Antioxidants,” they discuss recent findings by the University of Scranton.   The following is a snippet from the article:

“J. Vinson, Ph.D. of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, who carried out the study, says that they compared walnuts with pistachios, almonds, macadamias, cashews, pecans, peanuts, Brazil nuts and hazelnuts, and walnuts contain twice as much antioxidants as any of the other nuts. When compared to vitamin E, a well-known antioxidant, the antioxidants in walnuts were 2 to 15 times more effective. Another advantage to walnuts is that they are usually eaten raw, whereas most other nuts are eaten roasted. The heat from the roasting affects the effectiveness of the anti-oxidants.”