Antioxidants Heavy: The Walnut
Walnut
According to the report: the walnut is ranked as having the highest concentration of anti-oxidants. Reports Tamara Croes, on the University of Scranton’s findings she discusses in her Earth Times piece titled “Walnuts Contain Most Healthy Antioxidants.”
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, macadamia, 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.”
I'm really learning some new stuff from your blog, we usually have walnuts in a walnut, banana and carrot cake that my human-owner makes, must get her to make loads more 😉
That's great to know about walnuts because they are one of my favorite snacks. Thanks for the info
Walnuts are my favorite snack food, I have loved them since I was a little boy. I still remember my mother getting upset when baking cookies and discovering I had already eaten all the nuts. LOL.