The names of paper-skinned walnuts and thin-skinned walnuts sound similar, both of which have more skin. Many people confuse these two types of walnuts. So, are paper-skinned walnuts thin-skinned walnuts? What is the difference between paper-skinned walnuts and thin-skinned walnuts? Which one is more delicious?

Introduction to paper-skinned walnuts and thin-skinned walnuts Paper-skinned walnuts

Also known as exposed walnuts and soaked walnuts, they are produced in Yunlong, Yunnan, Ningxian, Gansu and other places. They are clones and are distributed at an altitude of 1,700 ~2400 meters. The nut is flat and ovoid, with tapered ends and a longer top, up to 8 mm, with a three-dimensional diameter of 3.7 cm × 3.3 cm × 4.2 cm; the shell has many, deep, and small pits, and the sutures are narrow, raised, and tight; The weight of a single fruit is 14.7 grams; the shell thickness is 0.8 mm; the inner septa and inner pleats are degenerated, thin, and papery, and the kernels are easy to extract, and whole kernels can be obtained. The kernel yield rate is 56.9% to 62.00%; the kernels are plump, yellow-white, fragrant, and have good fat content. 72.89%, protein content 12.49%. Thin-skinned walnuts

Thin-skinned walnuts have strict requirements on environmental conditions. Thin-skinned walnuts have a wide range of adaptability to soil, but because they are deep-rooted fruit trees and have weak resistance, they should choose deep, fertile loam with strong water retention capacity. Thin-skinned walnut is a light-loving fruit tree that requires sufficient sunlight. When building a garden in a mountainous area, it is better to choose a south-facing slope. Compared with traditional walnuts, thin-skinned walnuts can bear fruit three years earlier. Moreover, this new variety of walnuts has an early maturity period, good taste, high oil content, and an economic value that is 2 to 3 times higher than that of the old varieties of walnuts. If grafted seedlings are planted, they will bear fruit in 2-3 years and enter the high-yield period in 4-5 years.

The difference between paper-skinned walnuts and thin-skinned walnuts

The difference between paper-skinned walnuts and thin-skinned walnuts is that thin-skinned walnuts are individually larger than paper-skinned walnuts and have thicker skins.

Since they are both walnuts with very thin skins, which one is better, paper-skinned walnuts or thin-skinned walnuts? Then we have to look at the differences between paper-skinned walnuts and thin-skinned walnuts. Although they are all thin-skinned walnuts, relatively speaking, the walnut skins of paper-skinned walnuts are thinner. Paper-skinned walnuts can be opened by hand, but some cannot be opened by hand. The paper-skinned walnuts are medium in size and the walnut kernels inside are very thick, making them easy to eat without using a walnut clip. Thin-skinned walnuts are slightly larger than paper-skinned walnuts, and their skins are slightly thicker. Some can be opened by hand, but some cannot be opened easily and directly by hand. The walnut kernels inside are also very thick, but compared to paper-skinned walnuts, the skin is slightly thicker. Of course, in terms of value, the price of paper-skinned walnuts will be higher than that of thin-skinned walnuts.

What are the similarities between paper-skinned walnuts and thin-skinned walnuts?

Both paper-skinned walnuts and thin-skinned walnuts have good health care effects.

No matter what kind of walnut it is, the nutritional value is basically the same, except for the thickness of the walnut skin. Walnuts have the functions of strengthening the brain and supplementing nutrition. They can also moisturize the intestines and treat constipation. These effects are the same whether they are paper-skinned walnuts or thin-skinned walnuts. You can use walnuts for medicinal purposes, or you can eat them alone, which is also a good choice as a snack. Of course, if it is combined with other dried fruits to make delicious soup and porridge, its nourishing and therapeutic effect will be more obvious.