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Are walnuts high in fat?

Walnuts contain high fat, per 100 grams of walnuts contain 654 calories. The fat content is 65.21g. Walnuts are rich in nutritional value, and have the reputation of "Hurray", "Longevity Fruit" and "Treasure of Health".

Walnuts in 86% of the fat is unsaturated fatty acids, walnuts are rich in copper, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, folic acid and vitamin B1, also contains fiber, phosphorus, niacin, iron, vitamin B2 and pantothenic acid. Every 50 grams of walnuts, water accounted for 3.6%, another 7.2 grams of protein, 31 grams of fat and 9.2 grams of carbohydrates.

Medicinal value of walnuts:

1. Break the blood stasis and remove blood stasis: used for blood stagnation and menstrual closure, blood stasis and abdominal pain, blood stasis and frenzy, bruises and stasis can be used in other diseases.

2. Moistening, drying and sliding the intestines: it is used for constipation of intestinal dryness and difficult to relieve stools. This product is bitter and dissipate blood stasis, into the liver meridian blood, there is a strong blood regulating menstruation, eliminating blood stasis to generate new function, suitable for blood stasis is more serious. In addition, it also has the function of moistening the intestines and relieving cough.

3. Walnuts contain more protein and human nutrition necessary unsaturated fatty acids, these components are important substances for the metabolism of brain tissue cells, can nourish brain cells, enhance brain function.

4. Walnut kernel can prevent arteriosclerosis and lower cholesterol; in addition, walnut can also be used to treat non-insulin-dependent diabetes; walnuts also have analgesic effect on cancer patients, enhance white blood cells and protect the liver.

The above content reference? Baidu Encyclopedia-Walnuts