Valleynuts Premium Kashmiri Shelled Walnuts(Akhrot) 400 Grams

Health benefits of Walnuts

The nuts are rich source of energy and contain health benefiting nutrients| minerals| antioxidants and vitamins that are essential for optimum health.

§  Regular intake of walnuts in the diet helps to lower total as well as LDL or “bad cholesterol” and increases HDL or “good cholesterol” levels in the blood. Research studies suggest that Mediterranean diet that is rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids| and -3 fatty acids help to prevent coronary artery disease and strokes by favoring healthy blood lipid profile.

§  Eating just as much as 25 g each day provides about 90% of RDI (recommended daily intake) of -3 fatty acids.Research studies have suggested that n-3 fatty acids by their virtue of anti-inflammatory action help to lower the risk of blood pressure| coronary artery disease| strokes and | colon and prostate cancers.

§  They are rich source of many phyto-chemical substances that may contribute to their overall anti-oxidant activity| includingmelatonin| ellagic acid| vitamin E| carotenoids| and poly-phenolic compounds. These compounds have potential health effects against cancer| aging| inflammation| and neurological diseases.

§  Eating as few as six to seven average size nuts a day could help scavenge disease causing free radicals from the body.

§  In addition| they are an excellent source of vitamin E|especially rich in gamma-tocopherol; contain about 21 g per 100 g (about 140% of daily-required levels). Vitamin E is a powerful lipid soluble antioxidant| required for maintaining the integrity of cell membrane of mucus membranes and skin by protecting it from harmful oxygen-free radicals.

§  These nuts are packed with many important B-complex groups of vitamins such as riboflavin| niacin| thiamin| pantothenic acid| vitamin B-6| and folates.

§  They also very are rich source of minerals like manganese| copper| potassium| calcium| iron| magnesium| zinc| and selenium. Copper is a cofactor for many vital enzymes| including cytochrome c-oxidase and superoxide dismutase (other minerals function as co-factors for this enzyme are manganese and zinc). Zinc is a co-factor in many enzymes that regulate growth and development| digestion and nucleic acid synthesis. Selenium is an important micronutrient| which functions as a co-factor for anti-oxidant enzymes.