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Walnuts (Juglans regia L.) werecollected during the 1997 harvest from 12 differentcultivars of trees grown in a replicated trial in anexperimental orchard at Lincoln University. Two UScommercial cultivars (Tehama and Vina), three Europeancommercial cultivars (Esterhazy, G139, G120) and eightNew Zealand selections (Rex, Dublin's Glory, Meyric,Stanley, 150, 151, 153) were evaluated. The total oilcontent ranged from 62.6 to 70.3% while the crudeprotein ranged from 13.6 to 18.1%. Dietary fiberranged from 4.2 to 5.2% while the starch content madeup no more than 2.8% of the remaining portion of thekernel. The amino acid content of the walnuts wassimilar between cultivars and the patterns ofessential amino acids were characteristic of a highquality protein.
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Savage, G. Chemical composition of walnuts (Juglans regia L.) grown in New Zealand. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 56, 75–82 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008175606698
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