Exploration of walnut components and their association with health effects. Issue 19 (28th October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ni, Zhi-Jing; Zhang, Yi-Ge; Chen, Sheng-Xiong; Thakur, Kiran; Wang, Shaoyun; Zhang, Jian-Guo; Shang, Ya-Fang; Wei, Zhao-Jun
• Is Part Of: Critical reviews in food science and nutrition. Volume 62:Issue 19(2022)
• Page Start: 5113
• Page End: 5129
• Publication Date: 2022-10-28
• Subjects: Walnuts -- polyphenols -- bioactive -- natural antioxidants -- cancer -- disease prevention; Food industry and trade -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Food -- Periodicals; Diet -- Periodicals; Review Literature -- Periodicals; Nutrition; Food; Diet; Review Literature; 664
• DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1881439
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1040-8398

Abstract

Abstract: Traditionally, walnuts have occupied an imperative position in the functional food market with consistently recognized nutritious and functional properties. In the past years, the lipid profile of walnuts has brought much scientific attention via linking a cascade of biological attributes and health-promoting effects. Over time, researchers have focused on diversified composition (polyphenols and vitamins) of different parts of walnut (flower, pellicle, and kernel) and emphasized their physiological significance. Consequently, a plethora of reports has emerged on the potential role of walnut consumption against a series of diseases including cancer, gut dysbiosis, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, we accumulated the updated data on composition and classification, extraction methods, and utilization of different parts of walnuts as well as associated beneficial effects under in vivo and clinical studies. Altogether, this review summarized the ameliorative effects of a walnut-enriched diet in chronic diseases which can be designated to the synergistic or individual effects of walnut components mainly through anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory role. Graphical Abstract: UF0001