Question

1. botanical ingredients in walnuts and function/purpose of each.

2.nutritional value of walnuts

3.  Ethnobotanical knowledge about walnuts

4. how are walnuts cultivated and secondary metabolites of the walnuts

Answer 1

1. Botanical ingredients of walnut includes cosmetic and personal health care products obtained from plants, fruits, seeds, such as walnuts. Walnut oil is one of the most prominently used as a natural ingredient in personal care and cosmetics products. Walnut shell powders used for blasting, cleaning, polishing and filtration. Walnuts are exceptionally nutritious nut.

2. Nutritional value of walnuts per 100 gms are. Calories- 654 , Total fat- 65g as includes saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated . Cholesterol 0mg, sodium 2mg, potassium 441mg, total carbohydrates 14g, protein 15g.

3. Ethnobotanical knowledge about walnut is common walnuts leaves in their daily care, the various organs of the common walnuts are widely used. All parts of the walnut plants used as treatment for several diseases.

4. Usually walnut trees will become ready for harvesting in 10- 12 years after planting the seedlings. In grafted plantation full commercial production should start in 8-10 years. Secondary metabolites of walnuts are phenolic compounds have important functions in plant growth and development.