Category/Nuts/Walnuts
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The category Walnuts describes the edible seed of any tree of the genus Juglans (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, Juglans regia.
Categorisation
Super-category
The super (parent) categories of Walnuts is:
- Nuts;
- etc.
Sub-categories
These subcategories are orthogonal: a product can be assigned one or more of the subcategories. This category has several subcategories:
- By shell:
- Walnut kernels for Walnuts that have been shelled.
- Fresh walnuts for Walnuts that have their shell.
- By origin:
Related categories
The ingredient Walnut occurs in some 1438 categories. Several categories have Walnut in their name:
- Caramelized walnuts;
- Cheeses with walnuts;
- Chocolate covered walnuts;
- Dry sausages with walnuts;
- Powdered walnut milks;
- Processed cheese with fresh cream cheese and walnuts;
- Walnut and almond cake;
- Walnut-based drinks;
- Walnut butters;
- Walnut creme turrón;
- Walnut ice cream tubs;
- Walnut oils;
Ingredients
The ingredients for Walnuts.
Brazil nuts
- Minimal ingredients
- Optional ingredients
- Maybe salt and fat
- Disallowed ingredients
- none
Unsalted Brazil nuts
- Required ingredients
- Optional ingredients
- none
- Disallowed ingredients
- everything else
Production process/labels
not yet looked at
Nutritional information
Walnuts
| min | 10% | med | 90% | max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ/100g) | 2520 | 2730 | 2880 | 2970 | 3160 |
| Fat (%) | 44 | 63 | 65 | 68.5 | 75 |
| Saturated fat (%) | 2.2 | 5.36 | 6.1 | 7 | 16.1 |
| Carbohydrates (%) | 1.8 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 14 | 30 |
| Sugars (%) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9.9 |
| Fiber (%) | 2 | 5 | 6.67 | 7.69 | 16 |
| Proteins (%) | 6.4 | 14 | 15.2 | 17 | 24.4 |
| Salt (%) | 0 | 0 | 0.001 | 0.03 | 0.93 |
| Fruit (%) | 100 |
Comparing categories
Not relevant.
Quality Monitoring
Generic errors
Categorisation errors
- Single ingredient check:
- Fresh walnuts should only contain the ingredient Walnut;
- Walnut kernels should only contain the ingredient Walnut;
- Opposites:
- Fresh walnuts and Walnut kernels should not be assigned simultaneously;
- Oneside opposites(these are categories which are incompatible and which are often due to adding an ingredient as a category):
- Mixed nuts - to suppress adding all the different nuts in mixed nuts;
- Nut bars - to suppress walnuts in nut bar error;
- Chocolate covered nuts - to suppress chocolate covered nuts;
- Dried plant based foods - to suppress any dried fruit;
Nutritional errors
To be defined
Sales format
Walnuts are sold by:
- package - pre-packed in the nuts aisles;
- weight - in the bulk aisles;
Issues
It is possible to add categories for salted walnuts and roasted walnuts, but these contain very few products.