This document provides the nutrient content of English walnuts (Juglans regia) per 100 grams and common serving sizes. It lists values for water, energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, and other components. English walnuts are a good source of protein, unsaturated fats, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds like phytosterols. The nutrient values can vary depending on whether the walnuts are measured shelled, chopped, or ground.

1. Juglans regia
NDB No. 12155
Nuts, walnuts, english (1, 2 )
Food Group: 12 Nut and Seed Products
Includes USDA commodity food A259, A257
Nutrient Units Value per
100gr
Amount in edible portion of common
measures of food
Measure 1
117gr.
1 cup, chopped
Measure 2
80 gr.
1 cup, ground
Measure 3
28 gr.
1 cup, in shell,
edible yield (7 nuts)
PROXIMATES
Water g 4.07 4.76 3.26 1.14
Energy kcal 654 766 524 183
Energy kJ 2738 3203 2190 767
Protein (N x 5,3) g 15.23 17.82 12.18 4.26
Total lipid (fat) g 65.21 76.30 52.17 18.26
Ash g 1.78 2.08 1.43 0.50
Carbohydrate, by difference g 13.71 16.04 10.96 3.84
Fiber, total dietary g 6.7 7.8 5.4 1.9
Sugars, total g 2.61 3.06 2.09 0.73
Sucrose g 2.43 2.84 1.94 0.68
Glucose (dextrose) g 0.08 0.09 0.06 0.02
Fructose g 0.09 0.10 0.07 0.02
Lactose g 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Maltose g 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Galactose g
Starch g 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.02

2. MINERALS
Calcium, Ca mg 98 114 78 27
Iron, Fe mg 2.91 3.41 2.33 0.82
Magnesium, Mg mg 158 185 126 44
Phosphorus, P mg 346 404 277 97
Potassium, K mg 441 516 353 124
Sodium, Na mg 2 2 2 1
Zinc, Zn mg 3.09 3.61 2.47 0.86
Copper, Cu mg 1.586 1.855 1.269 0.444
Manganese, Mn mg 3.414 3.995 2.731 0.956
Selenium, Se µg 4.9 5.7 3.9 1.4
VITAMINS
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 1.3 1.5 1.0 0.4
Thiamin mg 0.341 0.399 0.273 0.096
Riboflavin mg 0.150 0.176 0.120 0.042
Niacin mg 1.125 1.317 0.900 0.315
Pantothenic acid mg 0.570 0.667 0.456 0.160
Vitamin B-6 mg 0.537 0.628 0.430 0.150
Folate, total µg 98 115 78 27
Folic acid µg 0 0 0 0
Folate, food µg 98 115 78 27
Folate, DFE µg 98 115 78 27
Choline, total mg 39.2 45.9 31.4 11.0
Betaine mg 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1
Vitamin B-12 µg 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin B-12, added µg 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin A, RAE µg 1 1 1 0
Retinol µg 0 0 0 0
Carotene, beta µg 12 14 10 3
Carotene, alpha µg 0 0 0 0

3. Cryptoxanthin, beta µg 0 0 0 0
Vitamin A, IU IU 20 24 16 6
Lycopene µg 0 0 0 0
Lutein + zeaxanthin µg 9 11 7 3
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) mg 0.70 0.82 0.56 0.20
Vitamin E, added mg 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tocopherol, beta mg 0.15 0.18 0.12 0.04
Tocopherol, gamma mg 20.83 24.38 16.67 5.83
Tocopherol, delta mg 1.89 2.21 1.51 0.53
Tocotrienol, alpha mg
Tocotrienol, beta mg
Tocotrienol, gamma mg
Tocotrienol, delta mg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) µg 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vitamin D IU 0 0 0 0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) µg 2.7 3.1 2.1 0.7
Dihydrophylloquinone µg 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Menaquinone-4 µg
LIPIDS
Fatty acids, total saturated g 6.126 7.167 4.901 1.715
4:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
6:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
8:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
10:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
12:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
13:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
14:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
15:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
16:0 g 4.404 5.152 3.523 1.233
17:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000

4. 18:0 g 1.659 1.941 1.327 0.465
20:0 g 0.063 0.073 0.050 0.018
22:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
24:0 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Fatty acids, total
monounsaturated
g 8.933 10.451 7.146 2.501
14:1 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
15:1 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
16:1 undifferentiated g 8.799 10.294 7.039 2.464
17:1 g 0.134 0.157 0.107 0.038
18:1 undifferentiated g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
20:1 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
22:1 undifferentiated g 8.933 10.451 7.146 2.501
24:1 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Fatty acids, total
polyunsaturated
g 47.174 55.193 37.739 13.209
18:2 undifferentiated g 38.093 44.569 30.475 10.666
18:3 undifferentiated g 9.080 10.624 7.264 2.543
18:4 g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
20:2 n-6 c,c g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
20:3 undifferentiated g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
20:4 undifferentiated g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
20:5 n-3 (EPA) g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
21:5 g
22:4 g
22:5 n-3 (DPA) g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
22:6 n-3 (DHA) g 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Fatty acids, total trans g
Cholesterol mg 0 0 0 0
Phytosterols mg
Stigmasterol mg 0 0 0 0

5. g = gram, mg = milligram, mcg = microgram, IU = International Unit
Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 28 (2015)
Campesterol mg 5 6 4 1
Beta-sitosterol mg 87 102 70 24
AMINO ACIDS
Tryptophan g 0.170 0.199 0.136 0.048
Threonine g 0.596 0.697 0.477 0.167
Isoleucine g 0.625 0.731 0.500 0.175
Leucine g 1.170 1.369 0.936 0.328
Lysine g 0.424 0.497 0.339 0.119
Methionine g 0.236 0.276 0.189 0.066
Cystine g 0.208 0.244 0.167 0.058
Phenylalanine g 0.711 0.832 0.569 0.199
Tyrosine g 0.406 0.475 0.325 0.114
Valine g 0.753 0.881 0.602 0.211
Arginine g 2.278 2.665 1.822 0.638
Histidine g 0.391 0.457 0.313 0.109
Alanine g 0.696 0.814 0.557 0.195
Aspartic acid g 1.829 2.140 1.464 0.512
Glutamic acid g 2.816 3.294 2.252 0.788
Glycine g 0.816 0.954 0.653 0.228
Proline g 0.706 0.826 0.565 0.198
Serine g 0.934 1.093 0.747 0.261
Hydroxyproline g
OTHERS
Alcohol, ethyl g 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Caffeine mg 0 0 0 0
Theobromine mg 0 0 0 0