Researchers are convinced more than ever
before about the nutritional benefits of walnuts when consumed
in whole form, including the skin. We now know that approximately
*0% of the phenols in walnuts are found in the skin, including key
phenolic acids, tannins, and flavonoids. Some websites will
encourage you to remove the walnut skin that whitish,
sometimes waxy, sometimes flaky, outermost part of shelled walnuts.
There can be slight bitterness to this skin, and that's often the
reason that websites give for removing it. However, we encourage
you not to remove this phenol-rich portion.
