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Crop forecast promises good walnut supply

07-Sep-2009 - Crop forecast promises good walnut supply ... Walnut users and growers are preparing to celebrate a good harvest, according to the California Walnut Commission (CWC), following the release of promising USDA crop estimates. ... Walnut users and growers are preparing to celebrate a good harvest, according to the California Walnut Commission (CWC), following the release of promising USDA crop estimates. ... Despite a week of 100 degree temperatures during the summer, the Californian walnut crop out to be 4.4 percent lighter than the bumper harvest reported last year, but California Walnut ... walnut harvest

Climate change could devastate Californian fruit and nut industries

24-Jul-2009 - exists for growing walnuts, pistachios, peaches, apricots, plums and cherries…are likely to almost for the walnut and pistachio industries that rely on male and female flowering at the same time to allow ... California, walnuts, pistachios, fruit, climate change

Walnuts’ health benefits push purchases: Survey

20-Feb-2009 - Walnuts’ health benefits push purchases: Survey ... Consumers are more likely to buy products that contain walnuts when health claims are featured ... Consumers are more likely to buy products that contain walnuts when health claims are featured ... The survey, which was funded by the California Walnut Board, interviewed 1,000 adults to measure their attitudes towards walnuts, and compared the results to a similar study conducted four years earlier ... walnuts, health claim

Western diet linked to inflammatory response: Study

18-Dec-2008 - . Butter versus olive oil or walnuts The Spanish researchers, led by Jose Lopez-Miranda, recruited 20 breakfast with 35 percent SFA, an olive oil breakfast with 36 percent MUFA, and a walnut breakfast with 16

Ingredients squeezed out by commodity pressures

27-Aug-2008 - it is using walnuts in its Pillsbury Turtle cookies to replace pecans, which are more expensive. General ... rice bran, cocoa butter, pecans, walnuts

Troubled times feared for almond supply

18-Aug-2008 - in the category since 2001. Sales of luxury nuts - Brazil nuts, walnuts or almonds - have almost doubled

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EC food labeling format: guide to conversion

27-Mar-2007 - are defined thus: Almond, Hazelnut, Walnut, Cashew, Pecan nut, Brazil nut, Pistachio nut, Macadamia nut

New science could combat cancer compound in nuts

11-Oct-2006 - -causing compound aflatoxin in nuts such as almonds, pistachios and walnuts, findings they hope will lead ... -causing compound aflatoxin in nuts such as almonds, pistachios and walnuts, findings they hope will lead

Martek DHA could bring eye health claim to soymilk

22-Feb-2006 - . Other plant sources of omega-3s, such as flax seed, walnuts and certain vegetable oils, are sources

Peanut kits tested for accuracy

27-Apr-2005 - in the US, namely milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts (walnuts, almonds, pistachios), wheat, soy, fish

Walnut-rich diet may boost diabetic heart health

03-Nov-2009 - Walnut-rich diet may boost diabetic heart health ... Daily consumption of walnuts, rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, may improve the health ... Daily consumption of walnuts, rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, may improve the health ... Supplementing the diet of middle aged diabetics with 56 grams of walnuts led to significant . Indeed, a recent study funded by the California Walnut Commission found that the fatty acids present ... walnut, heart health, diabetes

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Omega-3 consumers unaware of benefits: Unilever survey

23-Jul-2009 - that soybeans contain a form of omega-3, 44 percent were aware of omega-3 in walnuts, and 36 percent knew about

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Walnuts can cut cholesterol, say Harvard researchers

02-Jul-2009 - Walnuts can cut cholesterol, say Harvard researchers ... A meta-analysis of walnuts by Harvard scientists has found diets rich in walnuts can ... A meta-analysis of walnuts by Harvard scientists has found diets rich in walnuts can ... In their investigation of thirteen studies, the researchers demonstrated that walnut the effects of eating walnuts, rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, on cardiovascular risk and weight ... blood lipid, cardiovascular health, walnuts, weight management, cholesterol

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Walnuts and fish affect heart health differently

23-Apr-2009 - Walnuts and fish affect heart health differently ... Including both walnuts and fish products in the diet is required to reduce risks of coronary heart disease, says a new study funded by the California Walnut Commission. ... Including both walnuts and fish products in the diet is required to reduce risks of coronary heart disease, says a new study funded by the California Walnut Commission. ... supplemented with walnuts led to reductions in cholesterol levels, while a fish diet led to reductions in blood levels of triglycerides. “Including walnuts and fatty fish in a healthy diet lowered serum ... fish, walnuts, cholesterol

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Most Canadian kids are omega-3 deficient: study

03-Mar-2009 - , soybean oil, flaxseed, walnuts, and processed foods containing these ingredients as constituents

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Almond price dip to favour snack makers

23-Jan-2009 - Bureau Federation. Bakery and snack makers impacted by soaring almond, walnut and pistachio in the category since 2001. Sales of luxury nuts - Brazil nuts, walnuts or almonds - have almost doubled

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Dispatches from Health Ingredients Europe

Peanuts provide cheaper alternative in economic downturn

06-Nov-2008 - , peanuts look particularly attractive in an economic downturn. Walnuts and almonds are great

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Create Flavours favours nut-free nut flavours

03-Sep-2008 - ’. The full range consists of peanut, hazelnut, walnut, macadamia and almond and comes from the natural

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Almond prices steady on bumper crop forecast

31-Jul-2008 - growth in the category since 2001. Sales of luxury nuts - Brazil nuts, walnuts or almonds - have

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Special edition: Applying health claims

Choosing health claims

07-Apr-2008 - cancers Walnuts and risk of coronary heart disease Structure-Function Claims Other claims

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