Effect of a walnut meal on postprandial oxidative stress and antioxidants in healthy individuals

Nutrition Journal

Table 1 Composition of test meals ¹

	Control	Walnut (90 g)
Energy, kj	2600	2640
Total fat, g	58.2	58.7
Saturated fat, g	8.03	5.51
Monounsaturated fat, g	42.46	8.04
Polyunsaturated fat, g	6.12	42.46
Protein, g	13.3	13.7
Carbohydrate, g	11.2	12.3
Alpha-tocopherol, mg	8.4	0.63
Gamma-tocopherol, mg	0.5	18.7
Proanthocyanidins, mg	-	60.6²
Flavan-3-ol monomers (catechins), mg	-	6.24²
Total phenolics, mg GAE	11.8	1400³

¹Nutrient composition values were obtained from USDA Database for Standard Reference unless otherwise specified [3].
²Gu et al. [9].
³Wu et al. [12].

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