name: Black Walnut
flavor_db_name_variants: black walnut
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Black walnut
id: 93
name_scientific: Juglans nigra
description: Juglans nigra, the eastern black walnut, a species of flowering tree in the walnut family, Juglandaceae, is native to eastern North America. It grows mostly in riparian zones, from southern Ontario, west to southeast South Dakota, south to Georgia, northern Florida and southwest to central Texas. Isolated wild trees in the upper Ottawa Valley may be an isolated native population or may have derived from planted trees. Black walnut nuts are shelled commercially in the United States. The nutmeats provide a robust, distinctive, natural flavor and crunch as a food ingredient. Popular uses include ice cream, bakery goods and confections. Consumers include black walnuts in traditional treats, such as cakes, cookies, fudge, and pies, during the fall holiday season. The nuts' nutritional profile leads to uses in other foods, such as salads, fish, pork, chicken, vegetables and pasta dishes.
itis_id: 19254
wikipedia_id: Black_walnut
picture_file_name: 93.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 80754
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:28:57.000Z
legacy_id: 100
food_group: Nuts
food_subgroup: Nuts
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:20.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:16.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 16719
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00093