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Review
. 2023 Jul 19;71(28):10525-10542.
doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c01620. Epub 2023 Jul 3.

Walnut Protein: A Rising Source of High-Quality Protein and Its Updated Comprehensive Review

Chaoting Wen  1 , Zhiyi Zhang  1 , Liyan Cao  1 , Guoyan Liu  1 , Li Liang  1 , Xiaofang Liu  2 , Jixian Zhang  1 , Youdong Li  1 , Xinquan Yang  3 , Shugang Li  4 , Jiaoyan Ren  5 , Xin Xu  1
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Walnut Protein: A Rising Source of High-Quality Protein and Its Updated Comprehensive Review

Chaoting Wen et al. J Agric Food Chem. .

Abstract

Recently, plant protein as a necessary nutrient source for human beings, a common ingredient of traditional processed food, and an important element of new functional food has gained prominence due to the increasing demand for healthy food. Walnut protein (WP) is obtained from walnut kernels and walnut oil-pressing waste and has better nutritional, functional, and essential amino acids in comparison with other vegetable and grain proteins. WP can be conveniently obtained by various extraction techniques, including alkali-soluble acid precipitation, salting-out, and ultrasonic-assisted extraction, among others. The functional properties of WP can be modified for desired purposes by using some novel methods, including free radical oxidation, enzymatic modification, high hydrostatic pressure, etc. Moreover, walnut peptides play an important biological role both in vitro and in vivo. The main activities of the walnut peptides are antihypertensive, antioxidant, learning improvement, and anticancer, among others. Furthermore, WP could be applied in the development of functional foods or dietary supplements, such as delivery systems and food additives, among others. This review summarizes recent knowledge on the nutritional, functional, and bioactive peptide aspects of WP and possible future products, providing a theoretical reference for the utilization and development of oil crop waste.

Keywords: application; functional properties; preparation method; walnut peptides; walnut protein.

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