Practical tips for removing the green husk from fresh walnuts in their shells

As autumn winds blow and the feeling of autumn deepens, many plants, having stored up nutrients and energy through the first half of the year, turn their results into abundant fruit and “contribute” them all. Walnuts are one of them. So how do you remove the green husk from fresh walnuts in their shells? You must know these tips!

1. How do you remove the green husk from fresh walnuts?

Walnuts that set fruit in July are generally called fresh walnuts or green-husk walnuts. Once peeled, they are incredibly delicious whether eaten directly or used in cooking. But to enjoy tasty fresh walnuts, you still need to know these peeling tips!

1. The simplest peeling method is to use a professional peeling machine: there are currently quite a few machines made specifically for peeling fresh walnuts. In China's Shandong, Henan, and Hebei provinces there are professional manufacturers, with prices ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand yuan, and expensive ones costing even over ten thousand yuan.

2. You can also wait for the green husk to fall off naturally after drying in the shade: after picking intact green-husk walnuts, put them in a cool, ventilated place. After a few days the outer skin will wrinkle and shrivel, which is normal. At this point the husk and the nut inside will separate naturally. However, walnuts peeled this way will have a darker shell.

3. Remove the green husk of fresh walnuts manually by hand: put on rubber gloves and use a small knife to score several lines horizontally and vertically on the fresh walnut husk, then gently pry it open along the cuts and you will see the hard shell inside. Walnuts handled this way have the best shell integrity and color. Note that you must wear rubber gloves when peeling to avoid staining your hands black, and when peeling the green husk do not get the juice on your eyes, hands, or other skin, because that juice is toxic.

4. If your hands turn black from peeling walnuts, you can pour some vinegar into water, stir it evenly, and soak your hands in it for a while, and they will wash clean easily; alternatively, put sand in water and rub your hands together in it to wash off the color.

2. How are picked fresh walnuts stored?

Once the green husk is removed from fresh walnuts, you can crack the hard shell and eat them, but you cannot eat too many at once, so how should the leftover fresh walnuts be stored? Friends who want to know, look here.

1. Dry the remaining fresh walnuts in their hard shells, then put them in a bag. Walnuts dried this way are the same as the walnuts we buy outside, and they can be stored for a long time.

2. If what remains is shelled fresh walnut kernels, air-dry them in a ventilated place, then put them in a sealed freezer bag and place them in the refrigerator's cold storage compartment.

3. If you do not have a refrigerator at home, putting them in a cool, dry place also works, but they will keep for a shorter time than in the refrigerator.

4. You can also air-dry the remaining walnut kernels directly into dried walnut kernels.

3. What are the benefits, effects, and contraindications of fresh walnuts?

(1) Fresh walnuts contain many amino acids essential to the human body, and their content is higher than in dried walnuts, so eating fresh walnuts has many benefits and effects.

1. Fresh walnuts have antioxidant and anti-aging effects: the antioxidant compounds and oleic acid and other substances in fresh walnuts are very effective at inhibiting the aging of human blood vessels and at antioxidant activity.

2. Fresh walnuts help prevent the three highs and blood clots: regularly eating a moderate amount of fresh walnuts has a certain effect on inhibiting cholesterol production, and can also play a role in preventing senile dementia.

3. Fresh walnuts have itch-relieving, anti-inflammatory, and sterilizing effects: extracting the quality components from walnut kernels can treat dermatitis, eczema, and other skin diseases.

4. The husk of fresh walnuts can also assist in treating cancer: traditional Chinese medicine made from fresh walnut husks has a certain effect on relaxing muscles and activating collaterals and on preventing and treating cancer.

5. Fresh walnut husks can also assist in treating conditions such as white hair, toxic sores, ringworm, mouth ulcers, and stomach ulcers.

(2) Although fresh walnuts have so many benefits and effects, the following contraindications should also be noted.

1. Pay attention to the amount of walnuts eaten each day: generally around five or six is best; eating too many can cause symptoms such as nausea and excess phlegm.

2. People with yin deficiency and excess internal heat, those who vomit blood, have nosebleeds, or have dry stools should eat fewer or no fresh walnuts (including dried walnuts).

There is one more thing to tell everyone: pregnant women can eat fresh walnuts, just do not eat too many at once.

Appendix: Reference prices for fresh walnuts