Walnut (English) - without shell


Walnut meats have a lobed and wrinkled appearance. The outside is golden brown and the inside white to light brown. Inside each shell are two nuts, separated by a thin, paper-like layer.  Each nut meat resembles a butterfly or wings, with two flared lobes joined by a smaller center section. Walnuts can be confused with pecans, but pecans look more like a brain than wings.


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