Walnuts are an indigenous fruit species of California. Juglans californica is native to Southern California and the Central Valley, whereas Juglans hindsii is native to the northern parts. Franciscan Fathers first introduced the English walnut around the 1770s from South America to California.

The Many Benefits Of Eating Californian Walnuts

• They are high in fibre.
• Protein: most nuts are high in plant-based protein, and 30g of walnuts provides 4.4g of protein.
• High in ALA: Omega-3s can't be made in the body, so they must come from food.

Today, the majority of California's walnuts grow in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys.

California's nut-growing region is so crucial to the state's economy that it has four official State Nuts: almond, walnut, pistachio, and pecan. California grows 80% of the world's almonds, 75% of the world's walnuts, and 98% of pistachios in the United States.

California produces 80% of the world's almonds and 100% of the United States commercial supply. Although almonds are not native to California, a hot, dry Mediterranean climate and developed water infrastructure create favorable conditions for commercial cultivation of the crop.

It is important to note that all these names refer to the same tree and thus the same fruit with the same great taste. There is no genetic difference between an English walnut and a California walnut. The real difference in walnut taste, shape, color, and size is due to the difference in walnut cultivars.

Benefits of walnuts

• Support weight management.
• May help manage and lower your risk for type 2 diabetes.
• May help lower blood pressure.
• Support healthy aging.
• Support good brain function.
• Support reproductive health in people with sperm.
• Improve blood fat levels.
• Widely available and easy to add to your diet.

After a walnut sapling is planted, it takes five to seven years for it to grow into an adult tree suitable for harvesting. Although many varieties of walnuts are grown in California, six varieties account for over 85%: Chandler, Hartley, Howard, Tulare, Serr, and Vina.

The 2022 California walnut production is forecast at 720,000 tons, down 1% from 2021's production of 725,000 tons.

California Agricultural Production Statistics

• Dairy Products, Milk - $10.40 billion.
• Grapes - $5.54 billion.
• Cattle and Calves - $3.63 billion.
• Almonds - $3.52 billion.
• Lettuce - $3.15 billion.

California is the nation's sole producer (99 percent or more) of a large number of specialty crops: • Almonds • Artichokes • Clingstone Peaches • Dried Plums • Figs • Olives • Persimmons • Pomegranates • Raisins • Seed, Ladino Clover • Sweet Rice • Walnuts.

Nutsville Walnuts are directly imported from Chile which is third largest walnut exporting country in the world. Chilean walnut is the best quality walnut in the world.