Cold-Pressed Oil and Macerates: How Processing Changes the Economics of a Walnut Orchard
Walnuts are an almost zero-waste crop. And income can be generated not only from selling the kernels. Oil is pressed from them, macerates are produced, while the press cake left after pressing is processed into flour and other food products. Even green walnuts, partitions, shells and leaves can be put to use. Thus, a single harvest can provide a producer with several value-added products at once.
