11. Antioxidants
When it comes to foods that are rich in antioxidants, walnuts rank second. The only other food that has more antioxidants are blackberries. The best thing about walnuts is that they not only are rich in a lot of different antioxidants, they also contain some of the rare and most powerful antioxidants. This includes the tannin tellimagrandin, quinone juglone, as well as the flavonol morin.
All of these have a remarkable amount of scavenging power when it comes to fighting off free radicals. In addition, all of these antioxidants can also help to prevent liver damage that is caused by chemicals that may be found in other foods that you eat. Free radicals that are found in the body can be quite harmful and may even cause cancer to develop. Eating foods rich in antioxidants such as walnuts can go a long way in preventing these types of diseases.