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In addition to the vitamins and minerals listed in the table, nut kernels contain fatty oil, the main components of which include glycerides of various acids (stearic, palmitic, linolenic, oleic), amino acids such as asparagine, valine, histidine, glutamine, serine, cystine, phenylalanine, as well as essential oil, tannins and protein substances. The leaves also contain essential oil and tannins (for example, caffeic and ellagic acids). In addition, the composition includes flavonoids, naphthoquinones, vitamins (C and group B), carotenoids. This diversity makes it possible to use different parts of the walnut tree in folk and official medicine.