Description

Our walnut oil is is cold-pressed from freshly dried walnuts (Juglans regia) grown in Calfornia, and then lightly refined. It is a clear, pale yellow oil that is odorless. As a thin oil, it is used to make oil paint more fluid. As it yellows less than linseed oil (but more than safflower oil) it is good for making pale oil colors. Walnut oil dries more slowly than linseed oil, drying in four or five days. It is said to have a less tendency to crack than linseed oil, but this has not be verified by research.

As early as the fifth century walnut oil was recommended by Aetius for varnishing wax pictures and gilt surfaces. It is recommended for all light pigments in the treatises on painting by Leonardo da Vinci, Vasari, Borghini, Lornazzo, Armenini, Bisagno, Volpato, and others.

Product Information
Source:	Juglans regia
Appearance:	Clear and brilliant
Odor:	Odorless
Fatty Acid Profile
Linoleic Acid:	59.7%
Linolenic Acid:	13.5%
Oleic Acid:	16.3%
Palmitic Acid:	7.4%
Stearic Acid:	2.6%
Free Fatty Acid (as oleic acid)	0.02%
Total Saturated Acids	10.1%
Total Mono-unsaturated Acids	16.7%
Total Polyunsaturated Acids	73.2%
Other Properties
Iodine Value:	153.24
Refractive Index:	1.4692 @ 40 °C.
Color (Lovibond):	Yellow: 5 Red: 0.5
Specific Gravity:	0.924–0.927 @ 15 °C.
Drying Index:	86.6