Abstract: The physical-chemical properties of walnut oil extracted with solvent and aqueous enzymatic methods were determined and compared in this paper. It showed that the extraction methods affected walnut oil properties to some degree. Compared with the solvent method, the aqueous enzymatic method yields walnut oil with the following quality attributes: higher transparency, lighter color, better taste, lower free fatty acid value, lower unsaponifiable matter contents and fewer phosphatides, but poorer oxidative stability. At the same time, results showed that there is no significant difference in fatty acid compositions of either the solvent or the enzyme extracted walnut oil.

Key words: walnut oil, aqueous enzymatic method, solvent extraction method, physico-chemical properties