Almonds (and other nuts) in the shell

[Guest guest]

Are almonds sold in the shell required to be pasteurized or chemically

treated? If not, is this then a good way to access truly raw and

organic almonds? I remember as a child on holidays eating nuts after

dinner and having to shell them. It required a little effort and

slowed down the eating process (now I tend to pop handfuls in my

mouth). Seems like a nice, old-fashioned way of eating nuts that

might be worth revisiting. Also, are nuts in the shell less likely to

go rancid? Some nuts, like Brazil nuts, seem to go rancid easily.

[Guest guest]

Same question I had.

 

Louise

 

-- In rawfood , " michael " <mikem07306 wrote:

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> Are almonds sold in the shell required to be pasteurized or chemically

> treated? If not, is this then a good way to access truly raw and

> organic almonds? I remember as a child on holidays eating nuts after

> dinner and having to shell them. It required a little effort and

> slowed down the eating process (now I tend to pop handfuls in my

> mouth). Seems like a nice, old-fashioned way of eating nuts that

> might be worth revisiting. Also, are nuts in the shell less likely to

> go rancid? Some nuts, like Brazil nuts, seem to go rancid easily.

>