[RawSeattle]Raw nuts? (was tea, nuts and beans?)

[Guest guest]

" knowing that most nuts and seeds that claim to be raw are likely processed in a

manner that is non-raw, is it possible to purchase truley raw nuts and seeds in

the city of seattle?... "

" Raw nuts are at Trader Joe in packages, and the Food Co op in bins, also at

Mana Mills in Lynnwood/ Edmonds area. If they say raw... aren't they raw??... "

 

 

When a label says " raw " it just means the product has not been cooked, it

doesn't necessarily mean that it hasn't been heated incidentally in processing.

All commercial nuts have to be dried before they are packaged, otherwise they

would mold in the packaging. This can be accomplished quite effectively and

naturally if they were allowed to lie on the ground for a few weeks after they

fall, but on modern farms where getting the product to market quickly is the

goal, nuts are gathered prematurely and are shaken and tumble-dried in large

dryers. Somewhere, somebody has probably done some research about the temps

that are used, but it's easy to imagine it being at least 140. Nuts that are

sold out of the shell are even more problematic because not only are they

subjected to the same process, but the missing shell causes them to dry out even

more, lose nutrients and become rancid. Still and all, I ate lots of

store-bought nuts in my transition, shelled and unshelled, and still do from

time to time. Incidental heating doesn't destroy nuts nearly as much as

roasting or deliberate cooking, and the truly raw nuts that are available

through the likes of NFL are prohibitively expensive, imo.

Best wishes,

Nora

www.RawSchool.com

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I know this was a long time ago...takes me a while to get thru email...You

can tell if the nuts are viable or not simply by soaking them overnight,

rinsing and draining them. The taste will tell you if they have come alive

or not, also if they keep OK in the refrig. after that or not, is a clue. I

like to purchase a few and test them if I am not sure, and then go back and

stock up if they are good.

Janaki

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" Nora Lenz " <nmlenz

<RawSeattle >

Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:21 AM

Re: [RawSeattle] " Raw " nuts? (was " tea, nuts and beans? " )

 

 

> " knowing that most nuts and seeds that claim to be raw are likely

processed in a manner that is non-raw, is it possible to purchase truley raw

nuts and seeds in the city of seattle?... "

> " Raw nuts are at Trader Joe in packages, and the Food Co op in bins, also

at Mana Mills in Lynnwood/ Edmonds area. If they say raw... aren't they

raw??... "

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> When a label says " raw " it just means the product has not been cooked, it

doesn't necessarily mean that it hasn't been heated incidentally in

processing. All commercial nuts have to be dried before they are packaged,

otherwise they would mold in the packaging. This can be accomplished quite

effectively and naturally if they were allowed to lie on the ground for a

few weeks after they fall, but on modern farms where getting the product to

market quickly is the goal, nuts are gathered prematurely and are shaken and

tumble-dried in large dryers. Somewhere, somebody has probably done some

research about the temps that are used, but it's easy to imagine it being at

least 140. Nuts that are sold out of the shell are even more problematic

because not only are they subjected to the same process, but the missing

shell causes them to dry out even more, lose nutrients and become rancid.

Still and all, I ate lots of store-bought nuts in my transition, shelled and

unshelled, and sti!

> ll do from time to time. Incidental heating doesn't destroy nuts nearly

as much as roasting or deliberate cooking, and the truly raw nuts that are

available through the likes of NFL are prohibitively expensive, imo.

> Best wishes,

> Nora

> www.RawSchool.com

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