Spices: raw or not?

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• AllNatural

  i grow alot of herbs during the summer and either freeze or dry them b/c different herbs taste different preserved in different ways. I mostly use these for flavor. I definitly consider these raw.
• barose

  Last night, I grated a little dried chipotle into my guacamole. I wondered if that was raw or not—the amount was so small, I doubt it matters. I like dried herbs, its has such a different flavor than fresh, though I grow basil, sage and rosemary now.

  When I buy them, I get organic (non irradiated). I think non irradiated is the more important thing.
• barose

  Thanks spirtedmama! No wonder I have such a bad reaction to nutritional yeast. It almost have a “gluten” effect in my body and I had a horrible migraine on top of that. You learn something new everyday.
• tierneyr Raw Newbie

  I would say pepper is the berry of a plant called Piper nigrum. Most pepper is raw. Black peppercorns are simply the green fruits of the Piper nigrum that have been sun dried. White peppercorns are the same berries, but they have been left on the plant to ripen until they are red in color. They are then soaked and peeled, which reveals their white corns.

  Commonly used spices that are not raw in their dried form as a result of their required processing techniques include paprika, saffron, sassafras, turmeric, and vanilla.
• davehaster Raw Newbie

  doubleDlittleZ said:

  Alot of recipes call for spices…for obvious reasons. My question is are all spices raw? or do i have to look for raw spices…or really should i just not be that specific and just buy whatever?

   Hello,

  In my opinion, most of the spices are Raw, because every spices or herb have differed way or process of preservation...