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• Geespeen I don’t know the company, Almonds from CA, that gave you this information, but I may be able to provide answers to your questoins with a somewhat different perspective. There is a legal exception to the USDA pasteurization regulations. I wo…

  in MUST READ! Info on "raw" almonds Comment by farmeral
• For another forum I just found some information on almond “soak” like a sprout. It seems to change character quite a bit. Almond Sprouts

  in Nuts/Seeds question Comment by farmeral
• Most almonds are not raw anymore. Begining with the 2007 harvest all commercially distributed almonds are required by the USDA to be pasteurized – but still allowed to use a raw label. Pasteurization is a heat treatment to kill bacteria but is likel…

  in Going nuts understanding raw nuts! Comment by farmeral
• This is a great forum – everyone has something of interest to add. Regarding soaking, I don’t see how that would help digestion unless soaked for a long time – there is an old but inaccurate bit of kitchen lore that advises soaking to deactivate the…

  in HELP! My nuts keep molding... Comment by farmeral
• I am an almond farmer and so can sell unpasteurized almonds directly to you – like a roadside stand. I have a site – almondsalive.com This years crop will be harvested in a few months and I have been taking reservations for the best quality of the c…

  in RAW Almonds.. Comment by farmeral
• Starjen42 has it right. The presence of prussic acid may be the fundimental definition of bitter almond varieties. There are not many bitter almond trees and they are mostly if not entirely grown outside the US. The bitter almond looks more like a s…

  in Almonds Comment by farmeral