I just received my cashews and they are not the same as pictured. They smell like fish/shrimp. Is this normal? I've never had cashews smell like this.
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I just received my cashews, and they are rancid. I have had raw cashews before and they smell nothing like this. I thought maybe it was just an odd smell, and I ground them and used them in a recipe (as I have in the past with other raw cashews) and it made us all horribly sick. Do not eat them. I have tried contacting Amazon but have not heard anything yet.
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We got those the last time we ordered and ended up throwing them away. It's a shame because the old brand was awesome.
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Have you had raw cashews before? They do smell different. I roast mine for about 20 minutes at 250*. They're better if they barely change color. Good luck.
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why would you throw them out rather than return them???...amazon guarantees you get what you pay for..and fishy cachews are not acceptable. I bought the cashew pieces to eat raw and they are very good..in smell and taste.
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You should soak all your nuts in water anyway, easier to digest than raw cashews.
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why would you throw them out rather than return them???... amazon guarantees you get what you pay for..and fishy cachews are not acceptable. I bought the cashew pieces to eat raw and they are very good..in smell and taste.
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That doesn't sound right, to me. Mine has a light, floral scent. Pleasant, definitely not what I would describe as rancid.
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From my experience in ordering here, they are not real densuke melons. The melons I received resembled a sugar baby or similar.
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I am from the company. This is a naturally-sourced oil that is not standardized or purified (which results in a whole-food, unprocessed product...a good thing). There are natural variations in sea buckthorn oil color as a result of this. It's normal and not to be concerned about. In fact, the darker colors typically mean higher concentrations of carotenoids and flavonoids. These are powerful antioxidants.
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I do notice a minor fishy smell and perhaps a little change in the taste of my smoothies but really not much. Did you refrigerate after you opened it? I have a small jar I took to work that was not refrigerated and it did get fishier smelling. But still not that bad. I think a little taste, smell and color just comes with the product. This is still by fat the best spiulina product I've ever used and iI have been feeling marvelous!
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Nothing added. Just cashews. Please be aware, however, if you are allergic to peanuts, the packaging of mine states "Packaged in the same facility as peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and milk products."
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I suspect it's rancid if it smells like fish oil. Many say that Jojoba has no scent. I disagree--I have a very acute sense of smell and I it has a very distinctive, light, vaguely sweet scent. It reminds me of a very faint aroma of baked goods, like pancakes or waffles (without the syrup.) I have never known it to smell like fish oil.
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I can tell you about the original flavor (very tasty.) Have a bag here and those contain: Cassava; palm, sunflower or safflower oil; evaporated cane juice; sea salt; garlic powder; natural vitamin E to preserve freshness. Also notes "Contains soy." I don't know if that is because they also process products with soy and are acknowledging the possibility of cross-contamination?Here is their phone number: 1-866-98-ARICO
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Mine are perfectly dried -- not completely dessicated and stale like the ones you can find in the local stores. Dry but still pliable, which is exactly how they're supposed to be. And they are quite spicy, which is what I wanted. I ordered mine from Swang-Anong, so perhaps the seller is the difference.
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As everyone has said, they are whole cashews. They are packed in a large, heavy-duty plastic zip top bag. There is some breakage in transit. It's almost impossible not to have some, with such a large bag, but we had perhaps two small handfuls of small pieces, at the end. On the other hand, from what we saw, it's fairly easy to split the cashews into halves, so perhaps 10% of the bag had split into halves, but very few were broken into small pieces. The cashews were quite large, and we ate the majority of them out of hand. We were very happy with them.
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The shipment of this same flavor was fine the previous month. I had never experienced a problem before this batch. So, yes, it was a recent change. I did not notice the smell. It was the consistency that was the cause for my concern. I hope this answered your question.
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Send it back. Try another one. They arent supposed to smell like that.I bought two and no smell like you describe.
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No, I have had mine a long time and no scent change. It definitely did not smell like fish at all. It was almost scentless. I believe you received a bad batch and I would open a immediate resolution request and be very adamant. This is such a great product-well worth it and I love it. Great company too. I am sorry you re having problems. Good Luck.
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I haven't noticed a fishy smell with these. I have been concerned with the plastic packaging fumes off of it so I started taking the wax out before lighting. I have used them to start pellets burning so I may just use half a cube out of the packaging. Excuse me if I can't be more specific.
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Michael:I bought these last December and they were key limes. When they arrived they were green, but turned yellow within a week or so. They were definitely key limes though. They are much smaller than regular limes and have a very floral smell and taste. I was able to make I believe 3 pies from them (I ordered 5 lbs), but this may vary batch to batch. I can tell you that they did produce an excellent pie, and I am planning to order them again. I was very pleased.I hope this helpd,Vince
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Mine does not smell like fish. On the label, to the left side of front is a picture of three people in an oval, and below that is on the right is a "use by" date. Check to see if it is out of date or close to it. Keep in mind that once you open it, it MUST be refrigerated. I have never had a problem with Barlean's. I does smell oily, but then again it IS an oil, but I have no fish smell. I go through a 16 ounce bottle in about 6-7 days; using 1/3 cup per day.
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I can answer the last question: they seem very fresh to me. The taste and texture are excellent. These cashews are far superior to the cashews my health food store carries. And the ones in "bins" are just awful.