Are these almonds pasteurized, and if so what method? Thank you!
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I would be very surprised if the almonds are pasteurized as that generally involves flash heating the food (my aunt and uncle had a dairy farm when I was young, so I've seen milk pasteurization). It's possible the almonds were pasteurized, but I think raw means raw, unheated, unpasteurized. You could experiment with 'nuking' them in the microwave if you're concerned about it.
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It appears to be illegal for companies to sell in large quantities in the US without pasteurizing...http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=dailytip&dbid=324 I just read up on this myself. I'm interested in the answer, as well...
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It appears to be illegal for companies to sell in large quantities in the US without pasteurizing...http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=dailytip&dbid;=324 I just read up on this myself. I'm interested in the answer, as well...
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In the US, almonds are legally required to be pasteurized before they are sold - unless you buy them directly from the farmer. "Raw" is the legally acceptable term used to define that they have not been blanched or roasted, or cooked another way. The only way to buy true raw almonds is to find a farmer to buy from or buy imported raw almonds from Europe (they do not have almond pasteurizing laws). They are a bit more expensive, but worth it to some.
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They are not raw if they are pasteurized. So Amazon needs to be clear on this and not state they are raw or someone should sue them.
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Any that are grown in the US are pasteurized. If my memory serves me right they are. I will do further research. If they ate grown in Europe they are not pasteurized but the cost is astrinomical
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It does not state anywhere on the package that they are organic almonds, so I would suggest looking at their website & check their mission statement. I think if these were indeed organic, they would be proudly posting it on their product. I looked at cost first, but I will choose something different next time. It does have a wonderful consistency for baking though.
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Coconut juice is not a milk product, so I don't think it has to be pasteurized. Coconut juice is the richest natural product that you can drink.
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No I have not refrigerate it. I treat it as ordinary flour. .....but I have recently found out that the FDA has ordered all almonds in the US to be pasteurized. As a result most our almonds (if not all) are being pasteurized using Propylene oxide is a known carcinogenic for cancer. No one should consume US almonds. I recommend that you google "FDA pasteurized almonds" to verify. I personally will be using coconut flour
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I use raw/sprouted organic almonds as they do not have any additives that would impact a healthy, nutritious. I mainly use these almonds to make almond milk for my family as it would not contain additional sodium, etc. Blanching the raw almonds does render them only very slightly less nutritious, but not enough to really matter. Peace, Susan Whitehorse-Hayes
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The first reviewer has apparently contacted the CA Almond people (they have a website). The information given was they get a steam treatment. Please read the very first review. I bought 10 pounds about six months ago and I am making almond butter in a few minutes with the last pound. These are packaged in sealed bags by the pound. Excellent quality.
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by law, California almonds have to be flash pasteurized. this means they are technically not raw, but the inside of the nut supposedly does not get "cooked" in this process.
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Not sure if they are pasteurized. The label indicates merely "raw nuts." Ingredients say: Raw Brazil Nuts (Bolivia, Peru). Processed on shared equipment with peanuts, tree nuts, soy, milk, egg or wheat products." Wish I could answer definitively.
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They are NOT organic, and they are NOT GMO. I contacted the company and this was their reply... "Our almonds are conventionally grown - conventionally grown products, use fertilizers and pesticides which allow for higher yield, out of season growth, greater resistance, and greater longevity. After growth, the almonds used in our natural almond flour are then steam pasteurized. The blanched almonds are considered pasteurized when they go through the blanching process (which uses steam to remove the skins to get the white color of blanched flour). Additionally, all of our almonds are non-GMO."
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Zane... it does not specifically say that it is pasteurized or that it has live and active cultures on the back of the packaging.
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They are hermetically-type sealed, I think, and pasteurized.... if I am not mistaken.So they have a very long shelf life! But once they are opened, they behave like fresh tomatoes.Because they have no preservatives.That at least was my understanding when I was introduced to the product in Italy.
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Whenever the almonds used are organic, I have found that it will indicate that on the label. If it dosn't say organic I always figure that they are not. I don't have a real preference to organic or not organic.
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I was told they use the steam method. Short of going to the processing factory ourselves these days we have to take a company at their word. These worked fine for our use though of making almond milk. We soaked them 8hrs and changed the water mid way through.
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I am not the seller..... I am a buyer who reviewed the product. However, having had the product, I can tell you that these are NOT stale. They are RAW. Raw meaning not cooked. Not cooked meaning soft. The nuts you buy at a grocery store are roasted, which makes them crispier, harder, whatever word you'd like to use. These are RAW, as described in the product name and description. But again, this is just a review, I am not the seller.
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Yes, they are raw. You don't need to cook them, they are great eaten raw. They are at their best eaten raw after overnight soaking in water.
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Unfortunately, I've already finished that particul brand and don't know. I purchased several different brands, all natual Almond Butter. The one brand, Brad's Organic Roasted Almond Butters states it's organic but nothing about the almonds being pasturized. You may have to contact some of the producers and ask them that question specifically. Sorry I couldn't help.