What is the purpose/use for sprouting the almonds? Also, if you blanch the almonds for making Horchata, does that make them less nutritious?
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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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That sounds correct to me.. use high nitrogen for green growth the other for budding and fruiting , assuming it has the ingredients for tha:t phosphorous and potash.
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It works great for making almond butter. It comes out super creamy. I use raw almonds and do not add anything else.
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Hi. Certain these are not blanched or soaked almonds. Believe they are simply raw and temp controlled when ground. Quite tasty.
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All almonds grown in the USA are pasteurized, even the only panic ones, unless they are sold from a "roadside stand" or from Spain and now I'm hearing China. I'm not familiar with Spain's farming regulations are but China I have to question.
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I do it all the time. use a thickener (like corn or tapioca starch) and a packet of unflavored gelatin when heating the almond/soy/blended milk to control thickness. I use more starter-- either double the powder or use powder and a storebought yogurt of same base. Honey for sweetener to bump up the cultures. experiment!
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I actually asked the manufacturer this and this is the response I got: "The almonds in our Almond Butter are steam pasteurized. Steam treatments are surface treatments only. Multiple proprietary steam treatments are currently being utilized by the industry which meets USDA Organic Program standards. The short bursts of steam do not impact the nutritional integrity of the almond. These treatments do not "cook" proteins or destroy vitamins and minerals. The nutritional and sensory characteristics of the almonds remain unchanged when treated with steam." So rest easy.. they were never sent to the PPO gas chamber. Thanks, Woodstock.
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About these particular nuts, I cannot comment. But for your general information and in answer to the comment by Leann McCamey: I am sorry to have to inform you that the FDA specifically allows steam-heat pasteurized almonds to be labeled "RAW" Yes, even though they are "cooked" by being pasteurized, the FDA allows (and perhaps encourages) the industry to continue to label them raw. The other method of "pasteurization" is fumigation by toxic gas (my memory is not screening up the chemical right now, just google for it) and those also are "raw", I am not sure how "organic" they are according to the USDA's definition of "organic". Of course none of this fits MY definition of safe, wholesome, raw or organic.
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I've never made almond meal or flour so I looked it up for you and my own curiosity but you could have looked it up too. Seems like these almonds will make almond meal (courser than flour) in a food processor or Vitamix but you'd want blanched almonds to make the (finer) almond flour. Hope this helps.
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I own this unit and use it for a variety of things, including nuts. I've used it for almonds, however I don't feel it grinds as fine as the end result of a store-bought almond flour. To ensure freshness I use a spice grinder for my flax seeds; the amount I choose to grind is too little for such a big machine. That being noted, I believe the Braun would do a fine job pulverizing a large amount of flax seeds. I hope this helps!
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If your an expert on almonds, you'll notice the difference. Personally it was for a recipe and I'd rather have the prussic acid (cyanide) contained in raw almonds before I pay that price for them again!
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I just used it for at least fifty almonds. I've tried different ways to open the shells, and because they're usually soft, it's kind of cumbersome. You can still open the almonds just fine, but they might get a little "stuck" since the shells are again, soft.
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Sounds like they are bad to me. You should contact the seller and/or amazon and let them know so that you can get your money back. None of the ones that I received were bitter. I tried to sprout one also, and it did not sprout. That leads me to believe that these are not truly raw. They were delicious though...
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I believe you are referring to our almond product - the blanched almonds have their skin removed via a steam process then are milled into flour - unblanched almonds leave the skin in tact and are milled to produce almond flour. Hope that helps!-Anthony's Staff
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I never thought about using the flax seed this way since it's so bland alone, however your snack idea sounds yummy. Or yogurt also sounds delicious.....But thanks for the snack tip!!
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There is NO indication on the packaging or on the Amazon site that these are non-GMO almonds or organic. They are raw (i.e. not cooked or roasted) - not sure if that answers your question about pasteurization.