Anyone have any other sources that nutsonline.com for raw/unpasteurized nuts/seeds? I wanted to make a purchase, but I see Almonds are $13.99/lb. right now, & that's not even including the shipping! OUCH!

Any other stores that you know of? Guess I'm off to google.

I like these guys:

[shop.livingnutz.com]

Thanks Tam - I will keep them bookmarked - Prices are close.

Any others?

I have ordered stuff from these people and been pleased:

[www.naturalzing.com]

Oooh! It looks like they're having a sale!

How are these companies able to get around the pasteurizing laws?

juicerkatz Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> ....... but I see Almonds are $13.99/lb. right
> now, & that's not even including the shipping!
> OUCH!
I bought a pound of those Truly Raw Almonds,
and want to sprout them for easier digestion. I have
some soaking right now. If anyone has done it, is 12
hours enough soak time?.....WY

yes, that should be more than adequate for a nut of that size. 8 hours would probably be enough WY. Just make sure to bathe them twice daily, morning and night. If they start to look like they are drying out just move them around in the bowl, the top ones can look dry but the bottom ones won't be and you don't want to drown them with too much water.
Please let us know if you actually get a sprout or not.
One tip, if you gently squeeze them when they are sprouted to your liking (just starting to show a tail is enough) they should slip right out of their skins. I remove the skins if I'm going to make almond milk or pate with them or even just to eat them. The skins are high in tannins. The only time I would leave them on is if I were going to dehydrate them to make them crunchy again. You can marinate them in herbs and a bit of lemon to make them flavourful if you want (some people use salt or braggs but I don't think you eat any salt, do you? I find it interferes with food's subtle natural sweetness myself). You could remove the skins for this too but at the amount you would eat by the handful (probably only a few at a time) it wouldn't matter if you left them on.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2011 05:11AM by coco.

Find your requirements through virgin raw ..Raw Food, Organic food, Organic seeds, Raw Anti Aging products, Raw Cacao Nibs, Organic Cacao, goji berry, raw dried food, energy supplement online store

WY,

Almonds germinate in colder temps better; almond trees like a mild frost, so make sure where you are doing this isn't hot or really warm.

juicerkatz Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> How are these companies able to get around the
> pasteurizing laws?

I read somewhere, and sorry I cant remember where, is that they can sell unpasturized almonds directly to the general public, but cannot be sold raw if for resale in the stores; at least here in California.

I contacted natural zing to see how long their sale on nuts is and they said that's pretty much their price so good to know! I wonder if my mom will freak out if I order 25 lbs to her house? Probably... wish I knew someone around here who wanted to split an order with me. No raw foodists in Windsor that I know of though.

for almonds-
[www.organicpastures.com]

$10 a pound including shipping if you buy 5 pounds or more!

I have been doing some searching - found D & S ranches in California - raw & *unpasteurized...well, they use some newfangled process of pasteurization that doesn't harm the nut.

[www.california-almonds.com]

Prices are attractive - 9.95 - 1 lb. almonds. Walnuts same price. (yum!)

Looks like they run deals all the time offering free ship if you buy larger amounts. I wonder about the pasteurization process...anyone know anything about the company?



Read about the process here - [www.california-almonds.com]

jk,

I recall going to that page last year sometime and being intrigued(didn't need any nuts then, though). I think the only way to verify this process is to buy some nuts and try to sprout them. Good luck!