Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
qwerty
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Date: September 30, 2014 04:32PM I'm soaking nuts overnight in order to eat them the next day (i'm not sprouting them). To this end, is there any difference between soaking the nuts in their whole or broken form? Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
close2raw
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Date: September 30, 2014 07:43PM First, what kind of nuts are they?
They just have to be unpasteurized hopefully you already know. Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
Superjuice
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Date: September 30, 2014 08:40PM To answer your question, no. What is of the most importance is that they are as fresh as possible, nuts get rancid. It's best that they are unpasteurized but not absolutely necessary. And even better if they are organic, as always, that is the most important. Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
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close2raw
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Date: September 30, 2014 11:43PM I buy almonds from a farmer's market that say "raw unpasteurized" on the label but nowhere does it say if they are organic or not. Considering how hard it is to find raw almonds in the US I suppose I will just have to live with it! Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
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Superjuice
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Date: October 01, 2014 06:05PM close2raw Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I buy almonds from a farmer's market that say "raw > unpasteurized" on the label but nowhere does it > say if they are organic or not. Considering how > hard it is to find raw almonds in the US I suppose > I will just have to live with it! I understand your pain close2raw, I am curious exactly what type of almonds you are getting and where you live, I am always curious about these things. Example: Raw from Spain, raw from the US, etc. You can get raw organic online from CA. if you like. I do not like the spanish almonds and won't support the sales of them. FYI it is not too bad to get pastuerized organic, they are not cooked all the way through, not even a little. For the most part they are fine for soaking but not optimal of course. I have not had an issue with them as long as they are from a good source and fresh. When they first started doing this I would not even touch them but we learn, try them out. If possible don't support conventional, sometimes this is our ony power as consumers. Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
qwerty
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Date: October 01, 2014 06:23PM I'm aware of the pasteurization and organic issues. My doubt was whether if the processes of digestibility increase took place equally in the whole or broken form (of any nut, no particular one).
Or put it in another way, if the transformations occuring during soaking are locally or globally triggered. It would be kind of weird if it was a global thing, i mean if the seed needed to be whole in other to the changes to take place, but on the other hand this is the case for germination. Anyway my knowledge of seed anatomy is zero. Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
Superjuice
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Date: October 02, 2014 07:54PM qwerty Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I'm aware of the pasteurization and organic > issues. My doubt was whether if the processes of > digestibility increase took place equally in the > whole or broken form (of any nut, no particular > one). > Or put it in another way, if the transformations > occuring during soaking are locally or globally > triggered. It would be kind of weird if it was a > global thing, i mean if the seed needed to be > whole in other to the changes to take place, but > on the other hand this is the case for > germination. Anyway my knowledge of seed anatomy > is zero. Again the answer is NO, does not matter. Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
qwerty
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Date: October 03, 2014 05:04PM Great to know! Salad preparation will become easier
I appreciate your time for answering! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/03/2014 05:04PM by qwerty. Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: October 03, 2014 08:26PM difference between whole and broken nuts
broken nuts have a lot more surface area where it can be exposed to the air and oxidized and become rancid the more it is exposed to the air, heat, light etc. and lying around in the bins at the store the more the freshness ought to be questioned ( all things being equal) as far as whether or not they will germinate if they are broken up into a zillion pieces that's a really good question and i don't know usually get them whole okay hope someone else knows genius question by the way who would have thought of it except this person maybe a horticulturalist can answer as i think it does make a difference just thinking about a totally crushed up nut and a whoel nut seems like one would germinate and the other would not have a chance though i don't realy know anyone really try it to see if they germinated? that would be the ONLY way to know for sure Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
coconutcream
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Date: October 05, 2014 05:08PM Soaking nuts. I do this with almonds from spain. I would never soak broken nuts. I see what you are saying. They should be in their shells. But some germination or softening at least takes place right? Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
Anon 102
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Date: October 05, 2014 05:24PM Difference between whole nuts and broken nuts:
Whole nut: jtprindle Broken nut: TSM Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/05/2014 05:25PM by Anon 102. Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
Superjuice
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Date: October 06, 2014 08:17PM la_veronique Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > difference between whole and broken nuts > > broken nuts have a lot more surface area where it > can be exposed to the air and oxidized and become > rancid > > the more it is exposed to the air, heat, light > etc. and lying around in the bins at the store > > the more the freshness ought to be questioned > > ( all things being equal) > > as far as whether or not they will germinate if > they are broken up into a zillion pieces > > that's a really good question > and i don't know > > usually get them whole > > okay hope someone else knows genius question by > the way > who would have thought of it except this person > maybe a horticulturalist can answer as i think it > does make a difference > just thinking about a totally crushed up nut > and a whoel nut > seems like one would germinate and the other would > not have a chance > though i don't realy know > anyone really try it to see if they germinated? > > that would be the ONLY way to know > for sure This is a good statement but the OP is not sprouting, otherwise it all makes sense. Not all can afford whole nuts. Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
Superjuice
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Date: October 06, 2014 08:20PM Anon 102 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Difference between whole nuts and broken nuts: > > > Whole nut: jtprindle > > > Broken nut: TSM > > > > This is very scientific LOL, and very amusing giggle-giggle. No diss to the ones being made fun of though? Re: Difference between whole and broken nuts
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: October 09, 2014 03:31PM superjuice
not sure what OP is Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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