raw almonds vs. dry roasted?
yes. Minimal.
But - raw nuts have enzymes that make them less digestible. Roasting or sprouting deactivates that enzymes.
If you going for absorption - roasted or sprouted almonds are better for that.
Roasted d- also have better shelf life. Raw - may be contaminated with salmonella, or get get rancid (oil goes bad) so they are best kept in a fridge or freezer. They raw - have more vitamins like E and unprocessed oil (better for us)
Raw best eaten after sporting for best absorption and best nutrition.
Google " almond sprouting.
But - raw nuts have enzymes that make them less digestible. Roasting or sprouting deactivates that enzymes.
If you going for absorption - roasted or sprouted almonds are better for that.
Roasted d- also have better shelf life. Raw - may be contaminated with salmonella, or get get rancid (oil goes bad) so they are best kept in a fridge or freezer. They raw - have more vitamins like E and unprocessed oil (better for us)
Raw best eaten after sporting for best absorption and best nutrition.
Google " almond sprouting.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
something to keep in mind that in the US, if the package says 'raw almonds' they aren't really raw. they have been pasteurized so the enzyme issue isn't really one.
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there are some stores - natural that sell raw almonds.Mostly organic- Verified.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
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