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Re: Why Almond Butter Is Better

wtdaTim — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:03:20 -0000

Hi Holly!

Well, in general raw foods contain enzymes that are beneficial that are destroyed with heat. However, due to current laws in the US, all commercial almonds are supposed to be pasteurized so even almond butters saying raw have been heated briefly. You can get dry roasted which will have nice flavor and still have the minerals, just not the enzymes. Also, I think the bests are soaked/sprouted almonds as they are easier to digest by inactivating certain enzymes which can inhibit absorption of certain minerals and some places have almond butter made from soaked/sprouted almonds. Hope that helps!

Re: Why Almond Butter Is Better

Holly — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:32:34 -0000

Why raw almonds and not dry roasted which brings out a lot of flavor?

Re: Why Almond Butter Is Better

wtdaTim — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:51:06 -0000

Yes, that is true, but the post says "conducive". So I am simply saying they are less likely or less certain to be contaminated than peanuts, Traditionally they have been less conducive to have aflatoxins, especially the amount associated with peanuts. It seems with environmental issues and deplete soils that parasites and fungal infection are doing what they are designed to do and now affecting more tree nuts. Thanks for the info, though.

Re: Why Almond Butter Is Better

Ryan — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:17:12 -0000

Almonds can in fact be infected by aspergillus, the fungus that produces aflatoxins. See here: http://informahealthcare.co...

Re: Why Almond Butter Is Better

wtdanate — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:24:51 -0000

Yes, the Valencia PB from Trader Joes is excellent!