Laureen

Totally offtopic (other than that Rowan and I got to talk to both an almond
grower and a chemist in our quest for answers!), but the almond thing is
pretty complex; if anyone is interested, feel free to mail me offlist. I did
a bunch of research into this, and into both the steam and chemical
pasteurization process, and would be happy to share what I have.

~~L!

On 9/28/07, Pamela Sorooshian <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:
>
> So far, by the way, it is still possible to buy unpasteurized raw
> almonds, they will be less and less available as the new mandate
> started just this month.
>
> There isn't good evidence that pasteurization eliminates nutritional
> value, much less absolutely all nutrition. If nothing else it leaves
> dietary fiber, which, itself, is something valuable.




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~~L!

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