Are regular spices raw?

[daisyduke]

Are spices that are sold in grocery stores really raw?

Also, how about powder veggie soup mix? Is that raw?

Thank you!

[Veganforlife]

I doubt it. I believe first they aren't organic and second they are probably heat-treated to dry them. I use organic spices from my Health Food Store. OR I grow and dry my own (in my dehydrator I've dried home-grown spices).
Also the powder veggie mix - same thing. Usually products that are packaged like that usually are not raw...but, when in doubt, contact the company.

[daisyduke]

Okay, thank you.
Now, does that mean that if they are organic from a health food store they are raw?
Thanks again.

[LearningDaily]

I've always assumed that any dried spices/soups weren't raw. They are dried, dried always means heated to a crisp to me.

[alison]

I don't know about the soup mix, but I think the spices/dried herbs would be considered raw.

They're dried, but those kind of things are dried at a really low heat so as to not destroy the essential oils.

[dreamrawalwz]

Dried spices you would THINK are raw, however they are dried at higher temperature to do it quicker for mass marketing. The ones in regular groccery stores are ALL irradiated = BAD! In a health food store they ARE better and usually made from smaller companies so possible raw. They aren't irradiated either.

[daisyduke]

Okay, thank you!

What about the spices from Whole Foods? Raw?

[trinity082482]

After much debate I found out that spices are considered raw. Yum!

[Eva]

I don't know about the ones at Whole Foods, but I only buy spices from Trader Joe's because all the ones I have wanted are very clearly "non-irradiated." I hesitate to buy any spices from other big grocery store chains.