raw wheat germ thread

[michigan roman]

belows a link to a farm that sells alot of grains / beans / dried stuff / etc , and they sell raw wheat germ . very high in b vitamins which are tough , for me anyway , to get in my raw vegan diet . so figured ide post link while also wondering others thoughts on this food in the raw diet . link =

http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com/Raw,%20Fresh%20Wheatgerm.htm ..

[spicyfull]

Thanks for taking the time to Share.

[kaybee]

hey michigan roman--

just wondering if you contacted the company and if wheat germ can be really raw? or if "raw" just means "not toasted"...I'd love to know becasue I LOVE the stuff and supplement my dogs food with it, but I was under the impression that when the germ was separated out, the wheat germ was processed in some way. just wondering if you knew.

thanks
kaybee

[michigan roman]

hi kb , i cant find the page i read from this farm on an internet search of wheat germ right now . and i cant find it at their above linked products page , but im pretty postive i saw the head guy say that they process it raw then freeze it so as the contained oils dont go rancid . but theyve a contact icon at their site so you could easliy email them . and belows a link from their site to pictures of their farm which made me like it because it seems like a small family run business , and the region looks so clean / natural . link =

http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com/Picture%20Galerie.htm ..

[kaybee]

hmm. that would be cool. ill have to check it out. thx

[Dimond]

I believe I contacted them before & was told their products aren't truly raw. Or at least the nuts and dried fruit aren't. Don't remember the exact response. But maybe the other stuff is...

[Veganforlife]

Well...I DID contact them and this was their reply:

Dear Lucy,

our Wheat germ is not heat treated, it is raw and fresh and needs to be stored in a cool and dry place (refrigerator) to keep it fresh.

I hope this little bit of information will help you.

Thank you for your email and best regards from the farm.

Sabine Dahlmann
Purcell Mountain Farms
Idaho
208-267-0627
www.purcellmountainfarms.com

[michigan roman]

thanx vfl :)

well ive just been refreshing my reading on wheat / its bran / its germ / nutrients , and im realizing that wheat germ is just the wheat seed with the bran and endosperm coatings ground off the inner core of the seed . and when the outer bran / endosperm are ground off the core it opens the core up to dry out and thusly lose its nutrients . thusly im gonna have to make my non scientific / instinctual call here and give wheat germ the heave ho :eek: , its outta here dude ;-)

ide prefer buying the entire seed cheap , like a buck per pound , at my local bulk food joints and soaking them like 24 hours til on verge of sprouting and gnawing on the little rubber duckies :p (theyre rubbery arent they) . i KNOW in this form its MUCH more nutricious than any dried out wheat germ .

and like in years past im once again striving to experiment with the water im soaking the rubber duckies :cool: (new term alert) in in effort to impart a pleasant taste to the little beasties ;-) , such as mexican / italian type sauce spices like tomato / garlic / etc added to the soaking water to spice up the duckies . or , and omg ;-) , cinnamon / dry dates / raisins / apple juice etc type things aiming at a sweet / granola type food .

thats a big 10 4 from the rubber duckie ;-) , ' we got ourselves a convoy " .
sorry i think someone drugged my almond milk this morning dudes :-)

ps - heres a link to explaining wheat germ =
http://www.thewholetruth.org/Health_Wheat_FAQ.asp#2 ..

[Veganforlife]

Rubber Duckie, you're the one,
You make bathtime lots of fun,
Rubber Duckie, I'm awfully fond of you;
(woh woh, bee doh!)

Rubber Duckie, joy of joys,
When I squeeze you, you make noise!
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(doo doo doo doooo, doo doo)

Every day when I
Make my way to the tubby
I find a little fella who's
Cute and yellow and chubby
(rub-a-dub-a-dubby!)

Rubber Duckie, you're so fine
And I'm lucky that you're mine
Rubber duckie, I'm awfully fond of you.

Every day when I
Make my way to the tubby
I find a little fella who's
Cute and yellow and chubby
(rub-a-dub-a-dubby!)

Rubber Duckie, you're so fine
And I'm lucky that you're mine
Rubber duckie, I'm awfully fond of -
Rubber duckie, I'd like a whole pond of -
Rubber duckie I'm awfully fond of you!
(doo doo, be doo.)