Pasteurised Almonds Questions

[Vrindavan]

In USA

T or F Questions

All shelled Almonds are pasteurised ?

All shelled Nuts are pasteurised ?

All whole Almonds(with shell) are pasteurised ?

All whole Nuts(with shell) are pasteurised ?

Imported Nuts also need to be pasteurised before selling in USA ?

Thanks for help

[iluvmangos]

In USA

T or F Questions

All shelled Almonds are pasteurised ?

All shelled Nuts are pasteurised ?

All whole Almonds(with shell) are pasteurised ?

All whole Nuts(with shell) are pasteurised ?

Imported Nuts also need to be pasteurised before selling in USA ?

Thanks for help

I was under the impression that all almonds grown in the USA had to be pasteurized, but not imported nuts. Don't have a source to quote right now, but I thought that was the case. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[Dimond]

All are false.

[veganman]

Hi Vrindavan ~

Although I am not entirely sure about nuts that are imported into the US, I do know that all of the other statements are false.

[Vrindavan]

sorry, my mistake

two questions should better be like this

in USA
All whole Almonds(with shell, not cracked) are most like RAW ?
All whole Nuts(with shell, not cracked) are most likely RAW ?

If the above are true,

buying nuts with shell has higher chance to get RAW instead of Pasteurised ?

Thanks

[LilacLavender]

They're more likely to be raw if in shells, yes. Not sure about almonds in shells, though.

I do know that if bought directly from the grower they can be raw, even in the US, since the growers are allowed to sell a certain small portion of their crop unpasteurized.

Best to get the ones from Spain if unsure.

[veganman]

sorry, my mistake

two questions should better be like this

in USA
All whole Almonds(with shell, not cracked) are most like RAW ?
All whole Nuts(with shell, not cracked) are most likely RAW ?

If the above are true,

buying nuts with shell has higher chance to get RAW instead of Pasteurised ?

Thanks

Hi Vrindavan ~

because of all of the changing regulations and different practices going on, I highly recommend asking the source that you are getting them from. It really is going to vary from source to source.