Golden Orchards California Almonds

[Guest guest]

Hi all. I recently purchased a bag of salted, roasted almonds at the dollar

store. Could these be coated with starch?? Starch didn't come to mind as I was

buying them, but I was recently reading the section in BTVC where Elaine states

that manufacturers usually coat nuts with starch. However, she said " mixed "

nuts. As these are only almonds, do you think they may be legal? I tried to find

a contact number, but I only came across an address for the manufacturer. I plan

on sending a letter, but I figured I would ask you fine people for feedback

first.

Thanks!

-Marisa

[Guest guest]

Marissa,

Any commercially packaged nuts that are roasted and salted probably contain

starch. It's safer to buy raw nuts and roast and salt them yourself. Personally,

I would not trust the ones you bought-- sorry. Remember the 2% rule for

processed foods

PJ

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> Hi all. I recently purchased a bag of salted, roasted almonds at the dollar

store. Could these be coated with starch?? Starch didn't come to mind as I was

buying them, but I was recently reading the section in BTVC where Elaine states

that manufacturers usually coat nuts with starch. However, she said " mixed "

nuts. As these are only almonds, do you think they may be legal? I tried to find

a contact number, but I only came across an address for the manufacturer. I plan

on sending a letter, but I figured I would ask you fine people for feedback

first.

>

>

> Thanks!

>

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> -Marisa

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[Guest guest]

At 08:08 PM 12/14/2009, you wrote:

I recently purchased a bag of

salted, roasted almonds at the dollar store. Could these be coated with

starch??

Quite frequently, starch is added to the salt to make it stick better to

the roasted nuts. I would check with the company -- and be sure to ask,

not only about " ingredients, " but about " processing

aids. "

Starch used to help the salt stick is not likely to be considered an

ingredient, and they could, legitimately, say, " No, we don't add

starch to our roasted salted nuts. " But the starch could be a

" processing aid, " and they're not required to mention the

starch in an ingredients disclosure.

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