Re: roasted nuts NOT in a mix

[Guest guest]

I thought they were legal.  Marantha has a roasted almond butter.  I've gotten roasted, salted nuts before.

 

But, I'd rather get raw and toast, season my own.  They seem fresher.

 

Guess the moderators will have to weigh in.

 

I know we're not supposed to eat roasted nuts that are sold in a mix because they are usually roasted in a starch, but what about roasted nuts that are NOT mixed? Like for example, a bag of roasted and salted sunflower seeds? Or a bag of roasted and salted cashews? I'm sure this has been asked before, but I'm sorry, I don't remember!

Thanks,Amber

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Debbie.

I assumed they were legal too, since they're not in a mix. I wonder why they use

a starch coating for mixed nuts and not for non-mixed.

I'm sure they are better when you roast them yourself. I just wanted to try and

make my own sunflower seed butter, and I couldn't find any raw, non-salted

sunflower seeds.

Amber

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> > I know we're not supposed to eat roasted nuts that are sold in a mix

> > because they are usually roasted in a starch, but what about roasted nuts

> > that are NOT mixed? Like for example, a bag of roasted and salted sunflower

> > seeds? Or a bag of roasted and salted cashews? I'm sure this has been asked

> > before, but I'm sorry, I don't remember!

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> > Thanks,

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> > Amber

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[Guest guest]

They have sunflower butter at Whole Foods.  You have to read the label but I have a jar in the refrigerator.  It has a very strong flavor to me.  Just check the nut butter aisle if you are interested.

 

Debbie 41 cd

 

Here's the thing.  When they roast nuts for butters - that's legal, because then

they process them into butters right away.  There's no upside in keeping 

them in storage until they process them.  

When they roast nuts to sell them in packs, there's a very large chance

that at that point they spray them with some kind of preservatives, because

then they package them to sell and who knows how long they'll be on 

the shelves. 

Mara

I thought they were legal.  Marantha has a roasted almond butter.  I've gotten roasted, salted nuts before.

 

But, I'd rather get raw and toast, season my own.  They seem fresher.

 

Guess the moderators will have to weigh in.

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:19 PM, fossil.color  wrote:

 

I know we're not supposed to eat roasted nuts that are sold in a mix because they are usually roasted in a starch, but what about roasted nuts that are NOT mixed? Like for example, a bag of roasted and salted sunflower seeds? Or a bag of roasted and salted cashews? I'm sure this has been asked before, but I'm sorry, I don't remember!

Thanks,Amber

[Guest guest]

Companies have to list the ingredients under 2%, they just don't have to list

them in order of greatest to least volume. Processing aids, however, don't have

to be listed (like if the company uses cornstarch to keep slices of cheese from

sticking to each other).

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> Kim,

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> I checked the ingredient list, and it lists sunflower seeds, peanut oil, and

salt, so it should be good to go.

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> Just a question though (for anyone) about the whole 2% rule thing, where

supposedly companies don't have to list any ingredients if they make up less

than 2%- is that only for canned ingredients then? For some reason, I was

thinking it applied any type of packaged food (besides plain foods like frozen

veggies or raw nuts) which is why I was concerned about the roasted nuts.

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> Thanks!

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> Amber

[Guest guest]

Hi Amber,

My understanding of this has always been that salted nuts that are bought

already salted are not okay to use, since they will have starch or some other

additive on them (to keep the salt on).

Be well,

Ellen

12.5 y/o dd scd for 4 years for Crohn's

med-free for 1.5 years

[Guest guest]

Thanks for clearing that up, Holly!

Amber

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> > Kim,

> >

> > I checked the ingredient list, and it lists sunflower seeds, peanut oil, and

salt, so it should be good to go.

> >

> > Just a question though (for anyone) about the whole 2% rule thing, where

supposedly companies don't have to list any ingredients if they make up less

than 2%- is that only for canned ingredients then? For some reason, I was

thinking it applied any type of packaged food (besides plain foods like frozen

veggies or raw nuts) which is why I was concerned about the roasted nuts.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> > Amber

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen,

Thanks for your input. I decided I'm just going to contact the company to see if

they have any added ingredients that are not listed in their ingredients list.

Seems like the best way to know for sure.

I do find it a little confusing though that the book outlines nuts sold in

mixtures are not allowed but doesn't mention anything about roasted and salted

nuts not sold in mixtures. (Unless I overlooked that somewhere.) But then I

guess it doesn't make sense to me why nuts that are roasted and salted in a mix

or not would be processed any differently- why would there be added starched in

mixed nuts versus not mixed?

Amber

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> Hi Amber,

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> My understanding of this has always been that salted nuts that are bought

already salted are not okay to use, since they will have starch or some other

additive on them (to keep the salt on).

>

> Be well,

>

> Ellen

> 12.5 y/o dd scd for 4 years for Crohn's

> med-free for 1.5 years

>