Re: PLEASE ADVISE: Unblanched Dry Roasted Almonds in Almond Butter: Legal?

[Guest guest]

Is there no one who can answer this question about almond butter containing

roasted unblanched almonds? I'm a little surprised.

I appreciate your help and support.

Thanks,

Jill

>

> Dear SCD Experts,

>

> Thanks in advance for your help! Although I have followed the SCD

> for nearly 2 years, I am still concerned that some of the products I

> am digesting are not legal, thanks to my recent (and only) flare

> since starting the diet.

>

> Please help me out:

>

> Is almond butter made from dry roasted unblanched almonds legal? I

> ask because I read previously that roasted nuts (by the manufacturer)

> are generally illegal.

>

> Similarly, is walnut or almond oil made from roasted nuts legal?

>

> I read Marilyn's post about queso blanco being illegal.

> Unfortunately, I have consumed plenty of queso blanco at Mexican

> restaurants over the past few months, believing it to be legal.

> Thanks for this tip!

>

> Finally, are ALL flavored diet coke products legal? (e.g. cherry diet

> coke, coke zero, even diet dr. pepper and diet ginger ale?) I

> personally question the added ingredients/flavorings in these

> beverages, not to mention the fact that saccharine/nutrasweet/

> sweeteners in general have proven to be carcinogenic in lab rats.

> (True, only rats, but still..)

>

> Thanks,

> Jill

> SCD 5/07

> UC 2004

> lialda, prednisone, fish oil, vitamins, probiotics

>

[Guest guest]

> Is there no one who can answer this question about almond butter

> containing roasted unblanched almonds? I'm a little surprised.

AFAIK, nuts that are roasted can be legal for butters, because then

they are immediately ground and no preservative or other

ingredients are necessary.

This doesn't automatically mean that this is the case,

but it doesn't make it illegal either and I know I've been

using roasted nut butters since I have been on SCD.

>

>

> I appreciate your help and support.

>

> Thanks,

> Jill

>

>

>>

>> Dear SCD Experts,

>>

>> Thanks in advance for your help! Although I have followed the SCD

>> for nearly 2 years, I am still concerned that some of the products I

>> am digesting are not legal, thanks to my recent (and only) flare

>> since starting the diet.

>>

>> Please help me out:

>>

>> Is almond butter made from dry roasted unblanched almonds legal? I

>> ask because I read previously that roasted nuts (by the manufacturer)

>> are generally illegal.

>>

>>

>> Similarly, is walnut or almond oil made from roasted nuts legal?

I've never seen anything about this but I believe roasted nuts are

specifically illegal when they are packaged for distribution in that

state, since that implies preservatives and other things will be used.

So, that implies that roasted nuts that are used for

oil can be okay since they will be used

fairly immediately once the roasting is over

- once again depends on the brand, etc.

>>

>>

>> I read Marilyn's post about queso blanco being illegal.

>> Unfortunately, I have consumed plenty of queso blanco at Mexican

>> restaurants over the past few months, believing it to be legal.

>> Thanks for this tip!

That's probably your culprit - lactose intolerance.

>> Finally, are ALL flavored diet coke products legal? (e.g. cherry diet

>> coke, coke zero, even diet dr. pepper and diet ginger ale?) I

>> personally question the added ingredients/flavorings in these

>> beverages, not to mention the fact that saccharine/nutrasweet/

>> sweeteners in general have proven to be carcinogenic in lab rats.

>> (True, only rats, but still.

That last point didn't worry elaine - she didn't believe some of that

hype,

I believe only classic diet coke is legal, and not sure about

diet ginger ale.

Mara

[Guest guest]

Can you not find any that isnt roasted? I would do raw if at all possible.

Trader Joes has almond and cashew butter that is very inexpensive and raw-- this

has worked out well for me. I'm not sure about the soda. Its a personal

decision, but I would think just because of the type of drink it is that you

would definetly not benefit from drinking them.

> >>

> >> Dear SCD Experts,

> >>

> >> Thanks in advance for your help! Although I have followed the SCD

> >> for nearly 2 years, I am still concerned that some of the products I

> >> am digesting are not legal, thanks to my recent (and only) flare

> >> since starting the diet.

> >>

> >> Please help me out:

> >>

> >> Is almond butter made from dry roasted unblanched almonds legal? I

> >> ask because I read previously that roasted nuts (by the manufacturer)

> >> are generally illegal.

>

>

>

>

> >>

> >>

> >> Similarly, is walnut or almond oil made from roasted nuts legal?

>

>

> I've never seen anything about this but I believe roasted nuts are

> specifically illegal when they are packaged for distribution in that

> state, since that implies preservatives and other things will be used.

>

> So, that implies that roasted nuts that are used for

> oil can be okay since they will be used

> fairly immediately once the roasting is over

> - once again depends on the brand, etc.

>

>

> >>

> >>

> >> I read Marilyn's post about queso blanco being illegal.

> >> Unfortunately, I have consumed plenty of queso blanco at Mexican

> >> restaurants over the past few months, believing it to be legal.

> >> Thanks for this tip!

>

> That's probably your culprit - lactose intolerance.

>

>

> >> Finally, are ALL flavored diet coke products legal? (e.g. cherry diet

> >> coke, coke zero, even diet dr. pepper and diet ginger ale?) I

> >> personally question the added ingredients/flavorings in these

> >> beverages, not to mention the fact that saccharine/nutrasweet/

> >> sweeteners in general have proven to be carcinogenic in lab rats.

> >> (True, only rats, but still.

>

> That last point didn't worry elaine - she didn't believe some of that

> hype,

>

> I believe only classic diet coke is legal, and not sure about

> diet ginger ale.

>

> Mara

>

[Guest guest]

Trader Joes has both raw and roasted almond butter, but they aren't blanched.

I've only used the roasted, and personally don't have a problem with the bits of

skin. I'd prefer homemade (just in case the skins are secretly causing a

problem), but I don't currently have any way to grind up almonds into butter.

I've always wondered though, why are the skins on the pecans okay to eat, but

not the almonds? Can you blanch a pecan?

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> Can you not find any that isnt roasted? I would do raw if at all possible.

Trader Joes has almond and cashew butter that is very inexpensive and raw-- this

has worked out well for me. I'm not sure about the soda. Its a personal

decision, but I would think just because of the type of drink it is that you

would definetly not benefit from drinking them.

>

[Guest guest]

Jill,

I'm way behind and catching up - but I use the nut butters from TJ's and Whole

Foods that are roasted. I emailed them, and rec'd replies that no starches are

added in any way in the process. TJ's has discontinued their cashew butter, so I

buy from Whole Foods now.

Side note, my DH eats planters dry roasted nuts, and they def. contain starch -

it is listed in the ingredient list.

I hope this helps you -

Kim in NJ, SBS due to bowel resection Feb 03

2 sons, almost 4, ADHD, SPD, leaky gut, klebsiella oxytoca & candida overgrowth

Transitioned to SCD from GFCF Nov/Dec 08

All SCD Jan 1/09

> >

> > Dear SCD Experts,

> >

> > Thanks in advance for your help! Although I have followed the SCD

> > for nearly 2 years, I am still concerned that some of the products I

> > am digesting are not legal, thanks to my recent (and only) flare

> > since starting the diet.

> >

> > Please help me out:

> >

> > Is almond butter made from dry roasted unblanched almonds legal? I

> > ask because I read previously that roasted nuts (by the manufacturer)

> > are generally illegal.

> >

> > Similarly, is walnut or almond oil made from roasted nuts legal?

> >

> > I read Marilyn's post about queso blanco being illegal.

> > Unfortunately, I have consumed plenty of queso blanco at Mexican

> > restaurants over the past few months, believing it to be legal.

> > Thanks for this tip!

> >

> > Finally, are ALL flavored diet coke products legal? (e.g. cherry diet

> > coke, coke zero, even diet dr. pepper and diet ginger ale?) I

> > personally question the added ingredients/flavorings in these

> > beverages, not to mention the fact that saccharine/nutrasweet/

> > sweeteners in general have proven to be carcinogenic in lab rats.

> > (True, only rats, but still..)

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Jill

> > SCD 5/07

> > UC 2004

> > lialda, prednisone, fish oil, vitamins, probiotics

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,What's the brand of Whole Foods cashew butter you use that has no starches added? Thanks,Subject: Re: PLEASE ADVISE: Unblanched Dry Roasted Almonds in Almond Butter: Legal?To: BTVC-SCD Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 8:59 AM

Jill,

I'm way behind and catching up - but I use the nut butters from TJ's and Whole Foods that are roasted. I emailed them, and rec'd replies that no starches are added in any way in the process. TJ's has discontinued their cashew butter, so I buy from Whole Foods now.

Side note, my DH eats planters dry roasted nuts, and they def. contain starch - it is listed in the ingredient list.

I hope this helps you -

Kim in NJ, SBS due to bowel resection Feb 03

2 sons, almost 4, ADHD, SPD, leaky gut, klebsiella oxytoca & candida overgrowth

Transitioned to SCD from GFCF Nov/Dec 08

All SCD Jan 1/09

> >

> > Dear SCD Experts,

> >

> > Thanks in advance for your help! Although I have followed the SCD

> > for nearly 2 years, I am still concerned that some of the products I

> > am digesting are not legal, thanks to my recent (and only) flare

> > since starting the diet.

> >

> > Please help me out:

> >

> > Is almond butter made from dry roasted unblanched almonds legal? I

> > ask because I read previously that roasted nuts (by the manufacturer)

> > are generally illegal..

> >

> > Similarly, is walnut or almond oil made from roasted nuts legal?

> >

> > I read Marilyn's post about queso blanco being illegal.

> > Unfortunately, I have consumed plenty of queso blanco at Mexican

> > restaurants over the past few months, believing it to be legal.

> > Thanks for this tip!

> >

> > Finally, are ALL flavored diet coke products legal? (e.g. cherry diet

> > coke, coke zero, even diet dr. pepper and diet ginger ale?) I

> > personally question the added ingredients/ flavorings in these

> > beverages, not to mention the fact that saccharine/nutraswe et/

> > sweeteners in general have proven to be carcinogenic in lab rats.

> > (True, only rats, but still..)

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Jill

> > SCD 5/07

> > UC 2004

> > lialda, prednisone, fish oil, vitamins, probiotics

> >

>

[Guest guest]

It is the whole foods store brand; I dont have any in the house righ now, but

the only ingredient listed is (if Irecall correctly " dry roasted cashews "

HTH,

Kim

>

> Hi Kim,

> What's the brand of Whole Foods cashew butter you use that has no starches

added?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

,let me clarify, re: whole foods brand cashwe butter, I do not have a

letter on letterhead as per SCD rules, but I rec'd word durng my initial

research (november? 08?) that they sontain no added starches. thi was good

enough for me and my family for now - and we do not have any problems with it.

Hope this helps,

Kim

>

> Hi Kim,

> What's the brand of Whole Foods cashew butter you use that has no starches

added?

>

> Thanks,

>

>