Re: Mold - Nut question

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I haven't read any postings of mold & nuts. I do know about the peanuts, of course. I routinely order organic nuts from Azure. They are no better or worse than any nuts you would find at the HFS. Soaking nuts does not get rid of the mold, but I do believe it reduces some of the aflatatoxins. But another thing I've found is that after the nuts are soaked, you can easily tell which ones are bad. They might *look* fine, but they will be mushy and/or bendy. Some kinds will change color a bit too. It's work - you have to feel the nuts, but it's nice to have a method.

Cheers!

Marla

On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 4:00 PM, JoyfulHeart <beauty4ashesisaiah61@...> wrote:

Hi All how do i know when i buy nuts they do not have any mold? I wasgoing to order some bulk (25lb bags - non organic but claim to not use

any sprays etc) from Azure Standard but am worried after the mention ofmold and nuts?I would be soaking and dehydrating before making flour. Will this doanything to inhibit the mold? I know it can mold during drying if not

steady heat etc...I am kind of confused and wondering if we should not be using them atall because they could have mold.Are there certain ones that are really known for mold? I know peanutsshould never be used unless they are organic. Not sure about the other

types.TIA------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Hi Marla,

I have noticed that with some of my soaked nuts and have been wanting

to post and keep forgetting. So the ones that are still soft inside

and discolored are not good, tossem? Tossem all? Cause i have

noticed a lot of them are like that and i figured it was normal from

the soaking and have been using them anyway - cooked nut flour

stuff. There is a lot of that are colored in the middle etc. I

would be throwing out half each time.

I had 1 that tasted like mold one time. I tossed the batch because

of it.

Thanks

>

> Hi ,

>

> I haven't read any postings of mold & nuts. I do know about the

peanuts, of

> course. I routinely order organic nuts from Azure. They are no

better or

> worse than any nuts you would find at the HFS. Soaking nuts does

not get

> rid of the mold, but I do believe it reduces some of the

aflatatoxins. But

> another thing I've found is that after the nuts are soaked, you can

easily

> tell which ones are bad. They might *look* fine, but they will be

mushy

> and/or bendy. Some kinds will change color a bit too. It's work -

you have

> to feel the nuts, but it's nice to have a method.

>

> Cheers!

> Marla

>

[Guest guest]

What I do is take a few that look bad and taste them - you'll know. Then you'll know if they are just colored funny or if they are really bad. So I don't taste each bad one, but just sort of " get to know " that particular batch based on a sampling. I only toss the bad ones and keep the rest. But I usually only have a few - maybe 5% of bad nuts. I order a lot from Azure.

Marla

On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 5:51 PM, JoyfulHeart <beauty4ashesisaiah61@...> wrote:

Hi Marla,I have noticed that with some of my soaked nuts and have been wantingto post and keep forgetting. So the ones that are still soft inside

and discolored are not good, tossem? Tossem all? Cause i havenoticed a lot of them are like that and i figured it was normal fromthe soaking and have been using them anyway - cooked nut flourstuff. There is a lot of that are colored in the middle etc. I

would be throwing out half each time.I had 1 that tasted like mold one time. I tossed the batch becauseof it.Thanks

>> Hi ,>> I haven't read any postings of mold & nuts. I do know about the

peanuts, of> course. I routinely order organic nuts from Azure. They are nobetter or> worse than any nuts you would find at the HFS. Soaking nuts doesnot get> rid of the mold, but I do believe it reduces some of the

aflatatoxins. But> another thing I've found is that after the nuts are soaked, you caneasily> tell which ones are bad. They might *look* fine, but they will bemushy> and/or bendy. Some kinds will change color a bit too. It's work -

you have> to feel the nuts, but it's nice to have a method.>> Cheers!> Marla>

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