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On Behalf Of Emiliano Bussolo
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 8:36 AM
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Subject: R: [PALEOFOOD] Nuts
>Blanched alomonds have
>the hulls removed, and that is where the phytic acid is. So blanched
>are much lower than whole almonds.
>
>Brazil nuts are on top. But if one finds a way to remove the hulls
>they would be much lower.
>
>Don.
Excuse me, what do you mean by "hulls"? Is it the actual wooden shell (which
is obviously inedible) or the brownish skin that sticks to the nut?
thanks
It is the brownish skin surrounding the nut.
To blanch almonds.. Heat water and turn off fire. Put the almonds in and
stir. Very quickly you should be able to squeeze the almond out of skin
easily. The almonds are not in the water long enough to cook at all