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    Default Are all cashews slightly cooked?

    I was receltly told that all cashews are slightly cooked because raw they are toxic- containing small amounts of cynide?

    Is this true?
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    Default Re: deadly cashews

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    Default Re: deadly cashews

    Bummer
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    Default Re: deadly cashews

    I buy and eat cashews that are labeled raw all the time. Guess I'd better look into this.


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    Default Re: Are all cashews slightly cooked?

    The article Risker points to states, it's the resin in the shell that is poisonous so they must be removed carefully.

    Actual raw cashews are really expensive though. To me it's really not worth it. Although I would love to try the apple that grows beneth the nut to find out what it tastes like.

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    Default Re: Are all cashews slightly cooked?

    apparently real raw cashews are quite sweet?
    It would be interesting to try them, and the fruit aswell
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    oh that's depressing I thought I was making raw cashew "cheese" all along.

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    Default Re: Are all cashews slightly cooked?

    i simply do my best with nuts whether they are truely raw or not - for me, a non-raw nut cheeze is better than the alternative - and if i sweated over all the miniscule stuff which was or wasn't truely raw, i'd either never eat anything or go mad!!

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    Default Re: Are all cashews slightly cooked?

    What a shame. I thought they were raw. I ate them today, they certainly looked raw to me. Maybe they just heat them slightly, I don't think they'd roast/fry them coz then it would be obvious that they've done something.

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    Default Re: Are all cashews slightly cooked?

    Roasting is carried out at a temperature of 185°C to 190°C to remove the moisture
    from the nuts. After roasting, the nuts are cooled using cooled water spray and
    centrifuged in order to remove the excess liquid.

    Shelling is the removal of dry roasted shell. By striking the head of the nut, the
    natural line of cleavage is broken. It is important when shelling the nut that the
    kernal is not broken as whole nuts command a higher price in the market. This
    operation is done manually mostly by skilled women.
    Wood ash is applied to the hands to prevent damage to the hands and kernel.
    Cashew Processing

    They roast the shell to such a high temperature so that the poisonous resin hardens and does not get onto the nut.

    I really wouldn't worry too much though. Generally nuts should be eat sparingly anyway, and the kind that are actually raw are just not worth the cost IMO.

    Even if they are cooked they are still full of nutrients and fibre, there are tons of things less heathy you could be eating.

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    Default Re: Are all cashews slightly cooked?

    it's not a good idea to be getting too hung up on whether what you're eating is completely raw down to the minutest percentage. eat what's right for your body
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    ^ I concur.

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