Our Almonds are:
~ If you’ve been searching for heirloom Spanish almonds with strong flavor (similar to amaretto, almond extract, marzipan, or apricot kernels), you’ve come to the right place!
~ These almonds aren’t like what you’ll find in most grocery stores. They are highly sought after for their flavor, traditional growing practices, and relation to wild almonds. They’re great on their own as well as in recipes that call for almonds. Spanish almonds are also full of health-promoting nutrients such as antioxidants and flavonoids.
~Though harvests vary, you will find these strongly flavored almonds along with more traditional tasting ones throughout each bag of Spanish almonds.
~ If you have questions or would like further information about our Spanish almonds, don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
~ Almonds help lower blood sugar levels, reduce blood pressure, and lower cholesterol levels. They can also reduce hunger and promote weight loss. Their monounsaturated fats are sure to leave you feeling satiated!
Sprouting nuts is similar to the process that they would undergo in nature. When a nut falls off a tree during the autumn months, it sits on the ground until spring when it begins to germinate and grow.
Sprouting (also known as activating) disarms the inedible tannins and toxins that reside in the nut that prevent it from prematurely germinating in nature.
Sprouting noticeably transforms a normally dense nut into a much lighter, easier to digest nut that is more alkaline and has enhanced nutritional delivery.
The sprouting process also provides the nut with more vital life forcebecause the nut is now further along in its growth cycle as opposed to being ungerminated.
All our sprouted nuts/seeds are soaked in water from a pristine, naturally alkaline deep well in Maine (not city water!).
We dehydrate as opposed to roasting to protect the oil in the nuts from going rancid. Roasting can damage the healthy polyunsaturated fats in nuts.
