If that is so then that is a good reason to only eat them in small
amounts. They are a very concentrated form of food so you really don't
need much. How much almond milk does one need for a bowl of oatmeal or
cereal. Eaten with other foods the inhibitors would be diluted. 

I learned the same way to go easy on the trail mix. <smile> But I do
love good raw cashews, very hard to find though, most of them are not
kept cold enough and develop a nasty after taste, even the organic ones.

Garnet

On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 19:18, Tad Winiecki wrote:
> I learned recently why eating lots of raw nuts has sometimes given me a
> stomachache.  They contain enzyme inhibitors that prevent their digestion.
> I would think that would apply to the almond milk if uncooked.
> 
> Nancy
> 
>  http://www.westonaprice.org/nutrition_greats/howell.html
> 
> Grains, nuts, legumes and seeds are rich in enzymes, as well as other
> nutrients, but they also contain enzyme inhibitors. Unless deactivated,
> these enzyme inhibitors can put an even greater strain on the digestive
> system than cooked foods. Sprouting, soaking in warm acidic water, sour
> leavening, culturing and fermenting-all processes used in traditional
> societies-deactivate enzyme inhibitors, thus making nutrients in grains,
> nuts and seeds more readily available.
> 
> 
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