Comments on: Natural Peanut Butter

By: Wardeh

Wardeh — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:09:59 +0000

Tammy, yes soak them! You can add 1 T of acid per cup of water since peanuts have a ton of phytic acid and they may not sprout if they’re broken, as peanuts often are when we receive them. I think you can leave the skin on, unless you find out it leaves a bitter flavor. Do a small amount and see. Soaking is better than dry roasting for phytic acid neutralization.

Congrats on getting a Vita-Mix!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:04:45 +0000

Wardeh,

I am getting ready to order some peanuts from Azure Standard. They don’t have dry roasted, only raw and raw organic for the Valencia. Should I soak, then dehydrate…would that be the same? Seems like it would be better to soak first anyway, wouldn’t it? Looks like they have a skin on them…would that be blended in a Vitamix? (Squee! I’m getting a Vitamix!) …or would that skin come off during soaking?

First I was going to order peanut butter, then I saw this post and thought…I’ll just make my own!

By: My Tuesday Twister | GNOWFGLINS

My Tuesday Twister | GNOWFGLINS — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:20:46 +0000

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By: Wardeh

Wardeh — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:30:41 +0000

Thank you for that infor, GoldClaw! I look forward to reading it.

By: GoldClaw

GoldClaw — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:54:55 +0000

Marlou and Wardeh,

Peanuts do indeed contain high amounts of enzyme inhibitors, as does wheat germ. There are some present in all legumes and peanuts are said to be especially high in inhibitors.
http://tinyurl.com/krxaas

Although, apparently if you just roast them (instead of boil them), some inhibitor activity can actually be increased at least 3-fold: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12847498

This causes more people to become allergic to it, as we are here in North America:
http://tinyurl.com/l72v5t (scroll down to “allergies)

The inhibitors can be broken down by soaking (as well as boiling):
http://tinyurl.com/ngc6br (page 121, or 127 of 133)

Hope that helps!

By: Wardeh

Wardeh — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:09:01 +0000

Soccy – I don’t believe the Bosch blender will work for peanut butter. But I don’t know for sure, because I’ve not tried it. I’ve made peanut butter in a food processor and a Vita-Mix, and I prefer the food processor. The nuts should either be roasted or soaked/dehydrated to neutralize enzyme inhibitors. I’ve personally not made a nut butter from soaked/dehydrated nuts, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. It is one of the things I’ve wanted to try – and I’m prepared to add a bit of oil in case it is too dry and the nuts won’t circulate in the fp or Vita-Mix.

By: Soccy

Soccy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:05:26 +0000

I love this idea. I’ve always wanted to make my own peanut butter but didn’t really know what equipment to use. I have a Bosch blender, would that work? Also, do the nuts have to be roasted or can I make it from soaked nuts? I was thinking of making my own almond butter or cashew butter.

thanks

By: Wardeh

Wardeh — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:19:47 +0000

MarLou – As you know, nuts contain enzyme-inhibitors. These are neutralized either by soaking or roasting (though soaking is better, I gather). Now what I don’t know is if peanuts are in the same category as nuts. I will have to look into it. What do you think?

By: MarLou

MarLou — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:00:33 +0000

Wardeh, the peanut butter looks wonderful. Is it necessary to roast the peanuts first? Doesn’t that make the nuts “dead”? lol

And I simply can’t wait to make some of that soda pop. I’m a little intimidated to try it, however, but I love fizzy drinks. I’ve given up the commercial ones because they are so bad. The only thing I drink now is water. A “healthy” soda pop would hit the spot.
MarLou´s last blog post… Recipe 100% Whole Wheat Bread

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Regina’s Healthy Oatmeal No Bake Cookies: GNOWFGLINS™ — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:52:08 +0000

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