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by didibus 2017 days ago
Interesting, I buy this RAW cashew butter often: https://artisanaorganics.com/products/organic-cashew-butter and they claim certified RAW, so what's the catch?
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https://cleanfoodcertified.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IC...

5.3.2 The exceptions to this are when Federal, State or local regulations legally require an ingredient or the entire food item to be heated at or above 212F. A regulatory exemption to the temperature treatment threshold does not impact the Bioavailability score (see 6.0 below).

Looks like you've been spending $18 per jar of cashew butter for no reason. The first result for "how to harvest cashews" says "roast the nuts at 350-400 F. (230-260 C.) for 10-20 minutes" to deactivate the urushiol. Not very raw.

They boil them