Customer Reviews

RAW ORGANIC ALMOND BUTTER 16 OZ

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If the government says you can lie, then it's okay to lie? California almonds are not raw except for a few loopholes, so why is this company saying these are raw when they're not? Because the USDA says they can!
Trader Joe's uses the same "legal lie" about their almonds and almond butters but that doesn't make it right.
Artisana, the manufacturer says the process of making the butter only reaches 115 degrees but they leave out the part about the almonds are already partially cooked.
You can buy truly raw almond butter from unpasteurized organic almonds but this isn't it. "California almonds" is the giveaway.
Google unpasteurized raw almond butter if you want the real thing.

As the title says, ALL California almonds are pasteurized (cooked) - BUT, the almond board of California allows them to still be called raw, even though they are NOT raw. This is a company taking advantage of this, and taking advantage of their unknowing customers. Nothing more than a lie here.

I think the negative reviews are a little harsh. This company is not alone in labeling their almonds raw even though they are most likely pasteurized. Is it right. I agree no, but when it comes to almond butter no matter what your choices are going to be either organic or not. So at least you know they are being grown healthier than the alternative.

ALL almonds in the United States are pasteurized. You can go to health food/ co-oop store and most likely find imported raw almonds ( my store has some from Italy), but if you go to Whole Foods they are also going to try and sell you "raw" almonds that are not truly raw. Everyone seems to be in on the mislabeling.

Anyway...google it and get educated if your interested.

If you are looking for a great tasting organic almond butter at decent price you won't be disappointed with this one. As I scanned the negative reviews I don't think I remember them commenting that the taste wasn't great.

For what's it's worth I tried Vitamixing my imported truly raw almonds to make my own almond butter, but still doesn't taste as good as this.

Have tried several different brands of nut butters - this is the best tasting one yet. There is less oil separation than other brands, but the real advantage is the taste - very fresh tasting, hard to do it justice in words. I don't go out of my way to use organic products, but this is a winner.