Protein content of home made cashew milk?

andyville · Post by **andyville** » Mon 03 Nov 2008 08:51

Hello,

I like to make my own cashew milk, by grinding up the nuts and letting them sit in a bowl of water for some time. I then remove the mush from the solution, and drink the remaining milk.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the protein content of such a solution may be? Will I lose out on protein and other nutrients by throwing away the mush?

Thanks for reading!

Post by **Oscar** » Mon 03 Nov 2008 12:16

You are aware that cashews are always heated?

chris m failla · Post by **chris m failla** » Wed 08 Apr 2009 06:00

They are always heated? I buy some from a health food store that reads "raw" cashews.

Post by **Iris** » Wed 08 Apr 2009 15:53

without heat it is impossible to open the shell I believe.....

johndela1 · Post by **johndela1** » Thu 09 Apr 2009 17:37

There are companys that say there nuts are 'really raw' and claim to have a way to open the shell that doesn't use heat.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Thu 16 Apr 2009 18:29

andyville wrote:I like to make my own cashew milk, by grinding up the nuts and letting them sit in a bowl of water for some time. I then remove the mush from the solution, and drink the remaining milk.

Just assuming that your cashew nuts are truly raw.
That woud result in drinking water with some of the nut-ingredients dissolved in the water.
I dont think its easy to dissolve protein from the nut that way, so i suspect that this 'milk' will contain very little protein.

Will I lose out on protein and other nutrients by throwing away the mush?

Absolutely.

Protein content of home made cashew milk?

Protein content of home made cashew milk?

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