Is tahini good?

[loreta]

Is tahini good in the diet that we are doing without grains at all and low carbohydrate? I love tahini but I really don't know if is good. What do you think?

 

[Mikey]

Considering that Tahini is made from sesame seeds, you can expect that there are anti-nutrients present. Apart from that, I remember that it is rather low in carbs. I've tried it once after being on the low carbohydrate diet and it made me sick. It's also a bit expensive, so I'm not buying it any more.

 

[Mountain Crown]

Since the sesame seeds are soaked in water then crushed (to separate the husks from the kernel) then soaked in salt water and toasted, it’s possible that the anti-nutrients are not so harmful.

I’m not certain however.

 

[Mikey]

Since the sesame seeds are soaked in water then crushed (to separate the husks from the kernel) then soaked in salt water and toasted, it’s possible that the anti-nutrients are not so harmful.

Certainly, but it also shows how inedible such seeds would be without such elaborate preparation.

 

[Mountain Crown]

Since the sesame seeds are soaked in water then crushed (to separate the husks from the kernel) then soaked in salt water and toasted, it’s possible that the anti-nutrients are not so harmful.

Certainly, but it also shows how inedible such seeds would be without such elaborate preparation.

True. I just don't eat seeds anymore, and most nuts infrequently.

 

[loreta]

Yesterday I took a spoon, to see how it feel. I did not like it, it gave me dolor in my stomach, like a rock. So that's finish about Tahini. I used to liked it very much, and took it almost every day but since this new diet I did not tasted anymore. But now with this new diet everything has change. So bye bye tahini, another thing that vanishes in my new life.

Thanks for your comments.

 

[LQB]

Since the sesame seeds are soaked in water then crushed (to separate the husks from the kernel) then soaked in salt water and toasted, it’s possible that the anti-nutrients are not so harmful.

Certainly, but it also shows how inedible such seeds would be without such elaborate preparation.

Indeed, if I eat raw (organic) nuts in any quantity, it seems to stop my digestion process cold to the point of (seemingly) blockage. But the elaborate prep is well-worth it if you like nuts in your diet. After much work with all kinds of nuts, the best soak times are:

almonds - 24 hrs
walnut/pecan - 9 hrs
cashews - 7hrs

Always start with raw (organic if possible) nuts. Add a dash of apple cider vinegar to the soak. An Excaliber dryer works great to dry the nuts (sometimes takes a few days at 105 deg). Then store the nuts in the fridge. Low temp drying preserves nutritious enzymes in the nuts that are destroyed by roasting.

 

[SeekinTruth]

Yeah, I don't eat seeds anymore, at all. A few years ago, I was eating a lot of pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Also, the last year or so, I've noticed I can't tolerate most nuts too well. I can eat just a little bit of almonds and walnuts. If I eat just a bit more, I don't feel good for a couple of days, and usually get a stomach ache. So I've been avoiding them for the most part. The only nuts that don't seem to affect me in a negative way are raw cashews. I occasionally still eat them.

 

[Laura]

Only nut I can eat is roasted cashews.

 

[Mrs. Peel]

Only nut I can eat is roasted cashews.

Is that better than eating them raw? I've been buying the raw kind cause I thought the oils they were roasted in were evil...

Oh wait, you probably roast them yourself, right?

 

[treerocks]

I just wanted to add this information about cashews.

The so-called raw cashews sold in natural food stores are not exactly raw, but instead are steamed. It is the case that the double shell surrounding the raw cashew, which is technically a seed and not a nut, contains urushiol, a resin that can create significant skin rashes, and can be toxic when ingested.

Urushiol is the same chemical found in poison ivy, and it is present on the leaves of the cashew tree as well as in the raw cashew shell. Processing raw cashews can be a laborious and nightmarish ordeal, and people who work in cashew processing plants tend to exhibit greater allergies to cashew shells over time. There is a high incidence of skin rashes among people who either harvest or process raw cashews. Greater sensitivity to urushiol can lead to extreme allergic reaction when raw cashews are ingested, and anyone allergic to poison ivy could potentially have a fatal reaction to eating true raw cashews.

 

[Beau]

Yeah, I recently tried re-introducing cashews and my reactions were all skin-related, either itching or skin rashes. Nuts as a whole are out for me at the moment but cashews specifically are something my body cannot tolerate.