<p data-mce-fragment="1" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">Our Pistachios are:</span></p> <ul data-mce-fragment="1" style="text-align: left;"> <li data-mce-fragment="1"><span style="color: #000000;">Certified Organic</span></li> <li data-mce-fragment="1"><span style="color: #000000;">Sprouted</span></li> <li data-mce-fragment="1"><span style="color: #000000;">Grown in the USA</span></li> <li data-mce-fragment="1"><span style="color: #000000;">High in protein, fiber, and antioxidants</span></li> <li data-mce-fragment="1"><span style="color: #000000;">A great source of vitamin B6 and potassium</span></li> <li data-mce-fragment="1"><span style="color: #000000;">We recommend storing in a cool, dark and dry location</span></li> </ul> <p data-mce-fragment="1" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">Pistachios are one of our best-selling nuts, and for good reason! They have an amazing, distinct flavor. They serve as a wonderful addition to both sweet and savory dishes.</span></p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Why Soak (Sprout)?</strong></span></h3> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Sprouting nuts is similar to</strong><strong> the</strong><strong></strong><strong> process that they would undergo in nature</strong>. When a nut falls off a tree during the autumn months, it sits on the ground until spring when it begins to germinate and grow.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">Sprouting (also known as activating) disarms the inedible tannins and toxins that reside in the nut that prevent it from prematurely germinating in nature.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">Sprouting noticeably transforms a normally dense nut into a much lighter, easier to digest nut that is more alkaline and has enhanced nutritional delivery.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">The <strong>sprouting process also provides the nut with more vital life force </strong>because the nut is now further along in its growth cycle as opposed to being ungerminated.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>All our sprouted nuts/seeds are soaked in water from a pristine, naturally alkaline deep well in Maine (not city water!).</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000;">We dehydrate as opposed to roasting to protect the oil in the nuts from going rancid. Roasting can damage the healthy polyunsaturated fats in nuts.</span></p>