Comments on: raw cinnamon sunflower seed milk

By: jacqueline

jacqueline — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:30:53 +0000

this recipe was from back when i first started making my own milks, i didn’t notice a difference in taste but have when making other milks that i blended with the soaking water. but you are right, i’ve heard the same things about health benefits of washing away the inhibiting enzymes. probably best to rinse and use new water.

By: emily

emily — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:42:58 +0000

I noticed you say to blend the sunflower seeds with the soak water. I always change the water that I soak nuts and seeds in because all the enzyme inhibitors are coming out of the seed/ nut into the water, so you don’t want to consume the water. For digestibility’s sake, I believe (from what I’ve read and heard) that it is best to change the soak water a couple times through the soaking period, and then rinse the seeds before using them.

By: jacqueline

jacqueline — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:54:08 +0000

a straining bag is the best because you can work the liquid out a bit better, but you can always use a metal sieve as long as it’s pretty fine.

By: david

david — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:23:31 +0000

I’m going to try this. What do you use for a strainer?

Thanks

By: jacqueline

jacqueline — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:27:39 +0000

you don’t have to strain, it’s for both taste and texture – i prefer a smoother milk – but you can also save the pulp to blend in smoothies or some people use it in baked goods. cashews and skinless almonds work especially well for making milk if you don’t want to strain and if you have a strong enough blender (think vitamix)

By: JW

JW — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:03:06 +0000

This is a very late comment, and perhaps a rather silly one, but is the straining purely done for taste reasons? If I want the extra fiber and don’t mind the taste is there any need to strain it after blending? Thanks.

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By: jacqueline

jacqueline — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:34:31 +0000

not entirely sure, but it’s very low in calories because it’s mostly water. there might be some raw nutrition websites that can give you more accurate numbers but i would guess it’s very close to the nutritional value to sprouted sunflower seeds, minus any fiber.

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:05:51 +0000

I’m wondering what the nutrition information on this would look like. How do you calculate when you strain out the pulp?