East Wind Raw Natural Cashew Butter No Salt 15lb. Tub

Our raw cashew butter is made from two all natural ingredients: 100% Brazilian Cashews and Safflower Oil. No sugars, palm oil, corn syrup, preservatives, hydrogenated oils, or other stabilizers are added. We add flavorless safflower oil to make our butter easily spreadable and we make batches on a daily basis to ensure freshness and attention to quality. Since 1981, East Wind Nut Butters have been made by the members of East Wind Community in the lovely Ozark hills of rural southern Missouri. We engage in direct democracy to make decisions as a group and hold our land, labor, and other resources in common. As equal owners in our business, we take pride in producing the highest quality nut and seed butters and selling them for reasonable prices. All of our products are certified Kosher and gluten-free. Our 'Raw' cashew butter has been pasteurized at the lowest acceptable temperature to ensure a safe product with a long shelf life. This product is comparable to other products which are labeled as 'Lightly Toasted.' Cashews are nuts which grow from the bottom of apple-like fruits on cashew trees. The nuts have two shells with a bitter liquid layer between them. Cashew suppliers apply heat to remove the liquid and make the shells brittle enough to crack and remove. So "raw" cashews are not "raw" in the strictest sense, but it is as close as you can get on the market. We have no intention of misleading people with our label and we appreciate feedback on the issue.Our cashew products are processed on a line dedicated to almonds, cashews and sesame seeds. This production line is in a plant that has a separate and self contained production line dedicated to peanuts. We are the manufacturer. When you purchase this product you are supporting over seventy people living in an egalitarian, income-sharing community.