Soaking and Sprouting Seeds, Nuts and Grains

Raw seeds, grains and nuts should be soaked before using. Raw nuts and seeds have enzyme inhibitors on their surface that protect them while they grow. Soaking releases the inhibitors and significantly boosts the nutrition and digestability of nuts and seeds. Your tummy will feel better after eating them soaked than after eating them unsoaked.

Soaking and Sprouting Chart

Seed, Nut or Grain	Soak Time	Sprout Time
Adzuki	12 hours	3-5 days
Alfalfa	8 hours	2-5 days
Almonds	8-12 hours	12 hours
Barley	6-8 hours	2 days
Brazil Nuts	Do not soak	N/A
Broccoli	8 hours	3-6 days
Buckwheat	6 hours	2 days
Cabbage	4-6 hours	4-5 days
Cashews	2-2 ½ hours	N/A
Chickpeas	12 hours	12 hours
Clover	4-6 hours	4-5 days
Corn	12 hours	2-3 days
Cow Peas	12 hours	3-6 days
Fenugreek	8 hours	3-5 days
Flax	8 hours	N/A
Green Peas	12 hours	2-3 days
Hemp Seeds	Do not soak	N/A
Kamut	7 hours	2-3 days
Lentils	8 hours	12 hours
Macadamia Nuts	Do not soak	N/A
Millet	8 hours	2-3 days
Mung Beans	1 day	2-5 days
Mustard	8 hours	2-7 days
Nuts (all others)	6 hours	N/A
Oat Groats	6 hours	2 days
Pecans	4-6 hours	N/A
Pine Nuts	Do not soak	N/A
Pistachio Nuts	Do not soak	N/A
Pumpkin Seeds (hulled)	8 hours	1 day
Quinoa	2 hours	1 day
Radish	8 hours	2-4 days
Red Clover	8 hours	2-5 days
Rye	8 hours	3 days
Sesame Seeds	8 hours	1-2 days
Spelt	7 hours	2 days
Sunflower Seeds (hulled)	2 hours	2-3 days
Triticale	12 hours	2-3 days
Walnuts	4 hours	N/A
Watercress	4-6 hours	4-5 days
Wheatberries	7 hours	2-2½ days
Wild rice	9 hours	3-5 days

*Almonds are the only nuts that can easily sprout and are in their most nutritious state when they are sprouted.