I was surprised to hear this, but found some additional sources: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/05/19/407760579/what-does-raw-mean-when-it-comes-to-

I was surprised to hear this, but found some additional sources: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/05/19/407760579/what-does-raw-mean-when-it-comes-to-almonds-you-might-be-surprised https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/05/19/407760579/wh... https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Propylene_oxide#section=Top https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Propylene_oxide#se... The amount of propylene oxide remaining on the almond after pasteurization and whether or not it would have substantial effects on humans after consumption doesn't seem clear, but I didn't know that before. Apparently organic or specialty almonds be pasteurized with steam and other non-chemical techniques.