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Soaking and Sprouting Chart

Posted on August 26, 2011July 11, 2016 by Catie Norris

26
Aug

Soak and Sprout your own Nuts and Seeds!

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
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

Catie Norris

Catie is a nutrition and wellness guru to the stars and founder of Energy Essential’s Wellness Centers. Her determination, passion and knowledge evolved from her and her families own life threatening illnesses which have become springboard’s for remarkable triumph and radiant health. Her passion’s include being a momma, researcher, educator, lecturer, national television & radio wellness advocate, and formulator of whole food products and supplements that make a life changing difference.