I'm afraid I have to agree with some other reviewers about the downsides of this product.  We eat a lot of almonds and it turns out it's hard to beat our California almonds.  These are grown in Spain so are probably a different variant of almond than were used to.  They are small and we didn't like the taste as much or the dusty / powdery / dirtiness and washed them before using.  There is a lot more of the skin that you have to contend with and once I bit into one that was like a stone it was so hard.  We have decided to throw the rest out and not buy again.