These almonds taste pretty good, especially when you consider they are  pre-packaged and delivered via UPS or other means of delivery, and thus are in storage in bags and warehouses for a period of time. I don't particularly accept all the claimed benefits of "organic," though I would like to believe all those claims. Many of those claims are bogus, and the assertions are mostly voluntary. It's just tough for the average consumer to wade through all the various "facts" and contradictions. I don't buy any that add salt! I like them raw, and I eat them as an energy snack at work, raw and healthy!!