Capítulo 1 Fundamentación Teórica
1.7 Ingeniería de Requisitos
1.7.1 Principales actividades de la Ingeniería de Requisitos
to use. Th ey work well together and a little sprinkle goes a long way. You can fi nd these spices at most grocery and health food stores. If you grow cilantro in your garden, try saving the seeds and drying them to make your own home-grown coriander.
Organic: depends on amount purchased Conventional: depends on amount purchased Low-Cost Sources: Buy from bulk or spice bins at your local health food store. Bottles of this spice can range from $2-6.
Storage: Store in moisture proof containers or bags.
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S Sea Salt
comes in so many varieties from so many parts of the world that it’s really up to you to decide which kind you want to use. Sea salt is unlike regular salt in that it contains small amounts of minerals and has a deeper salty fl avor, which means you use less. Popular sea salts consumed by raw vegans are Celtic Sea Salt, Red (or Real) Sea Salt, and Himalayan Sea Salt. Personally, I like Celtic Sea Salt because it’s both delicious and aff ordable.Sea Salt: $2 & Up / 1 lb
Low-Cost Sources: Buy in bulk from a health food store.
Storage: Store in moisture proof containers or bags.
S Sweet Spices: cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and pump-kin pie spice
are wonderful spices to use in desserts. In fact, they are used in most of the desserts in this book. Plus, they are easy to fi nd at grocery and health food stores.Organic: depends on amount purchased Conventional: depends on amount purchased Low-Cost Sources: Buy from bulk or spice bins at your local health food store. Bottles of this spice can range from $2-6.
Storage: Store in moisture proof containers or bags.
S Vanilla
is used to enhance the fl avor of recipes such as ice creams, cakes, pies, and granolas. It’s sold in many diff erent forms includ-ing the whole pod, powder (i.e. pods that have been ground up), and as an extract (in an alcohol or glycerol solution). My favorite brand of vanilla is Frontier’s™ Vanilla Flavor, which is composed of vanilla beans, glycerin (to extract the fl avor from the beans), and water. It has no alcohol, so the fl avor is sweet and clean.Organic: (glycerin-based) $9 & Up / 4 oz bottle; (alcohol-based) $7 & Up / 4 oz bottle Conventional: (alcohol-based) $2 & Up/ 4 oz bottle
Low-Cost Sources: Buy bottles from local health food and groceries stores; vanilla powder can be found online at websites like www.pan-gaia.cc.
Storage: Store in an air-tight bottle or container in a cool, dry place.
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Sweeteners
S Agave Syrup
comes from the nectar of agave plants and has been traditionally used to fl avor foods and drinks. Agave is pro-cessed at low temperatures, making it a great sweetener in raw food recipes. However, more recently, raw experts have begun to question whether agave is truly a raw food.Organic: $5 & up /16 oz bottle Conventional: $4 & up /16 oz bottle
Low-Cost Sources: Buy in bulk from health food stores or online. Bottles can also be found in many grocery stores.
Storage: Store in a cool place.
S Dates
are the candy that grows on trees. Th ere are more than 100 diff erent varieties of dates; however, you will most likely see only 1-2 varieties in your local store. Most of the dates produced in the United States are of the Deglet Noor variety, which makes them the cheapest dates to buy. Medjool dates are larger, meatier dates, but they are also more expensive. You can use either variety when preparing raw food recipes. If a recipe calls for medjool dates, and you only have Deglet Noor dates, use 1.5 Deglet Noor dates for every 1 medjool date.Organic: (Deglet Noor) $3-4 /1 lb; (Medjool)
$6-8 /1 lb
Conventional: (Deglet Noor) $3-4 /1 lb;
(Medjool) $5-7 /1 lb
Low-Cost Sources: Buy from bulk bins at your local health food store.
Storage: Store in moisture proof containers or bags.
S Honey
is one of the oldest sweeteners known to man. It’s manu-factured by honeybees and depending on the type of pollen col-lected by the bees, honey can take on many subtle fl avors. When purchasing honey, be sure to buy RAW honey. Most of the honey found in grocery stores has been pasteurized and fi ltered. Try to fi nd locally produced raw honey at a local farm, farmers market, or health food store.Organic: $6 & up /1 lb Conventional: $4 & up /1 lb
Low-Cost Sources: Buy in bulk from health food stores, local farms, or farmers markets.
Storage: Store in moisture proof containers.
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S Raisins
are the most popular dried fruit in the United States.Most of the raisins sold are of the Th ompson Seedless variety and are allowed to naturally dry in the sun. Raisins are amazing as a sweetener in recipes because they are both very sweet and moist.
Note that golden seedless raisins are artifi cially dried with sulfur dioxide gas and should be avoided.
Organic: $2-5 /1 lb Conventional: $2-4 /1 lb
Low-Cost Sources: Buy from bulk bins at your local health food store.
Storage: Store in moisture proof containers.
S Green Stevia
has been used for centuries as a sweeter. Green stevia is sold in leaf and powder form, though the latter form is easier to use in recipes. See page 103 for more information on stevia. Stevia enhances the sweetness of other sweeteners like agave and honey, which means that you use less of them. Green stevia can be diffi cult to fi nd, however, you can buy it online or at many herb stores. Although the price of stevia is somewhat high, an 8 oz. bag (~$10-12) can last 1-2 years.Organic: $10 & up /1 lb
Low-Cost Sources: Buy in bulk from online stores like www.pangaia.cc and amazon.com.
May be available in bulk at your local herb stores.
Storage: Store in moisture proof containers.