My Mother Says that it is important to soak your nuts. Why? Because soaking helps to get rid of phytic acid . By soaking you make digestion of nuts easier meanwhile improving absorption of vitamins and other nutrients in the nuts. Adding a little salt while soaking will help neutralize the enzymes.

Number of hours nuts must be soaked:

1.  Walnuts: 8 hrs
2.  Almonds: 12 hrs
3.  Pecans: 8 hrs
4.  Pumpkin seeds: 7 hrs
5.  Macadamia: 4 hrs
6.  Garbanzo beans: 12-48 hrs
7.  Pine nuts: 8 hrs
8.  Hazelnuts: 8 hrs
9.  Cashewnuts: 6 hrs
10.  Flax seeds: 6 hrs
11.  Alfalfa seeds: 12 hrs
12.  Broccoli seeds: 8 hrs.