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Okara (soy pulp) ready to eat as a salad with tomatoes and other vegetables.
© Bought from Tataya Kudo, fotolia
  • 76 kcal
  • Water 82%
  • 70/20/10 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.67 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.09 g
The egg substitute okara or soy pulp, a byproduct of soy milk production, is a good binding agent. Not to be eaten raw. Organic?
Germinated lentils piled in a sieve with only a few mm long germs - Lens culinaris.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Veganbaking.net, flickr.com
  • 106 kcal
  • Water 67%
  • 70/28/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.18 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Sprouted lentils (Erve) have a slightly sweet and nutty taste. They can be used raw or cooked. Make sure they are organic.
Beechnuts with fruit cups, a fruit of the common beech - Fagus spp.
© Bought from Else Siegel, pixabay
  • 576 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 37/07/56 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 18 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 1.7 g
In autumn, beechnuts cover the forest floor as fruits of the beech tree. They are slightly poisonous when raw, edible when dried (heated) and taste nutty. Organ
Fresh borage - Borago officinalis, with edible, fuzzy green leaves.
© Public Domain, Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Wikipedia
  • 21 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 55/32/13 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.11 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fresh borage (raw borage) tastes like cucumber. Today, consumption is not recommended due to the liver-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA). Organic?
Hedge woundwort (whitespot, hedge nettle) in bloom (Stachys sylvatica) in a forest clearing.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, AnemoneProjectors, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Woundwort (Stachys) is edible as a vegetable and is considered healthy. European species are wood woundwort and marsh woundwort. Tuberous woundwort (Japanese po
Limu Kohu (Red Hawaiian Alga) Asparagopsis taxiformis in the sea at La Réunion.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Jean-Pascal Quod, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Limu Kohu (Asparagopsis taxiformis) is a red algae that is used raw, but often dried, as a seasoning in local cuisine. Organic?
Comfrey in nature - Symphytum officinale.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Tigerente, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Today, comfrey (raw comfrey) is no longer used as a food plant, but for external applications. Organic quality?
Alchemilla: leaves with a water droplet in nature.
© Public Domain, Fidelios, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The common lady’s mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris) has a recognized medicinal effect on diarrhea, gastrointestinal and menstrual problems.
Glechoma hederacea or ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground, with blue-violet flowers and reddish leaves.
© Public Domain, Karelj, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Raw ground ivy is known as ground ivy and ground ivy. The wild plant (organic?) is used as a spice plant due to its essential oils.
Plantain viper's bugloss (Echium plantagineum), inflorescence from above.
© Public Domain, Phil41, Wikimedia Commons
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Although the viper's bugloss is rich in unsaturated fatty acids when eaten raw, we advise against eating it as it is potentially harmful to health. Organic?
Chinese jujube fruits (Azufaifa) on the tree - Ziziphus jujuba
© CC-by-sa 4.0, Zeynel Cebeci, Wikipedia
  • 79 kcal
  • Water 78%
  • 94/06/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba, Azufaifa, jujube) is used in medicine (pharmacy) as a jujube tea. Raw? Organic?
American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) on a branch.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Thaumaturgist, Wikipedia
  • 127 kcal
  • Water 64%
  • 97/02/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The American persimmon has a sweet, apricot and pear-like aroma. It is a species native to the USA. Organic quality?
Ripe berries of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), hanging on the plant.
© Bought from John_P_Anderson, Shutterstock
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Extracts or powders from raw saw palmetto fruits are used as medicines or dietary supplements - also available organically.