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Fresh unpeeled lemon, to the left of it a glass containing lemon juice. In the background are a citrus reamer (on the left) and a lemon juicer (to the right).
© Bought from Africa Studio, fotolia
  • 29 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 87/10/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
When using raw lemons (limes), only use the peel if it is organic. The peel has much more to offer than the fruit.
Close-up of an unripe jalapeño (Capsicum anuum) still on the plant
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Taragui, Wikipedia
  • 29 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 84/12/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
The jalapeño is very popular in Mexico and the USA because of its spicy heat, between 2500 and 8000 Scoville units. Organic quality?
Jalapeños in a jar with screw cap - on white tales.
© Bought from etti photofun, fotolia
  • 27 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 72/14/14 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.49 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Pickled (canned) jalapeños are a good way to preserve the spicy fruits. They hardly lose any of their spiciness and can be kept for up to 1 year.
A ripe umbel on the black elder bush - Sambucus nigra.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, H. Zell, Wikipedia
  • 73 kcal
  • Water 80%
  • 94/03/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.16 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Black elderberries, with their valuable ingredients, are used in many ways as medicine and food. Do not crush the seeds. Raw? Organic?
Vegetables, raw, untreated: spinach, raw (Spinacia oleracea)
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rameshng, Wikimedia
  • 23 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 53/42/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.14 g
Spinach (vegetable spinach) is rich in vitamins and minerals. Despite the high oxalic acid content, raw spinach is also healthy in reasonable amounts.
Pile of baby spinach leaves (Spinacia oleracea), spinach leaves picked  at a very early stage.
© Bought from Oliver, fotolia
  • 23 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 53/42/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.14 g
Baby spinach is the name given to spinach that has been harvested extra early, with barely developed stems and fine leaf panicles. It is sweet when eaten raw.
Herbs, spices, and wild plants, raw, untreated: wild garlic (Allium ursinum)
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Lisa Carter, Wikipedia
  • 23 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 81/14/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.12 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Wild garlic (bear's garlic, garlic spinach, wild garlic, forest garlic, dog garlic, organic?) is a vegetable, spice and medicinal plant, also edible raw.
Herbs, spices & wild plants, raw, untreated: nettle, small - Urtica urens
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Halbmastwurf, Wikipedia
  • 33 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 43/52/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.17 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.18 g
The small stinging nettle (stinging nettle) is rich in vitamin C when raw. It is rarer than the large stinging nettle. Organic quality?
Fresh lime (Citrus latifolia) and a lime blossom on a tree.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Prosthetic Head, Wikipedia
  • 30 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 92/06/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Limes are used raw or cooked. Their juice and aromatic peel spice up drinks and round off dishes. Prefer organic limes.
Parsley, fresh - Petroselinum crispum - in a pot on a white window sill, left a watering can.
© Bought from dusk, fotolia
  • 36 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 63/29/08 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.12 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Parsley, fresh, raw (leaf parsley, parsile) has many alternative names such as parsley, peterle, peterling etc. and brings us interesting ingredients.
Kumquats hanging on the tree. A small citrus fruit that you eat with peel and seeds.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Aconcagua, Wikipedia
  • 71 kcal
  • Water 81%
  • 85/10/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.12 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
The raw kumquat (mini orange, dwarf orange) is eaten with the peel and seeds. It has a certain sweetness and at the same time a tart, orange-like aroma.
Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola), raw fruits - also known as carambola.
© CC-by 2.0, Hafiz Issadeen, flickr.com
  • 31 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 83/13/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.16 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
The raw and decorative star fruit has health-promoting properties. Consumption is not recommended for people with kidney failure. Organic?
A big true morel mushroom (sponge morel, yellow morel) - Morchella spp. - standing in a clearing.
© CC-by 2.0, Michael Hodge, Wikimedia
  • 31 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 58/35/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.22 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Morels (edible morels, round morels) are very popular mushrooms that must be cooked before consumption. Morels enjoy a certain degree of species protection.
Fresh Mexican tarragon - Tagetes lucida: A bundle of freshly cut tarragon on an old tree trunk.
© Bought from Daniel Vincek, fotolia
  • 60 kcal
  • Water 83%
  • 91/00/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Tarragon, fresh (raw, organic?) or zephyr herb, gives sauces and salads a strong flavor. It is also used as a medicinal plant.
Chilli peppers, sun-dried in the bowl and next to it on the work surface.
© Bought from TierneyMJ, Shutterstock
  • 324 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 81/12/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 3.1 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Chili peppers (raw) or chili is what we call hot peppers. Here they are sun-dried, not always in raw food quality. Organic?
Raw Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea) on a light-colored surface - one is cut in half.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rainer Zenz, Wikipedia
  • 43 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 71/27/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Brussels sprouts (organic) taste strong, mild, sweet and slightly nutty depending on the variety and time of harvest. They are edible raw, but harder to digest
Fresh prickly pears in a rusted tin container, one of which is cut open (Opuntia spp).
© Bought from TwilightArtPictures, fotolia
  • 41 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 89/07/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.19 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
The raw prickly pear (prickly fruit, cactus pear, prickly fig, prickly pear) is a sweet, exotic fruit.
Green beans on a plate. Green beans are often used as an ingredient in soups and other dishes.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Géraldine Korner, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 31 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 77/20/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
Green beans contain plenty of vitamin K as well as protein and fiber. Because of their polysaccharides, they can cause flatulence. (Organic quality?)
Lupine flour (Lupinus albus) in a wooden bowl. The sweet lupine L. angustifolius is also used.
© Bought from Heike Rau, fotolia
  • 341 kcal
  • Water 6%
  • 47/44/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.1 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.47 g
Lupin flour (lupin protein, raw?, organic?) contains all important amino acids; is low in purines; is suitable for baking, as an egg substitute and for protein-
Three horseradish tree pods (Moringa oleifera), raw. Right next to seeds and peeled pods.
© Bought from thonephoto, fotolia
  • 37 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 79/19/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Horseradish tree pods (Moringa oleifera) are very rich in nutrients. Cooked moringa pods and raw or cooked leaves are used as vegetables. Organic?