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Leaves of the Common Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
© CC-by 2.0, John Tann, flickr.com
  • 45 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 73/21/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.26 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
In cooking, both the leaves and the yellow flowers as well as the root of the common dandelion (puffball) are used, even raw. Organic?
Baked yeast crumbled and yeast block for baking in the background.
© Bought from Von beats_, Adobe
  • 105 kcal
  • Water 69%
  • 64/30/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.00 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fresh baker's yeast (pressed yeast, baker's yeast) is a natural raising agent that is suitable for baked goods with longer fermentation times and several restin
Wild flowering garlic mustard - Alliaria petiolata.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Bücking, Wikimedia
  • 70 kcal
  • Water 75%
  • 60/38/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
Garlic mustard, which is rich in vitamin C, is best eaten raw. When cooked, the garlic, mustard and pepper flavor evaporates. Organic?
Fresh pak choi (Brassica rapa ...) on white background with ruler for size comparison.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Karl-Heinz Wellmann, Wikipedia
  • 13 kcal
  • Water 95%
  • 56/39/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
Pak choi has a mild mustard-like taste when raw and is suitable for salads. Bok choy (organic) can also be used cooked, similar to chard.
Vanilla powder (ground vanilla) in a heap on a white surface and two vanilla pods.
© Bought from emuck, fotolia
  • 317 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 92/04/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.71 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Vanilla powder (ground vanilla) consists of dried and ground vanilla pods. It is available in organic quality, but not raw.
Redcurrants, hanging on bush. Botanical name: Ribes rubrum.
© CC-by 2.0, Muffet, Wikimedia
  • 56 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 90/09/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Raw red and white currants have a slightly sour taste and offer numerous health benefits.
Young woman smells fresh broccoli with stalk. Brassica oleracea var. Italica.
© Bought from anetlanda, fotolia
  • 34 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 68/29/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Broccoli (brocoli, broccoli, brokoli, asparagus cabbage, sprout cabbage) has a spicy, delicate taste. The flower (head), stalk and leaves are also edible raw.
Branches with leaves of the Thai basil variety Horapa - Ocimum basilicum var. Thyrsiflora.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, McLeod, Wikimedia Commons
  • 41 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 68/26/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Horapa (raw) is known as Thai basil. Its aniseed and licorice-like aroma distinguishes it from European basil. Organic?
Yeast flakes (yeast) in a bowl: yeast is a heat-inactivated yeast.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Géraldine Korner, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 336 kcal
  • 42/54/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Yeast flakes or yeast powder, also known as nutritional yeast, nutritional yeast or nutritional yeast flakes: 1 tablespoon of the product covers the daily requi
Wild plant small sorrel - Rumex acetosella: flowering plants in stony soil.
© Bought from LFRabanedo, fotolia
  • 26 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 47/48/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.13 g
Raw small sorrel (organic?) can be used in a similar way to spinach. The water-soluble oxalic acid is best thrown away with the cooking water.
Cuttings of stacked raw Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis).
© CC-by 2.0, Alice Henneman, flickr.com
  • 16 kcal
  • Water 94%
  • 70/26/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
Chinese cabbage is a popular, low-calorie, easily digestible vegetable whether raw, fermented or cooked. It is readily available in organic quality.
Raw kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seeds laid out on a light background.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Sanjay Acharya, Wikimedia
  • 333 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 71/28/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.18 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.28 g
Kidney beans (raw) have a high protein content and are rich in folic acid. The beans get their name from their kidney-like shape. (Organic quality?)
Five helmet beans, ripe seeds, raw - Dolichos purpureus or Lablab purpureus.
© Public Domain, Steve Hurst, Wikipedia
  • 344 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 70/28/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.72 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The ripe seeds of the Indian bean (Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab) contain a cyanogen-containing toxin that is destroyed by heating.
Borlotti beans, raw, heaped into a plate. See the typical patterns and colors.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Natalie Sidler
  • 335 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 71/27/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.29 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.24 g
Borlotti beans (cranberry beans) have a hearty taste. Cooked, they taste good in salads, soups and stews, but raw, they are poisonous. Organic?
Fresh raw shiitake mushrooms in angular wooden vessel on blue table, five mushrooms lying in front.
© Bought from frank29052515, fotolia
  • 34 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 71/24/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Shiitake mushrooms (Pasania mushrooms, Shii-Take) have an umami taste. It is the second most cultivated edible mushroom in the world and tastes best raw. Organi
Tied bundle of kale (Brassica oleracea) on a white background.
© CC-0 1.0, Evan-Amos, Wikipedia
  • 49 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 63/31/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.14 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.18 g
Kale is one of the foods richest in vitamin K, but it offers much more! Depending on the recipe, it can be used raw, cooked or baked. Organic?
Vicia faba: open, unripe pods show us the typical kidney-bean shape of broad beans.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rasbak, Wikipedia
  • 341 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 68/30/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.58 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
The broad bean (fava bean) is rich in fiber and protein and contains a lot of folic acid. Also suitable raw (organic?) for salads, soups and stews!
Common velvet footrub (Enoki), cultivated (therefore white), raw in the bunch (Flammulina velutipes)
© Bought from Brent Hofacker, Adobe
  • 37 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 73/25/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
The velvet foot bolete or enoki is popular in Asia, where it is cultivated. The natural winter mushroom is in season from September to April (raw?, organic?).
Wasabi: paste from the root original (Japanese horseradish) in shell.
© Bought from Picture Partners, fotolia
  • 109 kcal
  • Water 69%
  • 81/17/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Wasabi root is edible raw as a spicy spice. Wasabi is also known as water horseradish, Japanese horseradish or green horseradish.
Mellow chickpeas in wooden bowl on kitchen board - Cicer arietinum.
© Bought from pilipphoto, fotolia
  • 138 kcal
  • Water 60%
  • 72/24/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.68 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Chickpeas are used cooked in stews, soups and purees. They have a mild, slightly nutty flavour and are not suitable raw. Organic?