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Raw, freshly harvested parsnips (Pastinaca sativa).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Jonathunder, Wikimedia
  • 75 kcal
  • Water 80%
  • 92/06/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
The parsnip has a sweet, spicy, and sometimes bitter taste. It not only stimulates the appetite, but also has a diuretic effect.
Frozen green peas (Pisum sativum) in a plate.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Jina Lee, Wikipedia
  • 77 kcal
  • Water 80%
  • 71/27/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.14 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Frozen peas are usually blanched. Rich in vitamin K, folic acid and vitamin B1. (Organic quality?)
Some raw maple of the sort "Nicola" in a heap - Solanum tuberosum.
© CC-by-sa 4.0, Freud, Wikimedia Commons
  • 69 kcal
  • Water 82%
  • 90/10/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Raw potatoes with white flesh and a light skin are best bought in organic quality. Modern varieties have a low solanine content.
Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, raw - Cucurbita moschata, one cut in half.
© Public Domain, George Chernilevsky, Wikipedia
  • 19 kcal
  • Water 94%
  • 75/20/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
The tender flesh of the butternut squash (pear squash, a musk squash) has a buttery, slightly nutty aroma and melts on the tongue.
Dried Brazil nuts in a dish. Brazil nuts are the seeds of the fruit of the Brazil nut tree.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Melanie Scherer, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 659 kcal
  • Water 3%
  • 13/15/72 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 24 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Brazil nuts are often not raw, but heat-treated. The Brazil nut goes well with salads or as an ingredient in baked goods. Be careful, high selenium content! Org
Pine nuts, raw, unpeeled, peeled in bowl behind, next to pine nut oil, pine cones.
© Bought from Andrey Cherkasov, fotolia
  • 673 kcal
  • Water 2%
  • 14/14/72 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 23 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.11 g
Raw pine nuts (seeds) should not be stored for too long to avoid rancidity. Reason: 34% polyunsaturated fatty acids. Organic quality?
Pistachios, opened, raw - Pistacia vera in miniature wooden bowl, behind 6 with shell.
© Bought from graletta, fotolia
  • 560 kcal
  • Water 4%
  • 29/22/49 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 14 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.29 g
The sweet-tasting pistachios are eaten raw or roasted as a snack, salty or sweet in chocolates, desserts or to refine dishes. Organic?
Red cabbage resp. blue kraut, raw - Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group), cut open on a table
© Bought from Printemps, fotolia
  • 31 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 82/16/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Red cabbage has a very mild, sweet taste when cooked, but is also very popular raw in a salad. Organic quality?
Virgin sesame oil in a glass bowl with white sesame seeds around it
© Bought from Elena Schweitzer, Adobe
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 41 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.30 g
Sesame oil is obtained from white and black sesame seeds. It is not only used in cooking, but is also an ingredient in skin care products.
A young couple is tasting red table wine during a wine tasting.
© Bought from karelnoppe, fotolia
  • 85 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 97/03/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Red table wine is used as an alcoholic beverage and in cooking. In the latter case, it is used for cooking or for marinades. Organic? Raw?
Granulated sugar (sugar), coarse-grained, on tablespoon, including writing "diabetes".
© Bought from adrian_ilie825, fotolia
  • 387 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 100/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Sugar or granulated sugar is the usual form of white (refined) sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet.
Four cassia cinnamon sticks (1–3 mm thick) tied together on a brown woven fabric.
© Bought from Scisetti Alfio, fotolia
  • 247 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 94/05/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
The cinnamon stick (cinnamon stick, raw) tastes aromatic and sweet thanks to its essential oils. See also cinnamon, ground and organic quality.
Heaped psyllium husks (Plantago psyllium).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Bastique (Cary Bass), Wikipedia
  • 41 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 98/01/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Psyllium husks (organic) are used raw to thicken and bind (e.g. sauces, puddings, etc.). They are very rich in fiber and aid digestion.
Strawberries, fresh (Fragaria X ananassa): freshly picked from a bush and ready to eat.
© Bought from hakase420, fotolia
  • 32 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 89/08/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.09 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
Aromatic organic strawberries, especially wild strawberries, contain particularly high levels of minerals, vitamins and anti-carcinogenic secondary plant substa
Lentils, raw - Lens culinaris - brown (origin), orange., Green, black and yellow in 5 shells.
© Bought from Printemps, fotolia
  • 352 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 71/28/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.41 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.11 g
Lentils (erve, kitchen lentils) have a high protein content and are easier to digest than peas or beans. Soaking or cooking is necessary.
Two kohlrabi freshly harvested plus one cut open. - Brassica oleracea (Gongylodes Group)
© Bought from pilipphoto, fotolia
  • 27 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 78/21/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Kohlrabi is a vegetable plant that is often cultivated in German-speaking countries. It tastes similar to broccoli and is eaten raw or cooked. Organic?
Sugar snap pea pods (Pisum sativum) can be eaten raw.
© Public Domain, Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Wikipedia
  • 42 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 72/27/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.08 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
The sugar pea, also called sugar pea, is a sweet pea variety whose tender, unripe pods and seeds can be eaten raw because they contain very little phasin. (Orga
Radishes freshly harvested, still on the ground: (Raphanus sativus subsp. Sativus, Raphanus sativus)
© Bought from Benshot, fotolia
  • 16 kcal
  • Water 95%
  • 81/16/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Radish is usually eaten raw and with salad. The spicy taste is typical of this storage tuber. Organic quality?
Wooden bowl filled with buckwheat on a dark wooden table (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)
© Bought from nolonely, fotolia
  • 343 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 81/15/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.96 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Real (common) buckwheat is gluten-free and a delicacy raw or cooked. It is suitable for celiac disease and is effective against venous disorders. Organic qualit
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?)