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Homemade vegan butter (margarine) from rapeseed oil without trans fatty acids.
© Bought from Heike Rau, fotolia
  • 719 kcal
  • Water 16%
  • 01/01/98 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 19 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 1.5 g
Despite health-related adjustments, such as avoiding trans fats, vegetable margarine remains a controversial industrial product. Organic?
Bowl of safflower oil on the left and the fresh flowers on the right.
© Bought from Reika, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 13 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Safflower oil is cold-pressed and can be used in cold dishes (salads), but rarely raw. The proportion of oleic acid and linoleic acid can vary. Organic?
Raw blueberries - Vaccinium spp. - still on the bush.
© CC-by-sa 4.0, Corwinhee, Wikimedia
  • 57 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 93/05/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.09 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
Raw blueberries or blueberries (cultivated blueberries, organic?) have great antioxidant potential and a stress-reducing and cell-protecting effect.
Herbs, spices, salt, and sugar: spices, white pepper (Piper nigrum)
© Public Domain, Miansari66, Wikipedia
  • 296 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 85/13/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
White pepper is made from peeled, ripe (red) peppercorns. It is hotter than other varieties; it is available whole, ground (organic), but rarely raw.
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 green and yellow Hungarian peppers displayed in boxes ready for sale.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Apogr, Wikipedia
  • 29 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 85/10/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.23 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
The Hungarian pointed pepper (organic) has a different color, length and spiciness depending on the variety. It is firm and crunchy when raw and can also be use
Untreated yam bean (Jícama) - Pachyrhizus spp. - on a market.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Sakurai Midori, Wikimedia
  • 38 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 92/07/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
The yam bean (bulbous bean, jicama, benkuang, yam bean) has a consistency similar to radish and goes perfectly with salads when eaten raw. Organic quality?
Green and raw chilli peppers (Capsicum frutescens) on a plant.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Balaram Mahalder, Wikipedia
  • 40 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 81/17/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.10 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
The green chili pepper is used raw or cooked to add spice to dishes as a fruit (organic), powder or in the form of seasoning sauces and spice pastes.
Rutabaga, raw and fresh from the garden with soil - Brassica napus ssp. napobrassica.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Seedambassadors, Wikimedia
  • 37 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 87/11/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
The raw turnip has a pleasantly sweet taste. It is a good source of carbohydrates. Organic quality?
Close-up of starchy Russet potatoes (uncooked)
© CC-by-sa 2.5, Steve Caruso, Wikipedia
  • 79 kcal
  • Water 79%
  • 89/11/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
The Russet variety is a floury potato. Only small amounts of it are digestible raw because of the solanine. Organic quality?
Raw savoy cabbage cut in half and placed on a tablecloth. Savoy cabbage is available year-round.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Melanie Scherer, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 27 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 74/24/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Savoy cabbage (organic?) can be eaten raw, fermented or cooked. Cabbage (or savoy cabbage) has curly leaves that are light green or dark green on the outside, d
Raw green sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) piled on a brown surface.
© Public Domain, flickr.com
  • 20 kcal
  • Water 94%
  • 82/15/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Sweet peppers, green, raw, taste a little sweeter than chili peppers, but less so than red or yellow ones. Green ones are harvested before they ripen. Organic?
Cutting king oyster mushrooms and other mushrooms in the forest.
© Bought from Markus Mainka, fotolia
  • 33 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 62/34/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.12 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The king oyster mushroom (raw) has a delicate aroma. The flesh of the brown king oyster mushroom has a porcini-like consistency. Organic?
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.
Bowl with coarsely ground green spelt
© Bought from fotolia, fotolia-Kauf
  • 347 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 84/13/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.2 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Green spelt meal is made from green spelt (spelt harvested when half ripe). Since it is dried before milling, green spelt meal is never raw. Organic quality?
Sesame oil made from roasted sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum) in a bowl, white sesame seeds on left.
© Bought from hjschneider, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 41 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.30 g
Dark sesame oil is made from roasted sesame seeds. As a seasoning oil, it goes well with oriental dishes. Fatty acids must be taken into account. Organic qualit
Roasted peanuts, peeled on table board and wooden spoon, behind in wooden bowl.
© Bought from chas53, fotolia
  • 587 kcal
  • Water 2%
  • 22/26/52 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 9.7 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Organic peanuts with shells are usually available in Europe dry, roasted and without salt. The risk of mold is high in raw products.
Powdered sugar piled on a ladle, powdered sugar scattered around it.
© Bought from neillangan, fotolia
  • 389 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 100/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Icing sugar is very finely ground refined white sugar that is used to refine or decorate desserts. It is never raw but is available in organic quality.
Vegan oat cream or oat cuisine in a drinking glass, with oat flakes around it.
© Bought from Liudmyla Yaremenko, Shutterstock
  • 92 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 43/02/55 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.64 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Oat cream (oat cuisine, oat cream) is a vegan cream substitute made from oat flakes. Industrially produced, never raw, partly organic.
Soy cream with rapeseed oil in a drinking glass, with soybeans left and right next to it.
© Bought from ZahyMaulana, Shutterstock
  • 310 kcal
  • Water 61%
  • 11/06/83 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 6.1 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 2.9 g
Soy cream (soy cuisine, soy cream) is a plant-based, vegan alternative to cream. Industrially produced, never raw, partly organic.