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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.
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?
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?
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.
Sumac, Gerber Sumac (spice) - Rhus coriaria, piled on blue surface.
© Bought from Elena Moiseeva, fotolia
  • 340 kcal
  • 75/05/20 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Sumac is very popular in oriental dishes; it is also used raw and dried in Arabic spice mixtures (organic?).
The "Big nettle", Urtica dioica, wild-growing, often called common nettle, stinging nettle.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Simplicius, Wikipedia
  • 42 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 73/26/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The common nettle (raw), also known colloquially as hemp nettle, is a traditional wild vegetable and a well-researched medicinal plant. Organic quality?
Ground cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) in a spoon, right next to dried cloves and clove oil.
© Bought from mirzamlk, fotolia
  • 274 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 78/07/15 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.6 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.58 g
Ground organic cloves (Nägeli, Würzcloken, Clove powder) have an intense flavor thanks to their essential oils. They are dried, not raw.
Commercially available dried soba noodles (soba): Three bundles lying next to each other.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, FotoosVanRobin, Wikipedia
  • 336 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 83/16/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.20 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Soba noodles are traditionally made from buckwheat. Both inexpensive and high-quality soba can contain wheat flour. Organic quality? Raw?
Spelt stalks in a field.
© GFDL 1.2, Rasbak, wiktionary
  • 338 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 81/17/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.2 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
Spelt (raw) has different gluten proteins than wheat and no omega-5 gliadin. The hulled grain is also called spelt, fesen, vesen or Schwabenkorn. Organic?
Long grain rice, white, raw - Oryza sativa L. - in a brown bowl.
© Bought from Maryna Osadcha, Shutterstock
  • 365 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 91/08/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.15 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Long grain white rice is loose when cooked and sticks together less. Because it is peeled, white rice is no longer able to germinate when raw. Available organic
Table wine, white: white wine, unspecified type, in a glass with grapes in the background.
© Bought from Gina Sanders, fotolia
  • 82 kcal
  • Water 87%
  • 97/03/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
As an alcoholic drink, white table wine is popular as a luxury item. It is also often used to refine sauces. Organic quality? Raw?
Kidney beans, cooked, without salt, in white ceramic bowl.
© Bought from lisa870, Adobe
  • 127 kcal
  • Water 67%
  • 71/27/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.11 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.17 g
Kidney beans have a high protein content and are rich in folic acid. They taste sweet and nutty and are popular with children (organic quality?).
Shirataki noodles (konjac, organic?) in a ceramic bowl, served with chopsticks.
© Bought from Ingrid Balabanova, Shutterstock
  • 10 kcal
  • 100/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Shirataki noodles (konnyaku glass noodles) made from konjac roots have hardly any usable carbohydrates. They are gluten-free, low in calories and filling. Organ
White vinegar from grapes in glass bowl (white wine vinegar), behind right half-full wine glass.
© Bought from DPRM, Adobe
  • 28 kcal
  • Water 94%
  • 91/09/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Raw white wine vinegar has a sour, fruity taste and is particularly suitable for refining sauces and salads. Available in organic quality.
Coconut chips (Cocos nucifera) heaped in a wooden bowl.
© Bought from emuck, fotolia
  • 704 kcal
  • Water 1%
  • 24/07/69 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.55 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Coconut chips are a tasty snack that can also be used in the kitchen to enhance muesli, sweet or savory dishes. Raw? Organic?
Rice syrup on a white plate. In the background, rice on a brown bamboo mat.
© Bought from Heike Rau, fotolia
  • 308 kcal
  • Water 23%
  • 100/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.01 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Rice syrup (organic?) is made by fermenting rice flour or cooked rice. The syrup is suitable for sweetening dishes, but has a high GI.
Nori sheets, which are often used to make sushi, are produced primarily in Japan and Korea at large-scale cultivation sites.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Melanie Scherer, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 351 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 39/56/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.22 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Red algae sheets (nori sheets, organic?) for sushi are lightly roasted, so not raw, unlike untreated red algae sheets or nori sheets.
Allspice, whole grains in a wooden scoop and around it on sackcloth.
© Bought from HandmadePictures, Shutterstock
  • 263 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 83/07/10 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.3 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
The spice allspice or allspice is often bought as whole seeds (raw?). It tastes like cloves and is slightly spicy. Organic?
Homemade apple syrup (apple butter) in mason jar with apples behind it.
© Bought from ricka_kinamoto, fotolia
  • 375 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 93/03/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.3 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.21 g
Apple syrup (organic?) is made by boiling or thickening apple juice (raw?) for a long time. Apple syrup can be used to season and sweeten dishes.