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Cranberries freshly picked in a basket and around it (Vaccinium macrocarpon).
© Bought from alicja neumiler, fotolia
  • 46 kcal
  • Water 87%
  • 95/04/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
With their tart, sour taste, raw cranberries are also popular as a baking ingredient. Organic quality is preferable.
Papaya still hanging on tree - Carica papaya: There are male and female trees.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, H. Zell, Wikipedia
  • 43 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 94/04/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.01 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
Raw papaya (Carica papaya) tastes very sweet when ripe and contains many essential nutrients and vitamins. It also helps with digestive problems. Organic?
Cocoa butter pieces in front of a sack with cocoa beans, cocoa powder and chocolate on the left.
© Bought from iprachenko, shutterstock
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.8 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Cocoa butter consists of 60% saturated fatty acids and is found in many chocolate products. It is organic, but rarely available in its raw form.
Oyster mushroom, raw (Pleurotus ostreatus) in front of a moss-covered tree trunk.
© CC-by 2.0, Charl de Mile-Isles, Wikipedia
  • 33 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 62/34/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.12 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The oyster mushroom (oyster fungus) is one of the most popular edible mushrooms (organic?). The edible part of the oyster mushroom (also raw) has a soft consist
Watermelon, raw - Citrullus lanatus - on dark wood, cut fruit.
© Bought from karepa, fotolia
  • 30 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 91/07/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Watermelon, eaten raw, is a low-calorie, sweet refreshment with mostly red flesh. Organic quality?
Dried figs in round wooden vessel plus five next to it.
© Bought from monticellllo, fotolia
  • 249 kcal
  • Water 30%
  • 94/05/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.34 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Dried figs are easily digestible, nutritious fruits. Dried figs are rarely raw, meaning they are not heated above 42°C. Organic quality?
One sliced and one whole grapefruit with red pulp.
© CC-by-sa 2.5, Raeky, Wikipedia
  • 32 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 92/07/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
The colors of raw grapefruits vary depending on the variety, from white-yellow to deep red. Available in organic quality.
Vessel filled with potato flour, potatoes piled up in the background.
© Public Domain, Jon Pallbo, Wikipedia
  • 357 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 92/08/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.11 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
In addition to starch, potato flour also contains fiber and protein. The flour is made from boiled potatoes, so it is not raw, but is available organically.
Carob: Carob legume (carob, carube) and carob powder in a plate.
© Bought from joanna wnuk, fotolia
  • 222 kcal
  • Water 4%
  • 94/05/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.21 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Carob powder is low in fat and free of stimulants such as caffeine and can be a good substitute for cocoa powder. Depending on how it is produced, it is availab
Chickpeas - Cicer arietinum - in wooden jar with open wooden lid.
© Bought from masanyanka, fotolia
  • 378 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 70/23/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.6 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Chickpeas are cooked and used in stews, soups and purees. They have a very mild, slightly nutty flavour. Do not eat them raw! Organic?
Roasted pumpkin seeds in an oval-shaped wooden bowl.
© Bought from emuck, fotolia
  • 574 kcal
  • Water 2%
  • 16/32/52 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 20 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.11 g
Roasted pumpkin seeds (pumpkin seeds) are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, plant substances and minerals. It is better to eat them raw and without salt.
Horseradish (Moringa olifera, miracle tree) left: fresh leaves, dried and powder on the right.
© Bought from samuelgarces, fotolia
  • 64 kcal
  • Water 79%
  • 43/49/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Horseradish tree leaves (moringa, castor oil plant) are rich in nutrients and proteins. Moringa leaves are used raw or traditionally cooked. Organic?
Raw vegetables: sweet onion (Allium cepa)
© Public Domain, Amanda Mills, public-domain-image.com
  • 32 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 90/09/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Vegetable onions (organic) are large kitchen or cooking onions and mostly summer onions. Raw they taste very mild and are therefore known as sweet onions.
Lettuce on a tablecloth: Lettuce has the highest nutritional content in the outer leaves.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Melanie Scherer, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 13 kcal
  • Water 96%
  • 59/36/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Lettuce (Butterhead group) is low in calories and has a tender consistency when raw. It is rich in vitamin K. Organic quality?
Halved iceberg lettuce (Crisphead group) - Lactuca sativa var. capitata.
© GFDL 1.2, Yorvik, Wikipedia
  • 14 kcal
  • Water 96%
  • 74/22/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
With its crunchy leaves and refreshing taste, raw iceberg lettuce from the Crisphead group is a popular leaf salad. Organic quality?
Alfalfa sprouts (Medicago sativa), shown next to a bowl of alfalfa seeds.
© Bought from Luis Echeverri Urrea, fotolia
  • 23 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 31/59/10 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.23 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.18 g
Lucerne seeds (alfalfa, trefoil) should not be eaten raw, but rather germinated, because they contain a lot of canavanine, which breaks down during germination.
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?
Soy milk, original or vanilla, in a glass mug, with soybeans open and in a pod.
© Bought from juefraphoto, fotolia
  • 54 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 56/29/15 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.58 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Soy milk with vanilla is a plant-based drink made from soybeans, refined with vanilla flavor. Even organic, it contains sugar and is never raw.
Common juniper; juniper berry—Juniperus communis in a bowl, a mortar on the right, and berry tea.
© Bought from Heike Rau, fotolia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The common juniper grows widely, mainly in heathland landscapes. Raw juniper berries give dishes such as sauerkraut a special flavor. Organic?
Two rhizomes of large galangal - Alpinia galanga, called Thai ginger or Siam ginger.
© Bought from Silvia Bogdanski, fotolia
  • 59 kcal
  • Water 78%
  • 79/15/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Thai ginger (Greater galangal, Alpinia Galanga, Siam, galangal root) is only related to ginger and is very similar to it, but has other active ingredients.