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Hand holding buckwheat sprouts - Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.
© Bought from kavzov, Adobe
  • 73 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 71/22/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Sprouted buckwheat has high-quality protein and many vitamins and minerals. It is easy to prepare yourself and results in raw and possibly organic quality.
Rice noodles ready to cook lying on kitchen board. Other rice noodles are narrower.
© Bought from Ildi, Adobe
  • 364 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 92/07/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.12 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Rice noodles are flat and usually dried and packed in balls. They are suitable for soups or wok dishes. Organic quality? See also calories, kcal.
Homemade coconut yoghurt made from coconut milk, arrowroot starch or locust bean gum and ferment.
© Bought from Von vaaseenaa, Adobe
  • 95 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 41/05/54 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.10 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Coconut yogurt is a yogurt alternative made from coconut milk with bacterial cultures. This vegan product is available organically or you can make it yourself (
Tamarind paste in a glass container, to the left of it entire tamarinds, one of them opened.
© Bought from studio presence, Shutterstock
  • 106 kcal
  • Water 72%
  • 99/00/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Tamarind paste (raw?) consists of processed tamarind fruits and therefore tastes sweet and sour. One direction can also predominate. Organic quality?
Unripe (young) coconut with plenty of fluid and little pulp, one open.
© Bought from antpkr, fotolia
  • 90 kcal
  • 53/12/35 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Young coconuts contain coconut meat that is thinner, softer and lower in fat when raw than mature coconuts; available in organic quality.
Rhubarb fresh from the market, cut into plates on the right.
© Bought from Diana Taliun, fotolia
  • 21 kcal
  • Water 94%
  • 80/16/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.10 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Rhubarb (organic quality?) is popular because of its refreshing, sour taste and low calorie content. Edible raw in small portions.
Apple rings, dried or dried, apple and leaf of the apple tree behind.
© Bought from Björn Wylezich, fotolia
  • 243 kcal
  • Water 32%
  • 98/01/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.08 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Unsulphured apple rings are a healthy snack. Dried or dehydrated apples (raw?) have lots of vitamins, minerals and sugar. Organic quality?
Apple juice without additives: Two glasses with differently clouded variants (color).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Verband der deutschen Fruchtsaftindustrie e.V., Wikimedia Commons
  • 46 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 98/01/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Unsweetened apple juice (organic?) tastes good as a drink and as an ingredient in recipes. Available naturally cloudy, clear and raw (unpasteurized), otherwise
Spoon with yellowish mustard powder made from white mustard (Sinapis alba).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rainer Zenz, Wikipedia
  • 508 kcal
  • Water 5%
  • 31/29/40 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 5.9 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 3.8 g
Organic mustard powder can be used in the kitchen as a spice in many different ways, similar to pepper. It is best to grind seeds (raw) fresh to make organic mu
Lightly roasted onion pieces, onion powder, both piled up; on the right an onion.
© Bought from Andrea, fotolia
  • 341 kcal
  • Water 5%
  • 87/11/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.25 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Onion granules or onion powder made from dried onions are rarely raw. They are used instead of fresh onions. Organic?
Poppy seeds (Papaver somniferum) with poppy flower and seed pods, ready to harvest seeds
© Bought from 201122, Adobe
  • 525 kcal
  • Water 6%
  • 32/21/47 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 28 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.27 g
Poppy seeds are the raw seeds of the opium poppy. The nutty-smelling organic seeds are used as a food for desserts and baked goods.
Coriander leaves, dried - Coriandrum sativum - layered.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, unknown, gewürzkontor-muenchen
  • 279 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 66/28/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.33 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Coriander in the form of dried leaves (coriander leaves, Asian parsley, fenugreek) is mainly used as a kitchen spice.
Capers, pickled (Capparis spinosa): pickled capers in a bowl
© Public Domain, Danielle Keller, Wikipedia
  • 23 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 60/29/11 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.11 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.18 g
Capers cannot be eaten raw. In preserved form they have a spicy, piquant taste. Organic quality?
Fenugreek Seed - Trigonella foenum graecum on wooden spoon with leaves and seeds around it.
© Bought from kostrez, fotolia
  • 323 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 66/26/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fenugreek seeds (methi, goat horn, raw?) are used as a spice and medicine. Fenugreek has a spicy-bitter taste, especially the seeds are very intense. Organic?
Dark chocolate (left to right): high percentage of cacao (about 75 %). One bar with added chili.
© CC-by 3.0, Simon A. Eugster, Wikipedia Dark chocolate
  • 598 kcal
  • Water 1%
  • 48/08/44 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.2 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Dark chocolate with 70-85% cocoa content is vegan and available in organic quality (organic). Whether it is really raw (drying, fermentation) is questionable.
Cooked whole grain rice (brown rice), long grain - Oryza sativa L.
© Bought from HLPhoto, fotolia
  • 123 kcal
  • Water 70%
  • 87/09/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.36 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Wholegrain rice, long grain (organic) tastes nutty when cooked and keeps you full for a long time. The husk, vitamins and minerals are still preserved in natura
Round grain rice, white, raw - Oryza sativa L. - in wooden ladle.
© Bought from Diana Taliun, Adobe
  • 358 kcal
  • Water 13%
  • 92/08/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.11 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Short grain rice (raw) has a higher starch content. White rice is suitable for both savory dishes like risotto and sweet dishes like rice pudding. Organic?
Honeydew melon, raw - Cucumis melo - actually Yellow Canary or Tendral Amarillo.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Bill Ebbesen, wikipedia
  • 36 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 93/06/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
A honeydew melon (organic) is classified as a sugar melon. The varieties are very diverse in appearance, but the flesh (raw) is always very sweet.
Dried (dehydrated) onions in flake form in wooden vessel and lying next to it.
© Bought from Oliver Wilde, Adobe
  • 349 kcal
  • Water 4%
  • 90/10/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.17 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Dehydrated onions are used to refine sauces and salad dressings, etc. Commercially available onion flakes (dehydrated or dried) are no longer raw. Organic?
Close-up of pistachios (Pistacia vera), dry roasted without any added salt.
© CC-by 3.0, Madmaxmarchhare, Wikipedia
  • 572 kcal
  • Water 2%
  • 30/22/48 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 13 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.21 g
Pistachios are available raw and roasted. They are a tasty but unhealthy snack - even without added salt. Organic?