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Blocks of uncooked frozen spinach leaves
© CC-by-sa 3.0, 3268zauber, Wikipedia
  • 29 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 50/43/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Frozen or deep-frozen spinach, chopped or leaves, can be used quickly without preparation and stored for a long time. Has high health values. Organic?
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.
Tamarind (sweet), raw, in shell, peeled, scattered some tamarind seeds and juice.
© Bought from Thanthip Homsansri, fotolia
  • 239 kcal
  • Water 31%
  • 95/04/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Tamarinds can taste sour or sweet when raw, they are fruity and slightly tart. They can be eaten raw when peeled. Organic quality?
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?
Vegetables, raw, untreated: Garden radish, raw - Raphanus sativus.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Le grand Cricri, Wikipedia
  • 14 kcal
  • Water 95%
  • 69/29/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Radish has a spicy, hot taste and can be eaten both raw and cooked. It promotes the secretion of bile and gastric juices and has an antimicrobial effect.
Jalapeños in a jar with screw cap - on white tales.
© Bought from etti photofun, fotolia
  • 27 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 72/14/14 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.49 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Pickled (canned) jalapeños are a good way to preserve the spicy fruits. They hardly lose any of their spiciness and can be kept for up to 1 year.
Lovage - Levisticum officinale L. - on a round wooden kitchen board.
© Bought from Heike Rau, fotolia
  • 48 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 65/28/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.26 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.19 g
Lovage is used as a raw or dried spice. The so-called Maggi herb is available in organic quality. Its root is considered a medicinal product.
Wild plant small sorrel - Rumex acetosella: flowering plants in stony soil.
© Bought from LFRabanedo, fotolia
  • 26 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 47/48/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.13 g
Raw small sorrel (organic?) can be used in a similar way to spinach. The water-soluble oxalic acid is best thrown away with the cooking water.
Real Star Anise - Illicium verum: Scatters whole stars and single seeds from them.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, les, Wikipedia
  • 381 kcal
  • Water 27%
  • 54/09/37 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.6 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Real Chinese star anise (organic, Illicium verum) is used primarily as a spice in the kitchen, but also as a medicinal plant.
Fresh Mexican tarragon - Tagetes lucida: A bundle of freshly cut tarragon on an old tree trunk.
© Bought from Daniel Vincek, fotolia
  • 60 kcal
  • Water 83%
  • 91/00/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Tarragon, fresh (raw, organic?) or zephyr herb, gives sauces and salads a strong flavor. It is also used as a medicinal plant.
Wholemeal spaghetti to roll bundled next to wheat grains and ears of corn.
© Bought from al1962, Shutterstock
  • 352 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 81/15/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.1 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
Vegan wholemeal spaghetti usually consists of wholemeal durum wheat flour mixed with water and salt; more and more suppliers also offer organic quality.
Cooked rice noodles in bowl, behind of that a pair of eating sticks.
© Bought from New Africa, Adobe
  • 108 kcal
  • Water 74%
  • 92/07/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Cooked rice noodles are a gluten-free pasta alternative. White noodles and wholegrain rice noodles are available. Organic quality? See also calories, kcal.
Kamut or Khorasan wheat, raw - Triticum turgidum subsp. turanicum (Jakubz.) in cloth bag.
© Bought from yesyesterday, fotolia
  • 337 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 81/17/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.57 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
Kamut or Khorasan wheat (raw) is an ancient type of grain. It is a relative of today's wheat, but larger, not as overbred and mostly organic.
Teff (dwarf millet), raw seeds piled with a wood scoop: Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter.
© Bought from katrinshine, Adobe
  • 367 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 82/15/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.94 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.14 g
Teff (tef), a gluten-free, small-grain cereal, can be eaten raw in small quantities. Raw millet (Eragrostis tef) is soaked before eating.
Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria), freshly picked.
© Bought from goldbany, Adobe
  • 39 kcal
  • Water 82%
  • 65/30/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Ground elder (goutweed, goutweed) is a widespread and readily available raw wild plant (organic?). When collecting, watch out for poisonous lookalikes!
Chickpea flour in wooden bowl surrounded by chickpeas. - Cicer arietinum.
© Bought from Elena Schweitzer, Shutterstock
  • 387 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 67/26/08 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.9 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.11 g
Chickpea flour is rich in dietary fiber, protein and minerals, is gluten-free and is suitable for baking, cooking and as a binding agent. Raw? Organic?
Baked yeast crumbled and yeast block for baking in the background.
© Bought from Von beats_, Adobe
  • 105 kcal
  • Water 69%
  • 64/30/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.00 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fresh baker's yeast (pressed yeast, baker's yeast) is a natural raising agent that is suitable for baked goods with longer fermentation times and several restin
Corn Tortilla is gluten-free, here in Bastkörbchen without extra salt.
© Bought from hansgeel, fotolia
  • 222 kcal
  • Water 44%
  • 85/10/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.1 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
These corn tortillas are vegan, gluten-free ready-made products with no added salt and are quick to prepare. They are never raw, but organic quality is possible
Plate with raw, fermented cocao beans. These fermented beans contain hardly any caffeine.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Michael Weber, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 639 kcal
  • Water 3%
  • 25/15/60 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.3 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.16 g
Cocoa beans ("raw") are fermented (often > 50 °C) and therefore usually not raw food quality, even if declared as raw food. Fragments are cocoa nibs. Organic?
Borlotti beans, raw, heaped into a plate. See the typical patterns and colors.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Natalie Sidler
  • 335 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 71/27/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.29 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.24 g
Borlotti beans (cranberry beans) have a hearty taste. Cooked, they taste good in salads, soups and stews, but raw, they are poisonous. Organic?