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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.
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.
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?
Brown mustard seeds (Brassica juncea) in a plate.
© CC-by-sa 4.0, Dsaikia2015, Wikipedia
  • 487 kcal
  • Water 6%
  • 39/28/32 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.6 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 3.9 g
Brown mustard seeds are used raw in the kitchen, either whole, in the form of mustard powder or as mustard paste. They are a versatile spice. Organic?
Dried sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) in a white ceramic bowl, next to fresh sour cherries.
© Bought from images72, shutterstock
  • 264 kcal
  • Water 35%
  • 93/04/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.21 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.19 g
Dried, unsweetened sour cherries taste fruity and sour. Rarely raw food quality. Organic?
Marjoram, fresh (Origanum majorana), freshly cut, on an old wooden table.
© Bought from Daniel Vincek, fotolia
  • 52 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 75/16/08 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.36 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.27 g
Raw marjoram or sausage herb is popular because of its strong flavor. It goes well with pulses and Mediterranean dishes. Organic?
Dried wild garlic - Allium ursinum - lying freely with measuring spoon made of wood.
© Bought from Silvia Bogdanski, fotolia
  • 294 kcal
  • Water 13%
  • 58/36/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.90 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 2.0 g
Wild garlic, dried (raw?), is also called wild garlic, wild dog garlic, bear's garlic, garlic spinach or wild garlic when fresh. Organic quality?
Top left: bowl with hemp oil — for the spring salad in the large bowl on the right.
© Bought from katharinarau, fotolia
  • 898 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 54 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 20 g
Hemp oil has different colors depending on how it is produced and has a nutty taste. It contains a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids, including gamma-l
Homemade soy milk in drinking glasses, in front of and next to soybeans open.
© Bought from Davizro Photography, fotolia
  • 41 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 56/29/15 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.58 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Soy milk, made from soybeans and water, can be used in the kitchen like milk and is the basis for tofu. It is never raw! Organic?
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.
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?
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!
Soybeans on the left and soy granules in the foreground, with a clove of garlic on the right for size comparison.
© Bought from Printemps, fotolia
  • 356 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 34/58/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 3.7 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.50 g
Soya granules consist of ground, defatted and heated soya beans - it is never raw! Due to its protein content and consistency, it is considered an (organic?) me
Bread for toasting. Individual slices before they are toasted.
© Bought from Igor Kovalchuk, fotolia
  • 276 kcal
  • Water 33%
  • 79/14/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.32 g
Toast is a loaf of bread (mainly made from wheat), which is also available with spelt, vegan and organic. It is used cold or warm in many dishes.
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.
Blue Fenugreek (Blue meliot, Ziger clover, cheese clover) - Trigonella caerulea.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Flyout, Wikipedia
  • 260 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 40/53/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Raw Blue Fenugreek (Blue meliot, Ziger clover, cheese clover) only develops its special aroma when the leaves are dried. Organic?
Horseradish—Armoracia lapathifolia: Both the root and grated, on the left is freshly grated root.
© Bought from Eskymaks, fotolia
  • 78 kcal
  • Water 75%
  • 87/11/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.12 g
Horseradish (organic?) is particularly spicy when raw or freshly grated and gives dishes a typical taste. The mustard oil glycosides it contains are good for yo
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.
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.