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Edamame, ready-made Japanese-style soybeans as an appetizer, still unpeeled.
© Bought from amstockphoto, fotolia
  • 109 kcal
  • Water 75%
  • 32/48/20 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.6 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.33 g
Edamame (raw) are soybeans harvested unripe. The green beans contain omega-3 fatty acids and are a healthy snack when cooked briefly. Organic?
Panko (Japanese breadcrumbs), on the left next to the white bread on the right hand side.
© Bought from oilslo, fotolia
  • 358 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 87/11/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.73 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Panko (Japanese パン粉) is the Asian version of breadcrumbs. Produces a light coating with a light, airy consistency. Raw? Organic quality possible.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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
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?
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?
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
Dried (white) mulberries on a wooden ladle and around it on a white background.
© Bought from emuck, fofotlia
  • 352 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 86/11/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Only gently dried mulberries (black and white) are raw. The berries, which are reminiscent of blackberries, taste completely different. Organic quality?
Homemade Laksa curry paste with turmeric and ginger (separate recipe) in white bowl.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Inke Weissenborn, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 122 kcal
  • Water 71%
  • 65/15/20 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.98 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
The Laksa curry paste with fresh turmeric and ginger can be prepared as a separate recipe and is also suitable for dishes that require red curry paste.
Grape-seed oil in a glass bottle with plastic grapes in a basket.
© Bought from Carmen 56, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 70 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Grape seed oil is pressed from the seeds of grapes, but it contains far too much linoleic acid to be healthy.
Hazelnut Oil - Corylus spp. - in a glass carafe, surrounded by hazelnuts and the cone.
© Bought from Barbara Pheby, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 10 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Hazelnut oil is a spicy vegetable oil with a nutty taste. Like other native nut oils, it can be used wonderfully to refine dressings.
Avocado oil (Persea americana): an avocado cut in half with a bottle of  avocado oil next to it.
© Bought from marrakeshh, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 13 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.96 g
Avocado oil is obtained from the fruit of the avocado tree. Cold-pressed oil is usually raw, tastes aromatic to slightly fruity and is also available organicall
Blackberries, hanging from a blackberry bush, ripe for picking, because they are black in color.
© CC-by-sa 4.0, Biberl, Wikipedia
  • 43 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 84/12/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.19 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.09 g
Blackberries (blackberries, Rubus, better in organic quality) can be eaten raw or used to make desserts.
Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola), raw fruits - also known as carambola.
© CC-by 2.0, Hafiz Issadeen, flickr.com
  • 31 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 83/13/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.16 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
The raw and decorative star fruit has health-promoting properties. Consumption is not recommended for people with kidney failure. Organic?
One hand holds a cherimoya (Annona cherimola), behind it also cut with kernels.
© Bought from I_love_life, fotolia
  • 75 kcal
  • Water 79%
  • 89/08/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.16 g
Cherimoya (Annona Cherimola) is an exotic, very sweet fruit. Raw, it contains many vitamins and secondary plant substances. Prefer organic.
Red fresh sour cherries (tart cherries) in wooden bowl and next to it - Prunus cerasus.
© Bought from Dejan82, shutterstock
  • 50 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 90/07/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Raw, red sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) have a sour taste. Suitable for making jam and compote. Organic?
Three raw figs (Ficus carica) plus one cut open, next to two dried ones.
© Bought from monticellllo, fotolia
  • 74 kcal
  • Water 79%
  • 95/04/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.14 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Real figs (Ficus carica) or edible figs are suitable raw or dried for direct consumption, with starters and desserts. They should be fully ripe. Organic?