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Red grape juice in a glass surrounded by dark grapes.
© Bought from Itty, fotolia
  • 60 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 97/02/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Fresh grape juice (sweet grape must) tastes good and is rich in antioxidants. It is usually sterilized. Organic quality?
Jackfruit tree with jackfruit hanging on it like a grape - Artocarpus heterophyllus.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Balaram Mahalder, Wikimedia
  • 95 kcal
  • Water 73%
  • 91/07/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
The jackfruit (jacob fruit, jaca fruit, nangka, jack tree fruit) is a sweet tropical fruit when eaten raw. It is also suitable as a meat substitute.
Kumquats hanging on the tree. A small citrus fruit that you eat with peel and seeds.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Aconcagua, Wikipedia
  • 71 kcal
  • Water 81%
  • 85/10/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.12 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
The raw kumquat (mini orange, dwarf orange) has a certain sweetness and tastes slightly bitter. Prefer organic, as it is edible with the peel and seeds.
Whole cantaloupes on the left, a halved one on the right and cantaloupe slices in the front.
© Public Domain, USDA, Wikipedia
  • 34 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 89/09/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
The cantaloupe melon is a variety of sugar melon that has sweet, juicy flesh when eaten raw. Organic quality?
Raw, untreated mandarins (Citrus reticulata) on a mandarin tree.
© Public Domain, Batholith, Wikipedia
  • 53 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 92/06/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
The mandarin (raw) is a pithy, aromatic citrus fruit with a sweet to sour taste and contains numerous nutrients. Organic quality?
Dried and unsulphured peach fruits on a pile.
© CC-by 2.0, Josefine Stenudd, Wikimedia
  • 239 kcal
  • Water 32%
  • 93/05/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.36 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Dried peaches are available in sulphured and unsulfured form. Organic quality is preferable. Due to the high drying temperature, they are rarely raw.
Traditionally dried pear schnitzel. Fresh pears on the left.
© Bought from Jan Danek jdm.foto, Shutterstock
  • 262 kcal
  • Water 27%
  • 97/03/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.15 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Dried pears can be found in stores as slices, chips, or whole pears, including organic ones, but they are rarely truly raw.
Persimmon, raw, thin-skinned – Diospyros kaki – not bred for hard pulp. Look at the consistency.
© Bought from vkuslandia, Adobe
  • 70 kcal
  • Water 80%
  • 96/03/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
When raw, the persimmon has a sweet, apricot to pear-like aroma. The sometimes furry taste is due to tannins. Organic quality is preferable.
Rosemary dried on a wooden spoon, fresh rosemary next to it - Rosmarinus officinalis.
© Bought from New Africa, fotolia
  • 331 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 76/06/18 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.2 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 1.1 g
Dried rosemary (sea dew, rosemary) tastes spicy, resinous and a little bitter. It is mainly used as a spice. Prefer organic quality.
Dried tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) piled on a light surface.
© CC-0 1.0, Dominikmatus, Wikipedia
  • 295 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 63/28/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.74 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 3.0 g
Dried tarragon is an aromatic kitchen spice. It contains a lot of potassium and aids digestion. Raw? Organic?
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?
Hanging quinces on a tree, ready for harvest (Cydonia oblonga).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Lazaregagnidze, Wikimedia
  • 57 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 97/03/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The quince (honey apple) has a fruity, sour aroma when raw. It is rich in healthy ingredients and is suitable for chutney, jam, etc.
Branch bearing ripe Asian pears (Pyrus pyrifolia). The pears are very juicy and have a sweet and sour flavor that is reminiscent of apple, pear, and melon.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Sage Ross, Wikimedia
  • 42 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 94/04/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
The Nashi pear has an ochre-colored skin with small brown speckles. The white, raw flesh is crunchy and tastes sweet and sour. Organic?
Untreated raw Bosc pears, a heirloom variety of pear (Pyrus communis)
© CC-by-sa 3.0, MarkusHagenlocher, Wikimedia
  • 67 kcal
  • Water 83%
  • 97/02/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The Boscs pear is also called a bottle pear because of its shape. Ripe and raw, the pear has sweet, juicy flesh. Organic quality?
Ripe clementines hanging from a tree - Citrus clementina hoard. ex Tanaka.
© Public Domain, Golf Bravo, Wikimedia
  • 47 kcal
  • Water 87%
  • 92/07/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The clementine tastes pleasantly sweet and aromatic. It contains many minerals and is rich in vitamins.
Preserved guava nectar is made from the fruit shown in the picture.
© CC0, Sakurai Midori, Wikipedia
  • 63 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 99/01/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Conventionally produced guava nectar and guava juice are preserved, therefore not raw. Rarely available in organic quality. Lots of sugar and little vitamin C.
Potatoes and tubers, treated and potato products: potatoes boiled in well-salted water
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Beat von Stein, Wikipedia
  • 87 kcal
  • Water 77%
  • 91/08/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Jacket potatoes are (raw) potatoes that have been boiled soft in salt water with their skin on. Organic potatoes can also be eaten with the skin on.
Common velvet footrub (Enoki), cultivated (therefore white), raw in the bunch (Flammulina velutipes)
© Bought from Brent Hofacker, Adobe
  • 37 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 73/25/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
The velvet foot bolete or enoki is popular in Asia, where it is cultivated. The natural winter mushroom is in season from September to April (raw?, organic?).
Red radicchio di Treviso, whole and cut on wooden table - Cichorium intybus var. Foliosum.
© Bought from PHLD Luca, shutterstock
  • 23 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 73/23/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.09 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Radicchio (also known as red chicory) is usually wine-red in color and has a bitter, spicy taste. It is good to eat raw - preferably organic.
Image of a not yet ripe, raw baby zucchini (Cucurbita spp.) in the garden.
© Public Domain, Meanos, Wikimedia Commons
  • 21 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 50/44/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.11 g
Baby zucchini are the mini version of the normal zucchini. Since they are not ripe, they have particularly tender flesh. Edible raw. Organic?