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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?
Spirulina spp. as powders and tablets. Cultivated and usually heat-dried.
© Bought from Elena Schweitzer, fotolia
  • 290 kcal
  • Water 5%
  • 27/65/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.3 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.82 g
The cyanobacteria Spirulina (powder etc.) can practically never be bought raw. Because of their blue pigment, they were previously classified as blue-green alga
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?
Tomatillo, raw - Physalis philadelphica. Fruits including the bell-shaped sepals.
© Bought from Joshua Resnick, fotolia
  • 32 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 75/12/13 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.40 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Raw tomatillo (mountain eggplant, organic?) has a sour, fruity taste. It goes well with chili and is used in Mexican folk medicine.
Mexican gland tang (Epazote, Dysphania ambrosioides). Beans are just an ornament.
© Bought from Picture Partners, fotolia
  • 32 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 90/04/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Mexican goosefoot or grape tea (epazote) is a medicinal and spice herb from America. Only consume raw leaves in very small quantities! Organic?
Dark yeast extract spread in white bowl. Contains much glutamic acid!
© Bought from Brent Hofacker, fotolia
  • 185 kcal
  • Water 41%
  • 45/53/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Vegetarian spice pastes based on yeast extract have an umami taste. They are used as a spread on bread or as an ingredient in soups and stews.
Portobello mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus): portobello mushrooms with large cap growing in the wild.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Jason Stajich (stajich), Wikimedia Commons
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Giant mushrooms are edible raw and can be used in a similar way to cultivated mushrooms. Depending on the location, they can accumulate cadmium. Only wild-growi
Dark couverture chocolate drizzled on poached (lightly cooked) pears.
© Bought from Magdalena Żurawska, fotolia
  • 582 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 41/07/52 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.1 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Dark chocolate coating (couverture) with coconut oil is a cocoa-based glaze. It is easy to make yourself and is suitable for coating baked goods. Organic?
Black pepper: immature green, dried black pepper, in between white without shell.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rainer Zenz, Wikimedia Commons
  • 251 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 82/13/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.69 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.15 g
Green pepper means unripe peppercorns that taste very mild. Usually available pickled, dried or frozen (and organic), rarely raw.
Goji berries, fresh - Lycium barbarum - in wooden ladles and scattered around.
© Bought from annabell2012, fotolia
  • 87 kcal
  • Water 77%
  • 83/12/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fresh, raw goji berries have a fruity, tart taste, are rich in vitamins and secondary plant substances and enrich a meal. Organic?
Lucuma powder spilling out of a tablespoon. Lucuma is made from the fruit of the Pouteria lucuma tree (in the Sapotaceae family), which is native to the Andes.
© Bought from Michelle, fotolia
  • 372 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 96/02/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.96 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.23 g
Lucuma powder is very rich in nutrients and can be used as a sugar substitute or to flavor various foods and is emulsifying.
Wild growing lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.)
© CC-by-sa 3.0, W.J.Pilsak, Wikipedia
  • 41 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 92/03/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.15 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.19 g
When raw, cranberries have a sour, slightly bitter taste. They are traditionally used to treat urinary tract infections. Organic quality is preferable.
Lemon balm freshly picked - Melissa officinal. Bouquet on white painted wooden planks.
© Bought from eyewave, fotolia
  • 48 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 65/28/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.26 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.19 g
Lemon balm is the best-known type of lemon balm and is an aromatic spice both raw and dried. It is still used in medicine today. Organic?
Raw berries of the common barberry (Berberis vulgaris) on the bush.
© Public Domain, Algirdas, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Barberry (barberry, raw) contains berberine, which helps with pancreatitis. It also lowers blood pressure, blood sugar and blood fat levels. Organic?