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Some prunes on jute sackcloth - Prunus domestica var. subrotunda
© Bought from Comugnero Silvana, fotolia
  • 46 kcal
  • Water 87%
  • 92/06/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Raw plums (true plums) are perfect for compote, puree or an Asian plum sauce. Organic quality?
Fresh prickly pears in a rusted tin container, one of which is cut open (Opuntia spp).
© Bought from TwilightArtPictures, fotolia
  • 41 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 89/07/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.19 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
The raw prickly pear (prickly fruit, cactus pear, prickly fig, prickly pear) is a sweet, exotic fruit.
Two grapefruits hanging from a tree - Citrus maxima.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, കാക്കര, Wikimedia
  • 38 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 92/07/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The raw grapefruit has a sweet, sour and bitter taste. It is considered the largest of all citrus fruits. It is the pumelo, not a pomelo.
White storage tubers of the turnip, raw (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) lying together.
© CC-0 1.0, Hans Braxmeier, Wikipedia
  • 28 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 87/12/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.01 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
The turnip can be eaten both raw and cooked. It contains a lot of vitamin C and has a distinctive taste. Organic quality?
Chinese water chestnuts, raw - and two cooked - Eleocharis dulcis.
© Bought from todja, Adobe
  • 97 kcal
  • Water 73%
  • 94/06/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Chinese water chestnuts taste sweet and are still crunchy even when cooked. Due to possible parasites, they can only be eaten raw and if washed well. Organic?
Wax gourd (winter melon) - Benincasa hispida - on plant before harvest.
© Public Domain, 草花写真館, カールおじさん, Wikipedia
  • 13 kcal
  • Water 96%
  • 83/11/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.09 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The wax gourd, also known as winter melon, is grown mainly in Asia and Florida. It is used raw as a vegetable (organic?) or, for example, as winter melon soup.
Dioscorea fresche a fette circondate da foglie e Dioscorea.
© Bought from jiangdi, Shutterstock
  • 118 kcal
  • Water 70%
  • 94/05/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Except for two types, the yam root is only edible when cooked, as it is toxic when eaten raw. It tastes sweet and is rich in provitamin A. Organic?
Fresh borage - Borago officinalis, with edible, fuzzy green leaves.
© Public Domain, Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Wikipedia
  • 21 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 55/32/13 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.11 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fresh borage (raw borage) tastes like cucumber. Today, consumption is not recommended due to the liver-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA). Organic?
Three horseradish tree pods (Moringa oleifera), raw. Right next to seeds and peeled pods.
© Bought from thonephoto, fotolia
  • 37 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 79/19/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Horseradish tree pods (Moringa oleifera) are very rich in nutrients. Cooked moringa pods and raw or cooked leaves are used as vegetables. Organic?
Summer squash - here as zucchini on the plant with yellow blossom. There are several types.
© Bought from romiri, fotolia
  • 16 kcal
  • Water 95%
  • 71/26/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
The harvest of summer squash, which cannot be stored, takes place before it ripens in the summer. These include different varieties of different types of squash
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
Raw wheat bran, in and spilling out of a wooden measuring scoop
© Bought from photocrew, fotolia
  • 216 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 77/18/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.17 g
Wheat bran (raw) remains as a byproduct of flour production. Bran (organic?) is rich in nutrients and supports the intestines in case of digestive problems.
Flowering meadow sage (Salvia pratensis) - to be found in nature, especially in Europe.
© Bought from Iva Vagnerova, Shutterstock
  • 59 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 72/13/15 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.08 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.20 g
Flowers and leaves of meadow sage (Salvia pratensis) are used raw (organic?) as an ingredient in many dishes. As a medicinal plant, it inhibits fungi, viruses a
Wild flowering garlic mustard - Alliaria petiolata.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Bücking, Wikimedia
  • 70 kcal
  • Water 75%
  • 60/38/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
Garlic mustard, which is rich in vitamin C, is best eaten raw. When cooked, the taste reminiscent of garlic, mustard and pepper evaporates. Organic?
Meadow with flowering and raw edible plants of the wild mallow variety (Malva sylvestris).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Meneerke bloem, Wikipedia
  • 71 kcal
  • Water 76%
  • 71/26/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.20 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
The wild mallow (Cheeseweed) is one of the oldest medicinal plants and has been well researched in clinical studies. It is used raw or dried. Organic?
Common chickweed or star herb (Stellaria media) lying on a fork.
© Bought from PhotoSG, Adobe
  • 33 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 88/09/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Common chickweed (chickweed) is a nutrient-rich and versatile food plant that is available in the wild almost all year round. Organic?
Bedstraw or meadow bedstraw (Galium mollugo) in a meadow, with a forest behind.
© CC-0 1.0, AnRo0002, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The shoots and flowers of the meadow bedstraw (Galium mollugo) are edible raw. The seeds are suitable for sprouting and the flowers are a popular flavoring. Org
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), including its orange sea buckthorn berries.
© GFDL 1.2, Vmenkov, Wikimedia Commons
  • 92 kcal
  • Water 83%
  • 52/08/40 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.6 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 1.8 g
Raw sea buckthorn berries taste very sour and tart. Sea buckthorn has a lot of vitamin C. Organic quality? Does it contain vitamin B12?
Fenugreek Leaves, raw (Kasoori methi) lying in bunch on brown surface.
© Bought from mirzamlk, fotolia
  • 49 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 56/35/08 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fresh fenugreek leaves (methi) can be used raw in a salad or cooked. The spicy-bitter fenugreek is also a spice. Organic?
Lentils, red, cooked in white bowl on folded tablecloth.
© Bought from M.studio, fotolia
  • 116 kcal
  • Water 70%
  • 68/31/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.14 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Red lentils are preferred for stews, curries and dals, as they quickly break down into a kind of mush without being soaked beforehand. Organic?