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Three white bowls: rice (left), rice flakes (middle), rice noodles (right), and rice plants (back)
© Bought from Heike Rau, fotolia
  • 386 kcal
  • Water 4%
  • 89/08/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.90 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Rice flakes (raw?) are a gluten-free alternative to other cereal flakes. Make sure they are organic and have a low arsenic content.
Coconut butter - Cocos nucifera: Coconut butter in a white spoon, surrounded by coconut nibs etc.
© Bought from ExQuisine, fotolia
  • 677 kcal
  • Water 2%
  • 26/08/67 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.51 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Coconut butter is made from the whole ground coconut. The water content is lower than in fresh coconut meat, and the nutrients are more concentrated. Raw? Organ
Black currant leaves and black currants on a bush (Ribes nigrum).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Bernt Fransson, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Blackcurrant leaves are an aromatic addition to soups or salads. Blackcurrant leaves in particular are considered an ancient medicinal remedy.
Mango, dried - Mangifera - in a white bowl in a serving board with a cup of tea.
© Bought from lcc54613, fotolia
  • 289 kcal
  • Water 20%
  • 93/04/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.30 g
Dried mango (raw?) contains many nutrients and is an ideal source of energy. Make sure it is organic. Unsulphured or sulphured?
Raw durum wheat semolina in a brown bowl, two ears of wheat to the left.
© Bought from StockImageFactory.com, Shutterstock
  • 360 kcal
  • Water 13%
  • 84/15/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.39 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Durum wheat semolina is made from durum wheat. It is better suited for pasta than soft wheat semolina. It is always vegan, raw and usually available organically
Salsa verde (separate recipe) with the ingredients of this Mexican green sauce.
© Bought from uckyo, fotolia
  • 29 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 81/12/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.24 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
You can prepare this Mexican salsa verde (raw) yourself; the main ingredients (organic if possible) are: tomatillos, pointed peppers and coriander leaves.
Miang kham sauce (separate recipe) in the center of a plate, surrounded by lettuce leaves.
© Bought from npstockphoto, fotolia
  • 162 kcal
  • Water 65%
  • 70/07/23 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.10 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
The Miang Kham sauce can also be prepared vegan as a dip for a wrap. See separate recipe for organic quality, it is not raw.
Real chervil - Anthriscus cerefolium - on a soon-blooming plant.
© Bought from irottlaender, fotolia
  • 58 kcal
  • Water 82%
  • 67/29/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Chervil or garden chervil is edible raw. It is easy to confuse it with other, sometimes poisonous, plant species from the same family. Organic?
Cranberry orange sauce with apple filled in a glass, with some cranberries around it.
© Bought from ekatherina, fotolia
  • 123 kcal
  • Water 67%
  • 98/01/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
The cranberry-orange sauce with apple and fresh ginger is particularly suitable for Christmas dishes and can be prepared as a separate recipe.
Moong Dal: a burlap bag with split mung beans spilling out of it.
© Bought from mirzamlk, fotolia
  • 312 kcal
  • 71/28/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.13 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.52 g
Moong Dal (Mung Daal), dried mung beans (organic?), are used in a similar way to lentils. The high lysine content makes them particularly valuable. Never eat th
Moringa powder: Bottom left, dried moringa leaves. Above and to the right, fresh moringa leaves.
© Bought from Luis Echeverri Urrea, fotolia
  • 258 kcal
  • Water 5%
  • 57/40/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Moringa powder (organic?) consists of dried leaves (raw?) of the horseradish tree. Fresh leaves are valuable in the countries of origin to combat malnutrition.
Vegan makhani sauce with garam masala and fresh tomatoes (here with lentil dumplings).
© Courtesy of Richa Hingle, Narayana Verlag
  • 73 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 58/14/28 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.68 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Makhani sauce is a basic Indian sauce with fresh tomatoes for butter chicken. Vegan, organic, prepared with lentils, beans or seitan, it is very healthy.
Amaranth, raw - Amaranthus caudatus - on a round wooden surface, with amaranth bars above.
© Bought from Luis Echeverri Urrea, fotolia
  • 371 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 76/16/08 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.7 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Amaranth (amaranth seeds, kiwicha, raw) contains a balanced amino acid composition and 14% more protein than grains. Gluten-free. Organic?
Pearl barley, raw: In wooden spoon and wicker basket, grains scattered next to them.
© Bought from zia_shusha, fotolia
  • 352 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 88/11/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.50 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
Pearl barley or barley groats are ground barley grains (raw?). Unlike wheat and spelt, barley contains very little gluten. Organic quality?
Corn flour, whole grain on round kitchen board. Before corn kernels and left corncobs.
© Bought from YesPhotographers, Fotolia
  • 361 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 88/08/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.7 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
Whole grain corn flour is gluten-free and finer than corn semolina. It consists of ground corn kernels (raw?) and is used for cooking or baking. Organic quality
Raw cornmeal in a sack and bowl next to corn kernels and corn on the cob.
© Bought from chamillew, fotolia
  • 362 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 87/09/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.6 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
Whole grain corn semolina is gluten-free. It is made from dried, coarsely ground corn kernels (raw?) and used for cooking or baking. Organic?
Couscous raw on wooden surface heaped in front of measuring spoon and sack.
© Bought from Shawn Hempel, Adobe
  • 376 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 85/14/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.24 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Couscous, dried (kuskus), is a vegan precursor made from semolina (not raw) and made from millet, durum wheat, spelt or barley (organic?).
Raw whole grain rice grains on a pile. Certain grains are slightly green because they are less ripe.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Fir0002, Wikipedia
  • 362 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 88/09/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.92 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Wholegrain rice, medium grain (organic?), is brown rice, not hulled and tastes good as a healthy risotto. All vitamins and minerals are retained when eaten raw.
Sorghum raw, (sorghum grains, sugar millet) - sorghum spp. in shell, behind the panicles.
© Bought from WR.LILI, fotolia
  • 329 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 84/12/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.5 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
Raw sorghum (sweet millet): Sorghum grains are slightly larger than those of common millet. The seeds from this family of sweet grasses are gluten-free. Organic
Glued pearl tapioca with cranberries in the middle
© CC-by 2.0, orphanjones from Berkeley, Wikimedia
  • 358 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 100/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.00 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Tapioca balls (organic?) are suitable as a binding agent in Asian cuisine. They consist of gluten-free tapioca starch from the cassava root. Never raw!