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Image of “Red Thai curry paste with ginger and kaffir lime leaves” - (separate recipe).
© Bought from Chaded, Adobe
  • 65 kcal
  • Water 81%
  • 83/13/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.13 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
The red Thai curry paste serves as the basis for Thai red curry. It is usually not raw, but is available in organic quality.
Beech leaf shoots (young copper beech leaves) on the tree - Fagus sylvatica.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rasbak, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The young, tender leaves of the common beech are suitable for consumption raw. Beech leaves can be collected in the wild from April to May. Organic?
Blackberry shoots with leaves and berries - no young leaves, as after April.
© Public Domain, Noebse, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The edible and tasty raw blackberry shoots are harvested in spring. Organic blackberry leaf shoots are preferable.
Unripe spelt: Grains in a ceramic bowl, behind them ears of unripe spelt.
© Bought from Heike Rau, shutterstock
  • 347 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 84/13/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.2 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Green spelt, also known as green grain, is spelt that has been harvested half-ripe. It is dried to ensure it lasts longer, so it is not raw. Organic quality?
Galia melon, raw (organic?) - Cucumis melo - cut open on a neutral surface.
© GFDL 1.2, Asio otus, Wikipedia
  • 56 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 93/06/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.01 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
The Galia melon (raw) is usually considered a net melon. It has a white-greenish, sweet flesh and is popular as a dessert melon. Organic?
Vegan rusks, baked in different ways on a dark background.
© Bought from PRASANNAPIX, Shutterstock
  • 381 kcal
  • Water 6%
  • 85/11/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.8 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.12 g
Vegan rusks (organic?) contain neither eggs nor dairy products. Popular as a supplementary food for small children or as a light meal for those ill.
Tapioca starch in a wooden container surrounded by sliced cassava roots.
© Bought from Alexander Ruiz Acevedo, Shutterstock
  • 348 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 99/01/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Tapioca starch (organic?) is obtained from the cassava root. It is mainly used as a binding agent and thickener in the kitchen. It is never raw.
Dried barberries in wooden spoon surrounded by fresh berries with branch.
© Bought from FotoHelin, Shutterstock
  • 269 kcal
  • Water 24%
  • 93/06/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Dried barberries (organic?, raw?) have a sweet and sour aroma and are popular in oriental cuisine. They contain berberine.
Chinese yams (light roots) - Dioscorea polystachya - lying on a light sandy bottom.
© Bought from Kristina, fotolia
  • 118 kcal
  • Water 70%
  • 94/05/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
The Chinese yam (Nagaimo) is one of the few yam species that can be eaten raw. Latin: Dioscorea batatas (Decne). Organic quality?
Litchi tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) still hanging on plant.
© CC-by 2.0, Dick Culbert, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • Water 76%
  • 27/44/29 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The raw fruits of the lychee tomatoes (litchi tomatoes) look similar to cherry tomatoes. Their taste is reminiscent of sour cherries. Organic?
Arame seaweed accumulated. Botanical name Ecklonia bicyclis or (syn.) Eisenia bicyclis.
© Bought from Jovan Nikolic, fotolia
  • 43 kcal
  • Water 82%
  • 81/14/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
The raw Arame seaweed, also known as sea oak, is a brown algae and can be used in many ways in soups and salads thanks to its mild taste. Organic?
Dill herb fresh, in the foreground dill herb dried, chopped up - Anethum graveolens.
© Bought from AtlasStudio, shutterstock
  • 253 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 70/25/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Dried dill is popular in cold and warm dishes. Is dill still raw after drying? See text. Dill is available in organic quality.
A ripe umbel on the black elder bush - Sambucus nigra.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, H. Zell, Wikipedia
  • 73 kcal
  • Water 80%
  • 94/03/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.16 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Black elderberries, with their valuable ingredients, are used in many ways as medicine and food. Do not crush the seeds. Raw? Organic?
Ripe and unripe gooseberries on shrub (Ribes uva-crispa, Syn. Ribes grossularia).
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Timo Newton-Syms, Wikimedia
  • 44 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 87/08/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.27 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
Gooseberries, raw (Chrosle, Ogrosl, Klosterbeeren, organic?), have a hairy skin or not, depending on the variety, and taste sweet and sour.
Prune plums and jam in jar - Prunus domestica subsp. domes
© Bought from Hetizia, fotolia
  • 48 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 94/05/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Raw blue plums (European plums) taste juicy and sweet with a sour note. The stone fruits are digestive. Organic?
Kañiwa seeds (Chenopodium pallidicaule, Cañihua): in white ceramic bowl and heaped up next to it.
© Bought from Marek, fotolia
  • 417 kcal
  • 74/16/10 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 5.0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.43 g
Kañiwa (Cañihua) is a gluten-free pseudocereal. The small seeds are rich in protein, fiber, iron and secondary plant substances when eaten raw. Organic?
Spoon half filled with vegetable fat (from soy and cottonseed).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rainer Zenz, Wikimedia Commons
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 24 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 1.6 g
(Partially) hydrogenated vegetable fat does not always consist of soy and cottonseed oil. Not available raw, but often in organic quality.
Palmoel in tanker to supply a "bio-power plant" (March 2007).
© GFDL 1.2, Matti Blume, MB-one, Wikipedia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 9.1 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.20 g
Palm oil or palm fat is rarely raw (organic?) and contains 49% saturated fatty acids. Not quite as unhealthy as coconut oil - with 82% or more.
Real Guava - Psidium guajava - layered and one cut open with red pulp.
© CC-by-sa 4.0, Thamizhpparithi Maari, Wikipedia
  • 68 kcal
  • Water 81%
  • 80/14/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.29 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.11 g
Real guavas, raw (guava, guayaba, goiaba) have an exceptional taste and a high content of vitamin C. Prefer organic quality.
Strawberry guava on shrub / tree, also called red guava or cherries guava - Psidium cattleianum.
© CC-by 3.0, Forest & Kim Starr, Wikipedia
  • 69 kcal
  • Water 81%
  • 94/03/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.18 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
Strawberry guavas, raw (red or cherry guava) have a pleasant sweet and sour taste. They are smaller than the real guava. Prefer organic quality