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Blanched Moringa leaves (horseradish tree), cooked, drained, without salt.
© CC-by-sa 4.0, Piki-photow, Wikipedia
  • 60 kcal
  • Water 82%
  • 64/30/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Moringa leaves are collected raw from the horseradish tree. When cooked, moringa leaves can be used in many different ways as a spinach-like vegetable. Organic?
Grape juice (shown with added vitamin C and calcium)—Vitis vinifera: Red grape juice and grapes.
© Bought from Kitty, fotolia
  • 62 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 97/02/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Grape juice is obtained by pressing red or white grapes. It also contains ascorbic acid and calcium (Ca). Raw? 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.
Shaggy willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) growing wild as a small shrub.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Frank Vincentz, Wikipedia
  • 103 kcal
  • Water 71%
  • 72/18/10 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The willowherb genus (Epilobium) includes numerous species. Willowherb herb is a registered medicinal product.
Wasabi: paste from the root original (Japanese horseradish) in shell.
© Bought from Picture Partners, fotolia
  • 109 kcal
  • Water 69%
  • 81/17/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Wasabi root is edible raw as a spicy spice. Wasabi is also known as water horseradish, Japanese horseradish or green horseradish.
Grape leaves on a grapevine - Vitis vinifera - in a growing area.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Agne27, Wikipedia
  • 93 kcal
  • Water 73%
  • 69/22/08 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.15 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.86 g
Stuffed vine leaves are a popular Mediterranean appetizer. Often not bought raw, but preserved in brine. Organic quality?
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  • 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
For palm oil or palm fat (organic?) you have to cut down almost as much forest as for coconut oil. With 49% saturated fats it is unhealthy, coconut oil even unh
Raw soybeans (ripe seeds) on wooden spoon and lying next to it - Glycine max.
© Bought from PIXbank CZ, Shutterstock
  • 446 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 35/42/23 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 7.3 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 1.3 g
Soybeans originally come from China. Their ripe seeds are consumed cooked or processed (as soy products). They are not edible raw. Organic?
  • 172 kcal
  • Water 63%
  • 24/51/25 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 4.5 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.60 g
Cooked soybeans without salt have a high protein and fiber content and are ideal for filling up. Available in organic quality.
Corncob as raw material for corn syrup but also for fuel. Two vessels with corn syrup.
© Bought from PR Image Factory, shutterstock.com
  • 281 kcal
  • Water 24%
  • 100/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Corn syrup (high fructose corn syrup, HFCS, isoglucose etc.) or fructose-glucose syrup, glucose-fructose syrup, GFS is an unhealthy sweetener.
Beechnuts with fruit cups, a fruit of the common beech - Fagus spp.
© Bought from Else Siegel, pixabay
  • 576 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 37/07/56 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 18 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 1.7 g
In autumn, beechnuts cover the forest floor as fruits of the beech tree. They are slightly poisonous when raw, edible when dried (heated) and taste nutty. Organ
Close up of ripe black bean seeds - Phaseolus vulgaris.
© GFDL 1.2, Ianm1121, Wikipedia
  • 341 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 73/25/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.33 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.28 g
Black beans, which are particularly popular in Latin America, cannot be eaten raw, but are perfect for many dishes when cooked. Organic?
Five helmet beans, ripe seeds, raw - Dolichos purpureus or Lablab purpureus.
© Public Domain, Steve Hurst, Wikipedia
  • 344 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 70/28/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.72 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The ripe seeds of the Indian bean (Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab) contain a cyanogen-containing toxin that is destroyed by heating.
Coconut cream is pressed liquid from the grated meat of the coconut.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Ramon FVelasquez, Wikipedia
  • 330 kcal
  • Water 54%
  • 15/08/77 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.38 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Coconut cream is similar to coconut milk, but thicker. Its mild, slightly sweet taste makes it a popular choice for cooking. Raw? Organic?
Banana powder or banana fruit powder piled up, with pieces of banana to the right.
© Bought from womue, fotolia
  • 346 kcal
  • Water 3%
  • 94/04/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.21 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.13 g
Dehydrated bananas and banana powder contain even less liquid than dried bananas. Raw? Organic quality?
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  • 409 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 48/34/19 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 4.1 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.26 g
Goa beans taste good in Thai dishes. Young pods, roots, flowers and leaves are edible raw, ripe seeds only cooked; rarely available organically.
Malt syrup (malt extract) flows into a small transparent glass bowl.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, FotoosVanRobin, Wikipedia
  • 318 kcal
  • Water 21%
  • 92/08/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Malt syrup, also called malt extract, is made from barley that has been briefly germinated and then dried again, otherwise the origin must be stated. Organic?
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  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The common comfrey, also known as comfrey, is hardly used anymore as a food plant, but rather for external applications.
Dried stevia leaves (Stevia rebaudiana) on a light background.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, NmiPortal, Wikipedia
  • 146 kcal
  • Water 5%
  • 84/12/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Dried leaves of stevia contain the sweetener stevioside and are many times sweeter than beet sugar, but are tooth-friendly and calorie-free.