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Spearmint - Mentha spicata - leaves still on the plant, typical appearance. Not peppermint!
© Bought from banjongseal168, Shutterstock
  • 44 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 68/26/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.34 g
Fresh green mint has a refreshing, slightly spicy taste when raw. It is used for seasoning and garnishing, but also as a tea. Organic quality?
Sunflower oil and a sunflower. Unfortunately, the oil contains around 65% unhealthy linoleic acid.
© CC-by 4.0, www.torange.us, Wikipedia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 66 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Cold-pressed sunflower oil (raw? organic?) contains polyunsaturated fatty acids. Unfortunately, mainly a shocking amount of linoleic acid (LA), which promotes i
Wooden bowl filled with buckwheat on a dark wooden table (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)
© Bought from nolonely, fotolia
  • 343 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 81/15/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.96 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Real (common) buckwheat is gluten-free and a delicacy raw or cooked. It is suitable for people with celiac disease and is effective against venous disorders. Or
Kiwi, green, - Actinidia deliciosa - hanging on kiwi plant ripe for harvesting.
© Bought from darenlot, fotolia
  • 61 kcal
  • Water 83%
  • 90/07/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.25 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
The sweet and sour flesh of the green kiwi (organic) is particularly healthy and rich in vitamins when eaten raw. It is also suitable for jam, juice, syrup and
Green beans on a plate. Green beans are often used as an ingredient in soups and other dishes.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Géraldine Korner, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 31 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 77/20/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
Green beans contain plenty of vitamin K as well as protein and fiber. Their polysaccharides can cause flatulence. (Organic quality?)
White cabbage - prepared on the kitchen board to make sauerkraut, with white cabbage heads behind.
© Bought from kab-vision, fotolia
  • 25 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 81/18/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
White cabbage (white cabbage, kabis) is suitable as a winter vegetable (organic) cooked in a stew, raw as a salad or fermented into sauerkraut.
Two kohlrabi freshly harvested plus one cut open. - Brassica oleracea (Gongylodes Group)
© Bought from pilipphoto, fotolia
  • 27 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 78/21/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Kohlrabi is a vegetable plant that is often cultivated in German-speaking countries. It tastes similar to broccoli and is eaten raw or cooked. Organic?
Sugar snap pea pods (Pisum sativum) can be eaten raw.
© Public Domain, Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Wikipedia
  • 42 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 72/27/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.08 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
The sugar pea, also called sugar pea, is a sweet pea variety whose tender, unripe pods and seeds can be eaten raw because they contain very little phasin. (Orga
Cranberry: cranberries dried in small glass bowl on brown wooden surface.
© Bought from pilipphoto, fotolia
  • 308 kcal
  • Water 16%
  • 99/00/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.16 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
With their sweet taste, dried, sweetened cranberries are particularly suitable for desserts and pastries. Raw? Organic?
Radishes freshly harvested, still on the ground: (Raphanus sativus subsp. Sativus, Raphanus sativus)
© Bought from Benshot, fotolia
  • 16 kcal
  • Water 95%
  • 81/16/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Radish is usually eaten raw and with salad. The spicy taste is typical of this storage tuber. Organic quality?
Sage, real - Salvia officinalis: left fresh leaves, right: dried in wooden spoon.
© Bought from Miroslawa Drozdowski, fotolia
  • 59 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 72/13/15 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.08 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.20 g
True sage comes from the Mediterranean region (medicinal sage, kitchen sage). The leaves and flowers aid digestion when eaten raw.
Garam masala - an Indian spice mixture - piled up on a whitish surface.
© CC-by 3.0, Badagnani, Wikimedia Commons
  • 380 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 69/13/18 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.4 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.30 g
Garam masala is an Indian spice mixture that contains black cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and cumin, among other things. Raw? Organic?
Glass-filled, home-made date syrup (separate recipe) decorated with date-pins.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Michael Weber, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 94 kcal
  • Water 73%
  • 97/03/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.01 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
This date syrup is a natural, viscous sweetener made from dates, water and lemon. See separate recipe for it. Raw? Organic?
Mellow chickpeas in wooden bowl on kitchen board - Cicer arietinum.
© Bought from pilipphoto, fotolia
  • 138 kcal
  • Water 60%
  • 72/24/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.68 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Chickpeas are used cooked in stews, soups and purees. They have a mild, slightly nutty flavour and are not suitable raw. Organic?
Yellow mustard seeds on a spoon.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rainer Zenz, Wikipedia
  • 487 kcal
  • Water 6%
  • 39/28/32 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.6 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 3.9 g
White mustard seeds are used raw as a spicy organic spice. When processed into mustard, they are known as yellow mustard or white mustard.
Tartar baking powder on a spoon: Tartar baking soda contains tartaric acid instead of phosphate.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Inke Weissenborn, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 235 kcal
  • Water 6%
  • 100/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Light baked goods are created by using a raising agent. In cream of tartar baking powder, cream of tartar acts as a natural acid instead of phosphate.
A block of tofu and tofu slices on a cutting board. Tofu has a very neutral flavor and works well as a carrier for many different flavors.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Melanie Scherer, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 151 kcal
  • Water 71%
  • 25/45/29 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 4.0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.54 g
Tofu is a type of tasteless curd made from curdled soybean milk. Today it is produced industrially and no longer very natural.
Red raw lentils in a wooden spoon on a burlap mat.
© Bought from karelpesorna, Adobe
  • 358 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 71/27/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.89 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.25 g
Lentils, red, raw (erve, kitchen lentils), have a high protein content and are easy to digest. They contain a lot of fiber and protein.
Soy sauce (Tamari) in a small white ceramic chinese spoon against a background in shades of brown.
© Bought from xamtiw, fotolia
  • 60 kcal
  • Water 66%
  • 34/65/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Soy sauce (tamari) is not only used as a dip for sushi. The salty, spicy sauce is suitable for marinating and seasoning stir-fried dishes. It is never raw! Orga
Young woman in bathrobe drinking coconut water with straw directly from coconut.
© Bought from blackday, fotolia
  • 19 kcal
  • Water 95%
  • 80/16/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.00 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Coconut water (coconut water, coconut juice) is a good thirst quencher, contains electrolytes and is advertised as an isotonic drink. Rarely raw or organic!