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Virgin sesame oil in a glass bowl with white sesame seeds around it
© Bought from Elena Schweitzer, Adobe
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 41 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.30 g
Cold-pressed sesame oil is obtained from raw white and black sesame seeds (organic?).
A young couple is tasting red table wine during a wine tasting.
© Bought from karelnoppe, fotolia
  • 85 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 97/03/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Red table wine is used as an alcoholic beverage and in cooking. In the latter case, it is used for cooking or for marinades. Organic? Raw?
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
Walnut oil in square glass bottle, surrounded by walnut leaves and nuts with and without outer shell
© Bought from racamani, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 53 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 10 g
The aromatic walnut oil is cold-pressed and used as a fine salad oil or as a nutty seasoning. Only specially produced oil can be raw. Organic quality?
A carafe containing dark pumpkin seed oil with pumpkin seeds to the left and a pumpkin to the right.
© Bought from Hetizia, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 49 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.48 g
Styrian pumpkin seed oil (pumpkin oil) is not cold-pressed (raw), as the seeds of the oil pumpkin are roasted. Organic quality?
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.
Homemade vegan butter (margarine) from rapeseed oil without trans fatty acids.
© Bought from Heike Rau, fotolia
  • 719 kcal
  • Water 16%
  • 01/01/98 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 19 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 1.5 g
Despite health-related adjustments, such as avoiding trans fats, vegetable margarine remains a controversial industrial product. Organic?
Bowl of safflower oil on the left and the fresh flowers on the right.
© Bought from Reika, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 13 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Safflower oil is cold-pressed and can be used in cold dishes (salads), but rarely raw. The proportion of oleic acid and linoleic acid can vary. Organic?
Mineral water: bottle of mineral water on a rock, behind it are plants.
© Courtesy of Informationszentrale Deutsches Mineralwasser
  • 0 kcal
  • Water 100%
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The carbonated mineral water often sold in bottles comes from mineral springs and varies greatly in its composition. Organic? Raw?
Table wine, white: white wine, unspecified type, in a glass with grapes in the background.
© Bought from Gina Sanders, fotolia
  • 82 kcal
  • Water 87%
  • 97/03/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
As an alcoholic drink, white table wine is popular as a luxury item. It is also often used to refine sauces. Organic quality? Raw?
White vinegar from grapes in glass bowl (white wine vinegar), behind right half-full wine glass.
© Bought from DPRM, Adobe
  • 28 kcal
  • Water 94%
  • 91/09/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Raw white wine vinegar has a sour, fruity taste and is particularly suitable for refining sauces and salads. Available in organic quality.
Sesame oil made from roasted sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum) in a bowl, white sesame seeds on left.
© Bought from hjschneider, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 41 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.30 g
Dark sesame oil is made from roasted sesame seeds. As a seasoning oil, it goes well with oriental dishes. Fatty acids must be taken into account. Organic qualit
Cocoa butter pieces in front of a sack with cocoa beans, cocoa powder and chocolate on the left.
© Bought from iprachenko, shutterstock
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.8 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Cocoa butter consists of 60% saturated fatty acids and is found in many chocolate products. It is organic, but rarely available in its raw form.
A carafe of peanut oil, peanuts in their shell to the right, and a spoonful of shelled peanuts in the foreground.
© Bought from hjschneider, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 32 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Peanut oil has a spicy but mild taste. It goes well with many dishes, such as wok dishes or deep-frying. Raw? Organic?
Soda raising agent poured out of a glass container and full of wooden ladles.
© Bought from Geo-grafika, Shutterstock
  • 0 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Baking soda is mostly used as a leavening agent, but is also used for cleaning or neutralizing acids and odors. The mineral product is hardly organic.
Port wine - Vitis vinifera - Port barrels on the left, with a bottle and glass of port to the right.
© Bought from kishivan, fotolia
  • 154 kcal
  • Water 72%
  • 98/02/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Port wine is a sweet dessert wine with a protected designation: it differs from other wines in taste and production. Raw? Organic?
Top left: bowl with hemp oil — for the spring salad in the large bowl on the right.
© Bought from katharinarau, fotolia
  • 898 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 54 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 20 g
Hemp oil has different colors depending on how it is produced and has a nutty taste. It contains a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids, including gamma-l
Grape-seed oil in a glass bottle with plastic grapes in a basket.
© Bought from Carmen 56, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 70 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Grape seed oil is pressed from the seeds of grapes, but it contains far too much linoleic acid to be healthy.
Hazelnut Oil - Corylus spp. - in a glass carafe, surrounded by hazelnuts and the cone.
© Bought from Barbara Pheby, fotolia
  • 884 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 10 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Hazelnut oil is a spicy vegetable oil with a nutty taste. Like other native nut oils, it can be used wonderfully to refine dressings.