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Fenugreek Seed - Trigonella foenum graecum on wooden spoon with leaves and seeds around it.
© Bought from kostrez, fotolia
  • 323 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 66/26/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fenugreek seeds (methi, goat horn, raw?) are used as a spice and medicine. Fenugreek has a spicy-bitter taste, especially the seeds are very intense. Organic?
Capers, pickled (Capparis spinosa): pickled capers in a bowl
© Public Domain, Danielle Keller, Wikipedia
  • 23 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 60/29/11 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.11 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.18 g
Capers cannot be eaten raw. In preserved form they have a spicy, piquant taste. Organic quality?
Poppy seeds (Papaver somniferum) with poppy flower and seed pods, ready to harvest seeds
© Bought from 201122, Adobe
  • 525 kcal
  • Water 6%
  • 32/21/47 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 28 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.27 g
Poppy seeds are the raw seeds of the opium poppy. The nutty-smelling organic seeds are used as a food for desserts and baked goods.
Coriander leaves, dried - Coriandrum sativum - layered.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, unknown, gewürzkontor-muenchen
  • 279 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 66/28/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.33 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Coriander in the form of dried leaves (coriander leaves, Asian parsley, fenugreek) is mainly used as a kitchen spice.
Apple rings, dried or dried, apple and leaf of the apple tree behind.
© Bought from Björn Wylezich, fotolia
  • 243 kcal
  • Water 32%
  • 98/01/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.08 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Unsulphured apple rings are a healthy snack. Dried or dehydrated apples (raw?) have lots of vitamins, minerals and sugar. Organic quality?
Apple juice without additives: Two glasses with differently clouded variants (color).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Verband der deutschen Fruchtsaftindustrie e.V., Wikimedia Commons
  • 46 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 98/01/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Unsweetened apple juice (organic?) tastes good as a drink and as an ingredient in recipes. Available naturally cloudy, clear and raw (unpasteurized), otherwise
Black beans, cooked with plenty of water and chili peppers in bowl.
© Bought from FomaA, Adobe
  • 132 kcal
  • Water 66%
  • 72/27/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.13 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
Unlike raw beans, cooked black beans can be eaten straight away. They are a good ingredient for salads, soups, stews, etc. Organic?
Vicia faba: open, unripe pods show us the typical kidney-bean shape of broad beans.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rasbak, Wikipedia
  • 341 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 68/30/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.58 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.05 g
The broad bean (fava bean) is rich in fiber and protein and contains a lot of folic acid. Also suitable raw (organic?) for salads, soups and stews!
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?
Chickpea flour in wooden bowl surrounded by chickpeas. - Cicer arietinum.
© Bought from Elena Schweitzer, Shutterstock
  • 387 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 67/26/08 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.9 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.11 g
Chickpea flour is rich in dietary fiber, protein and minerals, is gluten-free and is suitable for baking, cooking and as a binding agent. Raw? Organic?
Blackcurrants - Ribes nigrum - hanging on a branch of a bush, green background.
© Public Domain, Paolo Neo, Wikimedia
  • 63 kcal
  • Water 82%
  • 89/08/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.11 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
Blackcurrants (currants, cassis, raw) have high levels of vitamin C, anthocyanins and pectin. Available in organic quality.
Honeydew melon, raw - Cucumis melo - actually Yellow Canary or Tendral Amarillo.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Bill Ebbesen, wikipedia
  • 36 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 93/06/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
A honeydew melon (organic) is classified as a sugar melon. The varieties are very diverse in appearance, but the flesh (raw) is always very sweet.
Fresh lamb's lettuce in a mini shopping trolley - Valerianella locusta.
© Bought from Voyagerix, Fotolia
  • 21 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 60/33/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Lamb's lettuce has tender, dark green leaves that taste mild and nutty when raw. Lamb's lettuce (organic) has a lot of vitamin C and vitamin A, and outdoor crop
Asparagus bean, raw, bundled, as found on the market. Vigna unguiculata s. sesquipedalis.
© Public Domain, David, Wikimedia
  • 47 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 72/24/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.10 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
The asparagus bean (yard bean, cowpea) reaches a length of almost one meter. We have not been able to determine its toxicity when eaten raw. Organic?
Fresh raw organic endive (chicory) on a kitchen board ready to be chopped.
© Bought from Brent Hofacker, Shutterstock
  • 17 kcal
  • Water 94%
  • 70/26/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.08 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Endive (flat or curly) is popular raw in salads (organic?) or cooked as a vegetable.
Dried (dehydrated) onions in flake form in wooden vessel and lying next to it.
© Bought from Oliver Wilde, Adobe
  • 349 kcal
  • Water 4%
  • 90/10/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.17 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Dehydrated onions are used to refine sauces and salad dressings, etc. Commercially available onion flakes (dehydrated or dried) are no longer raw. Organic?
Close-up of chestnuts and their prickly fruit cup (cupula). Castanea sativa.
© GFDL 1.2, Fir0002, Wikipedia
  • 213 kcal
  • Water 49%
  • 91/05/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.80 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.10 g
European chestnuts (marrons, chestnuts, marroni) have a delicately sweet and nutty taste. They are available raw and unpeeled.
Close-up of pistachios (Pistacia vera), dry roasted without any added salt.
© CC-by 3.0, Madmaxmarchhare, Wikipedia
  • 572 kcal
  • Water 2%
  • 30/22/48 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 13 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.21 g
Pistachios are available raw and roasted. They are a tasty but unhealthy snack - even without added salt. Organic?
Almond butter, pure, without additional salt in a rounded wooden bowl, behind it sack of almonds.
© Bought from cegli, fotolia
  • 614 kcal
  • Water 2%
  • 20/22/58 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 14 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Unsalted organic almond butter is quick to make yourself, but very high in energy. It is only raw if the unpeeled almonds are not roasted.
Baked yeast crumbled and yeast block for baking in the background.
© Bought from Von beats_, Adobe
  • 105 kcal
  • Water 69%
  • 64/30/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.00 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fresh baker's yeast (pressed yeast, baker's yeast) is a natural raising agent that is suitable for baked goods with longer fermentation times and several restin