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Lovage - Levisticum officinale L. - on a round wooden kitchen board.
© Bought from Heike Rau, fotolia
  • 48 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 65/28/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.26 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.19 g
Lovage is used as a raw or dried spice. The so-called Maggi herb is available in organic quality. Its root is considered a medicinal product.
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.
Rhubarb fresh from the market, cut into plates on the right.
© Bought from Diana Taliun, fotolia
  • 21 kcal
  • Water 94%
  • 80/16/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.10 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Rhubarb (organic quality?) is popular because of its refreshing, sour taste and low calorie content. Edible raw in small portions.
A pile of raw Granny Smith apples, ready-to-sell (Malus domestica)
© CC-by 2.0, Deborah Fitchett, flickr.com
  • 58 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 96/03/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The sour apple 'Granny Smith' contains secondary plant substances when eaten raw, in organic quality and with the peel, but old varieties have significantly mor
Hanging quinces on a tree, ready for harvest (Cydonia oblonga).
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Lazaregagnidze, Wikimedia
  • 57 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 97/03/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Organic quince (honey apple) has a fruity, tart aroma when eaten raw. It is rich in healthy nutrients and is suitable for chutney and jam.
Blocks of uncooked frozen spinach leaves
© CC-by-sa 3.0, 3268zauber, Wikipedia
  • 29 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 50/43/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Frozen or deep-frozen spinach, chopped or leaves, can be used quickly without preparation and stored for a long time. Has high health values. Organic?
Passata in a ceramic bowl and on a wooden ladle, with tomatoes around it.
© Bought from Gus Andrade, Shutterstock
  • 38 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 83/15/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.08 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Passata is versatile and rich in lycopene. Store-bought tomato passata is not raw. Organic quality is available.
Jalapeños in a jar with screw cap - on white tales.
© Bought from etti photofun, fotolia
  • 27 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 72/14/14 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.49 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Pickled (canned) jalapeños are a good way to preserve the spicy fruits. They hardly lose any of their spiciness and can be kept for up to 1 year.
Vegetables, raw, untreated: Garden radish, raw - Raphanus sativus.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Le grand Cricri, Wikipedia
  • 14 kcal
  • Water 95%
  • 69/29/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Radish has a spicy, hot taste and can be eaten both raw and cooked. It promotes the secretion of bile and gastric juices and has an antimicrobial effect.
Wakame, raw - Undaria pinnatifida - immediately after watering in small ceramic bowl.
© Bought from NannaKirkegaard, fotolia
  • 45 kcal
  • Water 80%
  • 71/24/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.01 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Wakame has a crunchy consistency and tastes slightly of the sea. It can be used raw or cooked and contains iodine. Organic quality?
Close-up of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica) on black background.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, CostaPPPR, Wikipedia
  • 28 kcal
  • Water 91%
  • 60/36/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.13 g
Broccoli has a spicy, delicate taste, raw or cooked. In addition to the flower (head, bunch of flowers, florets), the stalk and the leaves are also edible.
Wild plant small sorrel - Rumex acetosella: flowering plants in stony soil.
© Bought from LFRabanedo, fotolia
  • 26 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 47/48/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.13 g
Raw small sorrel (organic?) can be used in a similar way to spinach. The water-soluble oxalic acid is best thrown away with the cooking water.
Real Star Anise - Illicium verum: Scatters whole stars and single seeds from them.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, les, Wikipedia
  • 381 kcal
  • Water 27%
  • 54/09/37 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.6 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Real Chinese star anise (organic, Illicium verum) is used primarily as a spice in the kitchen, but also as a medicinal plant.
Blue Fenugreek (Blue meliot, Ziger clover, cheese clover) - Trigonella caerulea.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Flyout, Wikipedia
  • 260 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 40/53/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Raw Blue Fenugreek (Blue meliot, Ziger clover, cheese clover) only develops its special aroma when the leaves are dried. Organic?
Horseradish—Armoracia lapathifolia: Both the root and grated, on the left is freshly grated root.
© Bought from Eskymaks, fotolia
  • 78 kcal
  • Water 75%
  • 87/11/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.12 g
Horseradish (organic?) is particularly spicy when raw or freshly grated and gives dishes a typical taste. The mustard oil glycosides it contains are good for yo
Fresh Mexican tarragon - Tagetes lucida: A bundle of freshly cut tarragon on an old tree trunk.
© Bought from Daniel Vincek, fotolia
  • 60 kcal
  • Water 83%
  • 91/00/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Tarragon, fresh (raw, organic?) or zephyr herb, gives sauces and salads a strong flavor. It is also used as a medicinal plant.
Plate with raw, fermented cocao beans. These fermented beans contain hardly any caffeine.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Michael Weber, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 639 kcal
  • Water 3%
  • 25/15/60 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.3 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.16 g
Cocoa beans ("raw") are fermented (often > 50 °C) and therefore usually not raw food quality, even if declared as raw food. Fragments are cocoa nibs. Organic?
Borlotti beans, raw, heaped into a plate. See the typical patterns and colors.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Natalie Sidler
  • 335 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 71/27/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.29 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.24 g
Borlotti beans (cranberry beans) have a hearty taste. Cooked, they taste good in salads, soups and stews, but raw, they are poisonous. Organic?
Dried wild garlic - Allium ursinum - lying freely with measuring spoon made of wood.
© Bought from Silvia Bogdanski, fotolia
  • 294 kcal
  • Water 13%
  • 58/36/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.90 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 2.0 g
Wild garlic, dried (raw?), is also called wild garlic, wild dog garlic, bear's garlic, garlic spinach or wild garlic when fresh. Organic quality?
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