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Dry yeast or baker's yeast, heaped in measuring spoon over individual granules.
© Bought from Brent Hofacker, Adobe
  • 325 kcal
  • Water 5%
  • 46/45/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Baker's yeast (active dry yeast) is used to loosen dough (raising agent). Baker's yeast is related to brewer's yeast. Organic quality possible.
Amaranth, raw - Amaranthus caudatus - on a round wooden surface, with amaranth bars above.
© Bought from Luis Echeverri Urrea, fotolia
  • 371 kcal
  • Water 11%
  • 76/16/08 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.7 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Amaranth (amaranth seeds, kiwicha, raw) contains a balanced amino acid composition and 14% more protein than grains. Gluten-free. Organic?
Pearl barley, raw: In wooden spoon and wicker basket, grains scattered next to them.
© Bought from zia_shusha, fotolia
  • 352 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 88/11/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.50 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
Pearl barley or barley groats are ground barley grains (raw?). Unlike wheat and spelt, barley contains very little gluten. Organic quality?
Portobello mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus): portobello mushrooms with large cap growing in the wild.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Jason Stajich (stajich), Wikimedia Commons
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Giant mushrooms are edible raw and can be used in a similar way to cultivated mushrooms. Depending on the location, they can accumulate cadmium. Only wild-growi
Dark couverture chocolate drizzled on poached (lightly cooked) pears.
© Bought from Magdalena Żurawska, fotolia
  • 582 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 41/07/52 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.1 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Dark chocolate coating (couverture) with coconut oil is a cocoa-based glaze. It is easy to make yourself and is suitable for coating baked goods. Organic?
Black pepper: immature green, dried black pepper, in between white without shell.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rainer Zenz, Wikimedia Commons
  • 251 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 82/13/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.69 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.15 g
Green pepper means unripe peppercorns that taste very mild. Usually available pickled, dried or frozen (and organic), rarely raw.
Goji berries, fresh - Lycium barbarum - in wooden ladles and scattered around.
© Bought from annabell2012, fotolia
  • 87 kcal
  • Water 77%
  • 83/12/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fresh, raw goji berries have a fruity, tart taste, are rich in vitamins and secondary plant substances and enrich a meal. Organic?
Lucuma powder spilling out of a tablespoon. Lucuma is made from the fruit of the Pouteria lucuma tree (in the Sapotaceae family), which is native to the Andes.
© Bought from Michelle, fotolia
  • 372 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 96/02/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.96 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.23 g
Lucuma powder is very rich in nutrients and can be used as a sugar substitute or to flavor various foods and is emulsifying.
White cabbage and all of the ingredients and tools for making  sauerkraut.
© Bought from kab-vision, fotolia
  • 19 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 80/17/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Organic sauerkraut (sauerkraut) is white cabbage (Brassica oleracea) fermented with the help of lactic acid bacteria and pasteurized at a minimum of 60 °C.
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.
Chinese water chestnuts, raw - and two cooked - Eleocharis dulcis.
© Bought from todja, Adobe
  • 97 kcal
  • Water 73%
  • 94/06/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Chinese water chestnuts taste sweet and are still crunchy even when cooked. Due to possible parasites, they can only be eaten raw and if washed well. Organic?
Wax gourd (winter melon) - Benincasa hispida - on plant before harvest.
© Public Domain, 草花写真館, カールおじさん, Wikipedia
  • 13 kcal
  • Water 96%
  • 83/11/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.09 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The wax gourd, also known as winter melon, is grown mainly in Asia and Florida. It is used raw as a vegetable (organic?) or, for example, as winter melon soup.
Dioscorea fresche a fette circondate da foglie e Dioscorea.
© Bought from jiangdi, Shutterstock
  • 118 kcal
  • Water 70%
  • 94/05/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Except for two types, the yam root is only edible when cooked, as it is toxic when eaten raw. It tastes sweet and is rich in provitamin A. Organic?
Fresh borage - Borago officinalis, with edible, fuzzy green leaves.
© Public Domain, Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Wikipedia
  • 21 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 55/32/13 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.11 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Fresh borage (raw borage) tastes like cucumber. Today, consumption is not recommended due to the liver-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA). Organic?
Three horseradish tree pods (Moringa oleifera), raw. Right next to seeds and peeled pods.
© Bought from thonephoto, fotolia
  • 37 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 79/19/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Horseradish tree pods (Moringa oleifera) are very rich in nutrients. Cooked moringa pods and raw or cooked leaves are used as vegetables. Organic?
Summer squash - here as zucchini on the plant with yellow blossom. There are several types.
© Bought from romiri, fotolia
  • 16 kcal
  • Water 95%
  • 71/26/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
The harvest of summer squash, which cannot be stored, takes place before it ripens in the summer. These include different varieties of different types of squash
Spirulina spp. as powders and tablets. Cultivated and usually heat-dried.
© Bought from Elena Schweitzer, fotolia
  • 290 kcal
  • Water 5%
  • 27/65/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.3 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.82 g
The cyanobacteria Spirulina (powder etc.) can practically never be bought raw. Because of their blue pigment, they were previously classified as blue-green alga
Wild growing lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.)
© CC-by-sa 3.0, W.J.Pilsak, Wikipedia
  • 41 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 92/03/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.15 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.19 g
When raw, cranberries have a sour, slightly bitter taste. They are traditionally used to treat urinary tract infections. Organic quality is preferable.
Lemon balm freshly picked - Melissa officinal. Bouquet on white painted wooden planks.
© Bought from eyewave, fotolia
  • 48 kcal
  • Water 86%
  • 65/28/07 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.26 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.19 g
Lemon balm is the best-known type of lemon balm and is an aromatic spice both raw and dried. It is still used in medicine today. Organic?
Raw berries of the common barberry (Berberis vulgaris) on the bush.
© Public Domain, Algirdas, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Barberry (barberry, raw) contains berberine, which helps with pancreatitis. It also lowers blood pressure, blood sugar and blood fat levels. Organic?