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Red radicchio di Treviso, whole and cut on wooden table - Cichorium intybus var. Foliosum.
© Bought from PHLD Luca, shutterstock
  • 23 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 73/23/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.09 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Radicchio (also known as red chicory) is usually wine-red in color and has a bitter, spicy taste. It is good to eat raw - preferably organic.
Image of a not yet ripe, raw baby zucchini (Cucurbita spp.) in the garden.
© Public Domain, Meanos, Wikimedia Commons
  • 21 kcal
  • Water 93%
  • 50/44/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.06 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.11 g
Baby zucchini are the mini version of the normal zucchini. Since they are not ripe, they have particularly tender flesh. Edible raw. Organic?
Tomatillo, raw - Physalis philadelphica. Fruits including the bell-shaped sepals.
© Bought from Joshua Resnick, fotolia
  • 32 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 75/12/13 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.40 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Raw tomatillo (mountain eggplant, organic?) has a sour, fruity taste. It goes well with chili and is used in Mexican folk medicine.
Mexican gland tang (Epazote, Dysphania ambrosioides). Beans are just an ornament.
© Bought from Picture Partners, fotolia
  • 32 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 90/04/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Mexican goosefoot or grape tea (epazote) is a medicinal and spice herb from America. Only consume raw leaves in very small quantities! Organic?
Dark yeast extract spread in white bowl. Contains much glutamic acid!
© Bought from Brent Hofacker, fotolia
  • 185 kcal
  • Water 41%
  • 45/53/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Vegetarian spice pastes based on yeast extract have an umami taste. They are used as a spread on bread or as an ingredient in soups and stews.
Beechnuts with fruit cups, a fruit of the common beech - Fagus spp.
© Bought from Else Siegel, pixabay
  • 576 kcal
  • Water 7%
  • 37/07/56 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 18 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 1.7 g
In autumn, beechnuts cover the forest floor as fruits of the beech tree. They are slightly poisonous when raw, edible when dried (heated) and taste nutty. Organ
Cashew butter without additional salt in a white porcelain bowl.
© Bought from 271 EAK MOTO, Shutterstock
  • 587 kcal
  • Water 3%
  • 29/19/52 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 8.2 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.17 g
Cashew butter (cashew puree) without salt can be purchased commercially or made at home (organic?). It is suitable for refining savory and sweet dishes.
Branch bearing ripe Asian pears (Pyrus pyrifolia). The pears are very juicy and have a sweet and sour flavor that is reminiscent of apple, pear, and melon.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Sage Ross, Wikimedia
  • 42 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 94/04/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
The Nashi pear has an ochre-colored skin with small brown speckles. The white, raw flesh is crunchy and tastes sweet and sour. Organic?
Untreated raw Bosc pears, a heirloom variety of pear (Pyrus communis)
© CC-by-sa 3.0, MarkusHagenlocher, Wikimedia
  • 67 kcal
  • Water 83%
  • 97/02/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The Boscs pear is also called a bottle pear because of its shape. Ripe and raw, the pear has sweet, juicy flesh. Organic quality?
Ripe clementines hanging from a tree - Citrus clementina hoard. ex Tanaka.
© Public Domain, Golf Bravo, Wikimedia
  • 47 kcal
  • Water 87%
  • 92/07/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The clementine tastes pleasantly sweet and aromatic. It contains many minerals and is rich in vitamins.
Preserved guava nectar is made from the fruit shown in the picture.
© CC0, Sakurai Midori, Wikipedia
  • 63 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 99/01/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Conventionally produced guava nectar and guava juice are preserved, therefore not raw. Rarely available in organic quality. Lots of sugar and little vitamin C.
Flowering artichoke, with bees, open bracts, next to them not yet blooming inflorescences.
© Public Domain, Ralphs_Fotos, pixabay
  • 47 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 75/23/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Artichokes are a flowering vegetable and can also be eaten raw. They stimulate the appetite, aid digestion and lower cholesterol. Organic?
Fresh prickly pears in a rusted tin container, one of which is cut open (Opuntia spp).
© Bought from TwilightArtPictures, fotolia
  • 41 kcal
  • Water 88%
  • 89/07/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.19 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
The raw prickly pear (prickly fruit, cactus pear, prickly fig, prickly pear) is a sweet, exotic fruit.
Two grapefruits hanging from a tree - Citrus maxima.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, കാക്കര, Wikimedia
  • 38 kcal
  • Water 89%
  • 92/07/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The raw grapefruit has a sweet, sour and bitter taste. It is considered the largest of all citrus fruits. It is the pumelo, not a pomelo.
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.
White storage tubers of the turnip, raw (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa) lying together.
© CC-0 1.0, Hans Braxmeier, Wikipedia
  • 28 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 87/12/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.01 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
The turnip can be eaten both raw and cooked. It contains a lot of vitamin C and has a distinctive taste. Organic quality?
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?