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Traditionally dried pear schnitzel. Fresh pears on the left.
© Bought from Jan Danek jdm.foto, Shutterstock
  • 262 kcal
  • Water 27%
  • 97/03/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.15 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Dried pears can be found in stores as slices, chips, or whole pears, including organic ones, but they are rarely truly raw.
Persimmon, raw, thin-skinned – Diospyros kaki – not bred for hard pulp. Look at the consistency.
© Bought from vkuslandia, Adobe
  • 70 kcal
  • Water 80%
  • 96/03/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
When raw, the persimmon has a sweet, apricot to pear-like aroma. The sometimes furry taste is due to tannins. Organic quality is preferable.
Some prunes on jute sackcloth - Prunus domestica var. subrotunda
© Bought from Comugnero Silvana, fotolia
  • 46 kcal
  • Water 87%
  • 92/06/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Raw plums (true plums) are perfect for compote, puree or an Asian plum sauce. Organic quality?
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.
Sweetcorn, yellow, preserved, drained kernels, rinsed with tap water.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, HitroMilanese, Wikipedia
  • 74 kcal
  • Water 83%
  • 78/13/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.66 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Canned sweet corn is pre-cooked corn kernels. Unlike other types of corn, it loses its sweet taste late before it ripens. Organic?
Organic cowpeas, cooked and served in a white bowl.
© Bought from Natalia Mylova, Shutterstock
  • 97 kcal
  • Water 75%
  • 85/13/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.09 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.07 g
Cooked cowpeas (unripe seeds) are rich in protein. Also called cowpea, black-eyed pea and snake bean. Organic quality?
Sliced and whole raw cucumbers on a cutting board.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Muu-karhu, Wikipedia
  • 12 kcal
  • Water 97%
  • 74/20/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.00 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Peeled cucumbers are used raw mainly in salads or as a snack. If the cucumbers are not organic, they should be peeled.
Mushrooms, treated and mushroom products: mushroom powder
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Rainer Zenz, Wikipedia
  • 322 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 64/32/04 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.7 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Porcini powder, made from dried and ground porcini mushrooms, is used to refine dishes. Depending on the method of production, it is available raw and organic.
Goji berries, dried (Lycium barbarum), next to a ruler to show the actual size
© CC-by-sa 3.0, 利用者:KENPEI, Wikimedia Commons
  • 349 kcal
  • Water 8%
  • 82/15/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Dried goji berries are rich in vitamins and minerals and can be used to add variety to muesli. Organic quality?
Homemade traditional Korean kimchi coleslaw in a glass on a wooden table.
© Bought from Antonina Vlasova, shutterstock
  • 15 kcal
  • Water 94%
  • 60/28/13 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.10 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.14 g
Kimchi is a Korean vegetable preparation with cabbage (traditionally Chinese cabbage) or radish as a base. It is usually fermented and raw (organic?).
Sweet lupine beans in a wooden bowl. Ground seeds of the blue lupine, Lupinus angustifolius.
© Bought from Peter Hermes Furian, Adobe
  • 371 kcal
  • Water 10%
  • 47/42/11 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 2.0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.45 g
Lupine seeds / wolf beans are a popular source of protein. Coarse grinding produces lupine meal or sweet lupine meal (raw). Organic?
Aquafaba: the soaking or cooking water of chickpeas (or legumes) – in a  glass bowl.
© Bought from detry26, fotolia
  • 0.02 kcal
  • Water 95%
  • 71/24/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Aquafaba, the cooking liquid of legumes (chickpeas, white beans), is used, for example, as a vegan egg white substitute (beaten egg whites) in pastries and dess
Ready-made “Baked green falafel according to Terry Hope Romero”, served on a plate.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Inke Weissenborn, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 273 kcal
  • Water 40%
  • 64/18/18 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 1.9 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.11 g
Baked falafels are made from pureed chickpeas or beans, refined with herbs and spices. Baked in the oven, they are lower in fat. Available organically.
Moong Dal: a burlap bag with split mung beans spilling out of it.
© Bought from mirzamlk, fotolia
  • 312 kcal
  • 71/28/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.13 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.52 g
Moong Dal (Mung Daal), dried mung beans (organic?), are used in a similar way to lentils. The high lysine content makes them particularly valuable. Never eat th
Truffle oil in a cooking spoon with a piece of grated truffle.
© Bought from Christian Jung, fotolia
  • 900 kcal
  • Water 0%
  • 00/00/100 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 58 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.30 g
Truffle oil is used in the kitchen to give salads and dishes the truffle aroma. No pressing process is used in the production process. Raw? Organic?
Wheat grains - Triticum durum Desf. - and ears of wheat.
© Bought from stockpics, fotolia
  • 331 kcal
  • Water 12%
  • 86/12/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.63 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.03 g
Wheat grains are whole grains and can be prepared in a similar way to rice. Wheat (whole grain, raw) is rich in fiber and available in organic quality.
Salsola soda (Barba di frate, Agretti) as a bunch lying fresh on a pot.
© Bought from Comugnero Silvana, fotolia
  • 18 kcal
  • Water 92%
  • 69/28/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Monk's beard is particularly well-known in Italian cuisine (as agretti, barba di frate). It is eaten raw or blanched. Available in organic quality.
Hands with green chickpeas of an Indian chickpea seller in Uttar Pradesh, India.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Jorge Royan, Wikipedia
  • 0 kcal
  • 00/00/00 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Unripe chickpeas (organic) are green, unripe chickpeas, similar to peas. But they are not edible raw. They have a good LA:ALA ratio.
Rose water (Rosa centifolia): rose water in a glass with petals as decoration.
© Bought from irenastar, fotolia
  • 1.0 kcal
  • Water 99%
  • 90/01/09 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Rose water consists of essential oils from certain types of roses dissolved in water through distillation. Raw and/or organic quality is possible.
Kombu algae - Laminaria spp. on kitchen board, cut into strips on the right.
© Bought from Picture Partners, fotolia
  • 240 kcal
  • Water 17%
  • 87/12/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.12 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Kombu seaweed (mostly dried Japanese leaf kelp) is a brown seaweed that is popular in Asia. It is good for seasoning soups. Raw? Organic?