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Redcurrants, hanging on bush. Botanical name: Ribes rubrum.
© CC-by 2.0, Muffet, Wikimedia
  • 56 kcal
  • Water 84%
  • 90/09/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.05 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Raw currants (red or white, redcurrants) have a slightly sour taste and offer health benefits. Organic?
Soursop - Annona reticulata - hanging on the tree - there are different varieties/colors.
© Bought from jatmika jati, Shutterstock
  • 101 kcal
  • Water 72%
  • 92/06/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The soursop (oxheart, Buddha fruit, sharifa, sweet apple) is an exotic fruit that is mainly used to make soft drinks.
A ripe umbel on the black elder bush - Sambucus nigra.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, H. Zell, Wikipedia
  • 73 kcal
  • Water 80%
  • 94/03/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.16 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.08 g
Black elderberries, with their valuable ingredients, are used in many ways as medicine and food. Do not crush the seeds. Raw? Organic?
Cinnamon apple (cream apple, sweet bag = Annona squamosa) with its typical scale-like surface.
© GFDL 1.2, Muhammad Mahdi Karim, Wikipedia
  • 94 kcal
  • Water 73%
  • 91/08/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.04 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The custard apple (Annona squamosa) is often confused with the cherimoya. It is also called the squash apple, soursop, or sweet sack.
Coconut cream is pressed liquid from the grated meat of the coconut.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Ramon FVelasquez, Wikipedia
  • 330 kcal
  • Water 54%
  • 15/08/77 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.38 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Coconut cream is similar to coconut milk, but thicker. Its mild, slightly sweet taste makes it a popular choice for cooking. Raw? Organic?
Shaggy willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) growing wild as a small shrub.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Frank Vincentz, Wikipedia
  • 103 kcal
  • Water 71%
  • 72/18/10 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The willowherb genus (Epilobium) includes numerous species. Willowherb herb is a registered medicinal product.
Wasabi: paste from the root original (Japanese horseradish) in shell.
© Bought from Picture Partners, fotolia
  • 109 kcal
  • Water 69%
  • 81/17/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Wasabi root is edible raw as a spicy spice. Wasabi is also known as water horseradish, Japanese horseradish or green horseradish.
Peeled and halved cassava - Manihot esculenta, on the right a transgenic variety.
© GFDL 1.2, Neil Palmer, Wikipedia
  • 160 kcal
  • Water 60%
  • 96/03/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.03 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.02 g
Cassava is not edible raw because of its glucosides, mainly linamarin. The root is used as a remedy to treat ulcers. Organic?
Cowpeas (snake beans), immature seeds, raw - Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata - piled up.
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  • 90 kcal
  • Water 77%
  • 85/13/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.09 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.06 g
Unripe seeds of the raw cowpea (snake bean) are edible raw. They belong to the genus Vigna and not Phaseolus (garden bean) or Vicia (broad bean). 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.
Blanched Moringa leaves (horseradish tree), cooked, drained, without salt.
© CC-by-sa 4.0, Piki-photow, Wikipedia
  • 60 kcal
  • Water 82%
  • 64/30/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Moringa leaves are collected raw from the horseradish tree. When cooked, moringa leaves can be used in many different ways as a spinach-like vegetable. Organic?
Real chanterelle, raw in cardboard tray on sale - Cantharellus cibarius.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, Géraldine Korner, Stiftung Gesundheit und Ernährung Schweiz
  • 38 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 77/17/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Real chanterelles (sponge mushrooms) can be recognized by their egg color and fruity aroma. Chanterelles are used in sauces, soups or in a terrine.
A big true morel mushroom (sponge morel, yellow morel) - Morchella spp. - standing in a clearing.
© CC-by 2.0, Michael Hodge, Wikimedia
  • 31 kcal
  • Water 90%
  • 58/35/06 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.22 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
Morels (edible morels, round morels) should definitely be cooked before eating, as they are poisonous when raw! Morels enjoy a certain degree of species protect
Immature pigeon pea seeds, raw, heaped - Cajanus cajan.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Guettarda, Wikimedia
  • 136 kcal
  • Water 66%
  • 73/22/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.84 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.04 g
Neither ripe nor unripe pigeon pea seeds can be eaten raw, i.e. without cooking. The same reason as with beans. Organic quality?
Cartilage wrack, known as Irish Moss - from Helgoland, northwest watt - Chondrus crispus.
© CC-by-sa 3.0, Thiotrix, Wikimedia
  • 49 kcal
  • Water 81%
  • 88/11/01 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.00 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Irish moss is a red algae from the North Atlantic coast. It can be used raw as a salad ingredient or as a natural gelling agent. Organic?
Ламинария (ламинария) в плетеной деревянной тарелке на бамбуковой циновке.
© Bought from boommaval, Shutterstock
  • 43 kcal
  • Water 82%
  • 81/14/05 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.02 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Laminaria algae or kelp are brown algae. Here raw or fresh. Organic? They form extensive kelp forests. The high iodine content is problematic.
Red algae (seaweed), one of the approx. 70 edible species - Porphyra laciniata.
© CC-by-sa 2.0, secretlondon123, Wikimedia
  • 35 kcal
  • Water 85%
  • 46/52/03 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.00 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.00 g
Seaweed in the form of red algae is edible raw, but it is dried. When processed into a thin nori sheet, it is no longer raw, but roasted.
Five helmet beans, ripe seeds, raw - Dolichos purpureus or Lablab purpureus.
© Public Domain, Steve Hurst, Wikipedia
  • 344 kcal
  • Water 9%
  • 70/28/02 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0.72 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The ripe seeds of the Indian bean (Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab) contain a cyanogen-containing toxin that is destroyed by heating.
  • 172 kcal
  • Water 63%
  • 24/51/25 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 4.5 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0.60 g
Cooked soybeans without salt have a high protein and fiber content and are ideal for filling up. Available in organic quality.
Flowering of narrow-leaved willowherb - Epilobium angustifolium - standing in the nature.
© CC-by 3.0, kallerna, Wikimedia Commons
  • 44 kcal
  • Water 87%
  • 62/30/08 
  • Ω-6 (LA) 0 g
  • Ω-3 (ALA) 0 g
The narrow-leaved willowherb has many names, including fireweed. The leaves, roots, flowers and stems of the wild plant (organic?) can be eaten raw.