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Fruits:

apple
apricot
avocado
banana
bilberry
blackberry
blueberry
boysenberry
bread fruit
cassava
cherimoya
cherry
chilli peppers
Clementine
cranberry
cucumber
currant
custard apple
date
dragon fruit
durian
elderberry
fig (not dried)
Goji berry
gooseberry
grape
grapefruit
guava
jackfruit
juniper berry
kiwi fruit
kumquat
lemon
lime
loganberry
Lychee
mandarin
mango
Mangosteen
melon
mulberry
Nashi pear
nectarine
olive (rarely raw)
orange
papaya
passion fruit
paw-paw
peach
pear
persimmon
pineapple
plum
pomegranate
Pommelo
prickly pear
quince
raspberry
red pepper
rosehips
Satsuma
Sharon fruit
star fruit
strawberry
tamarind
tangerine
tomato
Ugli fruit
watermelon
wolfberry

The list below are some of the ingredients which are used by Raw Vegans worldwide. There are many, many more.

Listed below are items commonly found in recipes online and in the hundreds of raw recipe books that are in print today.

Note: Sometimes ingredients found in some "raw food" recipes are not normally found raw. Consult our 'Dead Food List' for more information. A few of these are mentioned here with special notations (in brackets).

Herbs/Spices/Seasons:

allspice
apple cider vinegar (rare)
arrowroot
asafoetida
basil
bay leaves
black cardamom
black cumin
camomile
caper
caraway
cardamom
carob (rarely raw)
cayenne pepper
chervil
angelica
chilli powder
cinnamon
citron
cloves
cumin
curry powder
elephant garlic
fenugreek
galangal
garlic
ginger
horseradish
kaffir lime leaves
lavender
lemon grass
mace
marjoram
mesquite powder
mustard seed
nutmeg
oregano
paprika
parsley
pepper - black
poppy seed
rock salt
rosemary
saffron
sage
samphire
senna
spearmint
sumac
Szechuan pepper
tarragon
thyme
turmeric
vanilla
wasabi

Vegetables:

artichoke
asparagus
aubergine
bamboo shoot
beetroot
bok choy
butternut squash
cabbage
carrot
cauliflower
celeriac
celery
chicory
courgette
eggplant
green bean
Jerusalem artichoke
jícama
leek
Maca
marrow
mungbean sprouts
mushrooms
okra
onion
parsnip
pea
potato
pumpkins
radicchio
radish
rhubarb
rutabaga
shallot
squash
sweet potato
sweetcorn
turnip
yam
zucchini

Nuts/Seed/Bean/Grain:

alfalfa seeds
almond
apricot kernels
barley
brazil nuts (in shell only)
buckwheat
cacao nibs (not raw)
celery seed
chestnut
chickpea
coconut
dill seed
flax seed
hazelnut
lentil
macadamia nut (in shell)
oats (not raw)
onion seed
pine nut
poppy seeds
pumpkin seeds
quinoa
rye
sesame seed
spelt
sunflower seeds
walnut
water chestnut
wheat berries
young coconut

Butters/Oils:

almond butter (rare raw)
coconut oil (rarely raw)
flax seed oil (rare raw)
hemp seed oil (rare)

olive oil (very few raw)
sesame oil (rarely raw)
young coconut milk (rare)

Leaves/Greens:

aloe vera
arugula
beet greens
broadleaf arrowhead
broccoli
brussel sprouts
chickweed
Chinese cabbage
chives
cilantro
clover
collard greens
coriander
cress
curry leaf
dandelion
dandelion greens
dill
endive
eucalyptus
fennel
garlic chives
iceberg lettuce
iceplant
kale
lemon balm
lemon basil
lettuce
licorice
milk thistle
mint
mustard greens
nettles
oregano
parsley
peppermint
rocket
seaweed (direct only)
spinach
spring onion
star anise
Swiss chard
Thai basil
watercress
wheatgrass
wild grass