Yes, they grew in the ground. I cook my ingredients. But they are all fresh and raw when bought. You don't mind that about 2% of your food is petroleum waste (your food is perfume Fabreezed) to hide the fact the food is stale, has preservatives and mostly bacteria or silica thickening agents? There's only enough of the main ingredient to place it at the top of the list. The calories are mostly from sugar and transfat. The reason the serving size is so small, is because if a serving contains 0.49 grams, FDA law allows the manufacturer to round to 0 grams!