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Otto Heinrich Carqué (11 July 1866 – 9 January 1935)Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko. (2021). History of the Health Foods Movement Worldwide (1875-2021): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Soyinfo Center. pp. 830-831. "History of the Health Foods Movement Worldwide (1875-2021)". soyinfocenter.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022. was an American businessman, fruit grower, naturopath, raw foodist, vegetarian and writer. He was the first to use the term natural food.
It was reported in 1895 that Carque had "lived 15 years on raw foods, then fresh fruits and vegetables, varied occasionally with eggs, cheese and nut butters, unroasted." In 1912, Carque established the "Carque Pure Food Company". He sold at a Los Angeles grocery store. From 1922, he wrote advertisements in the Los Angeles Times for his own natural food products consisting mostly of dried fruits and nuts known as "Natural Foods of California".
Carque's Pure Food Company was established at South Magnolia Ave, Los Angeles and specialized in selling sun-dried Mission figs, dried fruits, and nuts. He advertised his food as "pure natural food products". In 1920, Carque was grinding flour in his own mill. The following year he set up another health food store at West Seventh in Los Angeles. In 1925, he was located at the "Natural Foods Building" at 729 Seward, Los Angeles. He authored a 359-page book titled Natural Foods: The Safe Way to Health. In 1926, he had two more health food shops in downtown Los Angeles.
He married Lillian Carque in California in 1926. In 1931, he renamed his company "Carque Natural Foods". In 1933, Carque closed his shops and moved to South Maple Ave, Glendale where he specialized in wholesale business.
Carque authored many books and pamphlets which promoted a vegetarian diet. He also opposed the consumption of alcohol, coffee and tea. His book Rational Diet: An Advanced Treatise on the Food Question was advertised and sold by the Defensive Diet League of America.
Carque was an early advocate of the alkaline diet and was concerned that people were in danger of excessive acidity. He argued that the main sources of alkalinity in the diet were fruits, including citrus fruits. "The Vita-Veg Days". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 12, 2021. Carque, Eugene Christian and George J. Drews are credited as founding the American raw food movement in the early 20th century.Berry, Rynn. (2007). "Raw Foodism". In Andrew F. Smith. The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. Oxford University Press. pp. 493–494.
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