Buckwheat 800g

Buckwheat is a plant whose fruits are used to make flour and grits. Despite the name, buckwheat is not a type of grain, but is closely related to rhubarb and sorrel. The name comes from the Dutch boekweit which means buckwheat, referring to the grains being similar to buckwheat and their taste and use reminiscent of wheat.

Buckwheat has come into new use because it lacks gluten and is thus an alternative to other types of flour or groats for people suffering from celiac disease.

Within the raw food movement, buckwheat is popular because it contains minerals and all eight essential amino acids, and that, unlike, for example, wheat, it is easily digested. However, the seeds need to be soaked, and the gel that then forms should be carefully rinsed off before eating the buckwheat. However, there seems to be some disagreement about how long they should be soaked. According to Danish raw food advocate Vibeke Amdisen, they should not be soaked for longer than 30 minutes, while Swedish Erica Palmcrantz Aziz writes that they can be left overnight.

Ingredients: 100% buckwheat seed.

Nutritional content per 100 g: Energy 1350 kJ / 320 kcal, Fat 2.9 g, Of which saturated fat 0.5 g, Carbohydrate 60 g, Of which sugars 1 g, Fiber 8.8 g, Protein 12.5 g, Salt 0 g .