DESCRIPTION
Buckwheat groats are the hulled seeds of the buckwheat plant, and are not actually related to wheat at all, as it is not a grass.
Instead, buckwheat is related to sorrel, knotweed, and rhubarb. Buckwheat is usually referred to as a pseudocereal because its seeds' culinary use is the same as cereals', owing to their composition of complex carbohydrates. Taste of buckwheat groats is mild & slightly nutty.
Buckwheat contains no gluten and is actually a common ingredient in many gluten free recipes. Roasted buckwheat groats are buckwheat grains subjected to a roasting, sorting and hulling. The product is low in sugar but high in fibre, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc. It is also a source of protein, potassium and iron.