Guest guest Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 We often eat buckwheat and love the special nutty taste. I just came across these facts about buckwheat at a Slovenian website and thought I'd pass them on, though probably most of you already know most of these. Kristi in Ohio Buckwheat is not a grain, but a distant cousin of rhubarb The shell, when dried and split, reveals a small kernel called a groat When roasted, buckwheat groats are called kasha Buckwheat has: 90% of the protein value of milk product more than 80% of protein value of eggs one lb of buckwheat has the protein value of 1/2 lb beef Buckwheat contains all eight amino acids Buckwheat is closer to being a complete protein than any other plant source including soy beans Groats are stone ground for buckwheat " flour " and contains no gluten Buckwheat was used as a partial replacement for expensive white flour The beautiful flowers are a great attraction for bees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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