Buckwheat has a pleasant nutty taste and is a pseudo-grain. Pseudo-grain because despite its name, buckwheat is not a cereal, it is related to knotweed. Buckwheat is an ideal alternative to the usual cereals. Besides, the abundant flowers of buckwheat provide nectar and pollen for bees. It can be used in the kitchen in many different ways.
Ingredients
buckwheat*
* = ingredients from organic farming
** = from biodynamic agriculture
buckwheat*
* = ingredients from organic farming
** = from biodynamic agriculture
Characteristics
cultivated in Europe, packed by Rapunzel
Usage
Ideal as side dish, for risotto, gratins or breakfast porridges. When presoaked it can be used in bread preparation (up to a proportion of 30% of the cereal). It can also be used ground as flour for baking and yummy crêpes.
Preparation Instructions
Wash buckwheat before cooking. Bring 250 g buckwheat in about 625 ml water to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes and let soak for another 5 minutes.
cultivated in Europe, packed by Rapunzel
Usage
Ideal as side dish, for risotto, gratins or breakfast porridges. When presoaked it can be used in bread preparation (up to a proportion of 30% of the cereal). It can also be used ground as flour for baking and yummy crêpes.
Preparation Instructions
Wash buckwheat before cooking. Bring 250 g buckwheat in about 625 ml water to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes and let soak for another 5 minutes.
Additional information
Preparation
After harvesting, the buckwheat is cleaned, peeled, sifted and packed.
Produced in
Poland
Country of origin
polish agriculture
Origin of the main ingredients
Poland
Storage advice
Store in a cool and dry place.
Legal name of the food product
Buckwheat
| Calorific value | 1493 kJ / 353 kcal | |
| Fat | 3,20 g | |
| of which saturates | 0,90 g | |
| Carbohydrates | 65,10 g | |
| Sugar | 0,88 g | |
| Dietary fiber | 4,7 g | |
| Protein | 13,70 g | |
| Salt | < 0,010 g |
Allergens
| Eggs and products thereof | not contained | |
| Peanuts and products thereof | not contained | |
| Fish and products thereof | not contained | |
| Cereals containing gluten or cereal products | Possible in traces | |
| Crustaceans and products thereof | not contained | |
| Milk and products thereof including lactose | not contained | |
| Lupins and products thereof | not contained | |
| Nuts and products thereof | not contained | |
| Celery and products thereof | not contained | |
| Mustard and products thereof | not contained | |
| Sesame seeds and products thereof | not contained | |
| Soy and products thereof | not contained | |
| Sulfur dioxide or sulfites (more than 10mg/kg or 10 mg/l SO2) |
no | |
| Molluscs and products thereof | not contained |
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Recipes with Buckwheat
Rainbow chocolate bars of puffed rice, topped with hemp, chia and buckwheat
Broccoli-, rye beans- and buckwheat-salad with miso- and nori leaves
Caramelized Buckwheat with Vanilla
Roasted buckwheat salad with apple and tomato
Bars of buckwheat with white chocolate, walnuts, coconut and chia seeds
Buckwheat bars with peanut butter
Seed Bread with Pumpkin Seed Flour and Buckwheat
Buckwheat buddha bowl with avocado, red kale and tahini dressing
Warm buckwheat salad with mini-chard and cranberries
