Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a grain, often mistaken for containing gluten due to its name, buckwheat. In fact, buckwheat is not a wheat at all, which come from grass plants like other cereal grains. Buckwheat is a flowering, broadleaf annual related to sorrel, knotweed, and rhubarb. The buckwheat we consume are seeds from that plant. It’s packed with a variety of nutrients necessary if you’re on a vegan/vegetarian diet. Medical News Today states one cup of cooked buckwheat groats contains:

• 5.68 g protein
• 1.04 g  fat
• 33.5 g carbohydrate
• 4.5 g fiber
• 148 milligrams (mg) potassium
• 118 mg phosphorous
• 86 mg magnesium
• 12 mg calcium
• 1.34 mg iron

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HOW TO COOK BUCKWHEAT GROATS

• 1 cup organic raw buckwheat
• 1 cup filtered water
• 1/2 TSP sea salt
• 1 TBSP chopped parsley (Curley or flat leaf)