Karabuğdayın (Buckwheat) Kimyasal, Besinsel ve Teknolojik Özellikleri

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench, Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertner, Fagopyrum emarginatum) has gained importance as a result of the people’s demand for healthy foods. Buckwheat, which is grown in many countries as an annual plant, is a pseudocereal. Its importance and commercial value are increasing so far. Buckwheat is a highly nutritious pseudocereal known as especially dietary source of protein and also including starch, dietary fiber, vitamins, essential minerals and trace elements. Phenolic compounds are also found in abundance in buckwheat including rutin, orientin, quercetin. A worldwide research for "gluten-free" food products (i.e. bread, pasta, and cookies) are usually based on pseudocereals. In addition, buckwheat flour is an important source to obtain alternative gluten-free foods for coeliac patients who have allergic reaction to gluten.