I have been searching for buckwheat that is allergy free. Gerbs is the only place I have been able to locate it. This buckwheat makes excellent flour. I will definitely be a repeat buyer. THANKS so much!
ANCIENT SUPERFOOD GRAIN. Naturally gluten-free buckwheat fluffs up when cooked so that you can use it as a sweet or savory dish. Nourishing, energizing and tasty, it also contains "resistant starch," a type of fiber shown to lower blood sugar after meals, help weight loss, reduce food cravings and improve diabetes. Scroll down for cooking instructions.
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HOW TO COOK: Combine 2 cups of water and 1 cup of buckwheat in a pot. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes or until tender. Drain excess liquid.
1. Best source of high-quality, easily digestible proteins. This makes it an excellent meat substitute. High protein buckwheat flour is being studied for possible use in foods to reduce plasma cholesterol, body fat, and cholesterol gallstones.
2. Fat alternative. Buckwheat starch can also act as a fat alternative in processed foods.
3. The high level of rutin is extracted from the leaves for medicine to treat high blood pressure.
4. Non-allergenic. Buckwheat hulls are used as pillow stuffing for those allergic to feathers, dust, and pollen.
5. Diabetes. New evidence has found that buckwheat may be helpful in the management of diabetes according to Canadian researchers in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. With a glycemic index of 54, it lowers blood sugar more slowly than rice or wheat products.
7. Chemical free. Buckwheat grows so quickly that it does not usually require a lot of pesticides or other chemicals to grow well.
8. Water retention: Buckwheat grain is good at drawing out retained water and excess fluid from swollen areas of the body.
9. Buckwheat is a warming food. It is classified by macrobiotics as a yang food. It is great for eating in the cold winter months.
10. Buckwheat contains no gluten and is not a grain. It is therefore great for celiacs and those on grain-free and gluten-sensitive diets.
BEST FIND EVER! I have been searching for buckwheat that is allergy free. Gerbs is the only place I have been able to locate it. This buckwheat makes excellent flour. I will definitely be a repeat buyer. THANKS so much!