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Product Nutritional Facts


Nutritional facts of buckwheat farinetta (bran), groat, grit, fancy flour, supreme flour, and whole seed based on 100 g sample analysis.

General Nutrition of Buckwheat
Item Unit Farinetta Groat Fancy Flour Supreme Flour Grit Whole Seed
Water % 10.8 13.1 12.2 11.9 13.8 12.4
Calories cal 376.0 357.2 352.0 364.0 370.0 -
Total Fat g 11.6 3.8 1.4 0.98 3.7 2.3
Cholesterol g 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Carbohydrate g 51.7 67.9 80.0 76.3 59.1 73.3
Protein g 36.8 12.3 6.5 10.3 11.3 12.3
Dietary Fiber g 16.6 7.0 2.9 12.6 10.1 10.9
Ash g 7.9 2.4 1.0 0.5 1.9 2.1

Mineral Contents of Buckwheat
Item Farinetta Groat/Kasha Fancy Flour Supreme Flour Grit Whole Seed

---------------------------------------mg/100g-----------------------------

Calcium 76.0 19.7 16.0 30.0 NA* NA*
Magnesium 641.0 267.6 65.3 253.0 NA* NA*
Phosphorus 1527.0 490.0 83.3 416.7 83.3 NA*
Potassium 1594.0 565.0 145.0 500.3 NA* NA*
Sodium 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.2 NA* NA*
Iron 9.9 3.0 1.6 3.4 3.1 NA*
Zinc 8.9 2.9 0.6 2.8 NA* NA*
Copper 1.1 0.7 0.4 7.0 NA* NA*
Manganese 5.8 1.6 0.5 1.8 NA* NA*
* Not Available

Vitamin Contents of Buckwheat
Item Farinetta Groat/Kasha Fancy Flour Supreme Flour Grit Whole Seed

------------------------------------mg/100g---------------------

Thiamin-B1 0.10 0.55 0.09 0.42 0.63 NA**
Riboflavin-B2 0.43 0.08 0.05 0.19 0.09 NA**
Niacin-B3 7.02 4.88 0.48 6.15 5.13 NA**
Pantothenic acid 1.23 NA** NA** 0.44 NA** NA**
Vitamin-B6 0.21 NA** 0.09 0.58 NA** NA**
Folacin* 30.0 NA** 102 54.00 NA** NA**
Vitamin-P 46.5 7.1 4.6 19.30 NA** NA**
*microgram, ** Not Available

Nutraceutical Components of Buckwheat
Item Farinetta Groat Fancy Flour Supreme Flour Grit Whole Seed

------------------------------------mg/100g---------------------

Water* 12.6 11.8 13.4 13.2 13.8 12.4
Protein* 25-40 12.3 6.5 10.3 11.3 12.3
Flavonoid Rutin 47 7.1 4.6 19.30 NA** NA**
D-chiro-inositol 1371 287 143 384 64 NA**
Total fagopyritol 2600 565 276 741 NA** 128
-fago A1 308 56 31 85 12 NA**
-fago A2 189 36 19 47 9 NA**
-fago A3 92 26 15 33 11 NA**
-fago B1 1796 393 187 518 79 NA**
-fago B2 216 53 24 58 17 NA**
-fago B3 tr tr tr tr tr NA**
* % values, tr = trace, ** Not Available

Nutritional Facts of Yellow, Brown, Oriental Mustard, and Confection Sunflower
Components Yellow Brown C. Sunflower

----------------------------------g/100g---------------------------

Calories 446 451 570
Calories from fat 275 311 450
Protein 30.0 34.4 22
Carbohydrate 16.9 23 18
Fats 30.4 34.5 50
    Saturated FA 2.3 1.7 6
    Mono USFA* 17.2 27.3 13
    Poly USFA 10.9 5.6 31
Sodium <1mg 13mg <5mg
Vitamin A 38 IU 200 IU <10 IU
Vitamin C <2mg 31mg <0.5mg
Calcium 270mg 114mg 88mg
Iron 3.3mg 7.6mg 5mg
Cholesterol 2.6mg 1.2mg 0
Total Dietary Fiber 16.9 9.5 10
* Unsaturated fatty acids

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