LOOV Organic Raw Buckwheat Flour

If LOOV buckwheat organic is light in color, then why is the buckwheat sold in grocery stores often dark? To discard the hulls, industrial buckwheat producers steam the grains at around 80°C, until the grains swell and shed their hulls. The grains are then dried and separated from ...If LOOV buckwheat organic is light in color, then why is the buckwheat sold in grocery stores often dark? To discard the hulls, industrial buckwheat producers steam the grains at around 80°C, until the grains swell and shed their hulls. The grains are then dried and separated from the hulls.

However, these grains will become dead food within two months - the grains will not sprout, and will only give trace elements and calories to our bodies. LOOV’s lightly coloured raw buckwheat and the flour made from it are “alive” because the grains are hulled in mechanically operated mills. Buckwheat is easily metabolized in our bodies.

At the same time, it is rich in trace elements, B vitamins and amino acids. Buckwheat does not contain gluten (celeral grain protein). Good for gluten free pancakes, muffins, bread, etc.