“I thought wheat contained gluten, so how come I read that buckwheat is gluten-free?”

Despite the confusion with its name, buckwheat isn’t actually a variety of wheat. Whereas wheat is a type of grass and is called a ‘cereal’, buckwheat is actually a plant that contains seeds, not grains, and so we refer to it as a ‘pseudo cereal’.  Chia and quinoa are also considered pseudo cereals. Buckwheat is gluten-free and the seeds can be ground into flour to make into products in the same way as other grains.

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