Buckwheat
FOOD NAME
Buckwheat
FOOD SCIENTIFIC NAME
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
FOOD CATEGORY
Cereal Grains and Pasta
FOOD DESCRIPTION
Food Buckwheat belongs to Cereal Grains and Pasta category. It's scientific name is Fagopyrum esculentum Moench. In 100 g, it has 343 kcal of energy, 13.2 g of protein, 3.4 g of total lipids (fat), 71.5 g of carbohydrate and 0 g of sugar. The amount of energy represents 17.15 % of recommended daily needs (assumed needs of 2000 kcal for an adult person). It is rich in minerals.
FOOD NUTRIENTS (per 100 g)
| PROXIMATES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Amount | |
| Protein | 13.2 | g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 3.4 | g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 71.5 | g |
| Energy | 343 | kcal |
| Energy | 1440 | kJ |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 | g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 10 | g |
| Riboflavin | 0.425 | mg |
| Folic acid | 0 | µg |
| Cholesterol | 0 | mg |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 1.04 | g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 1.04 | g |
| LIPIDS | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.741 | g |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.45 | g |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.047 | g |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.025 | g |
| SFA 4:0 | 0 | g |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 | g |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.018 | g |
| SFA 8:0 | 0.035 | g |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.01 | g |
| MINERALS | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| Calcium, Ca | 18 | mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 231 | mg |
| Iron, Fe | 2.2 | mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 347 | mg |
| Potassium, K | 460 | mg |
| Sodium, Na | 1 | mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 2.4 | mg |
| Copper, Cu | 1.1 | mg |
| VITAMINS | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| Vitamin A, IU | 0 | IU |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 0 | µg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.21 | mg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 | µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 | mg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 | µg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 0 | IU |
| OTHERS | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 | g |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 | g |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0 | g |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 | g |
| PUFA 2:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 | g |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 | g |
| Folate, DFE | 30 | µg |
| Retinol | 0 | µg |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 | µg |
| Water | 9.75 | g |
| Isoleucine | 0.498 | g |
| Leucine | 0.832 | g |
| Lysine | 0.672 | g |
| Cystine | 0.229 | g |
| Valine | 0.678 | g |
| Arginine | 0.982 | g |
| Histidine | 0.309 | g |
| Aspartic acid | 1.13 | g |
| Serine | 0.685 | g |
| Niacin | 7.02 | mg |
| Pantothenic acid | 1.23 | mg |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0.012 | g |
| MUFA 18:1 | 0.988 | g |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.961 | g |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.078 | g |
| Manganese, Mn | 1.3 | mg |
| Ash | 2.1 | g |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.023 | g |
| Thiamin | 0.101 | mg |
| Folate, total | 30 | µg |
| Folate, food | 30 | µg |
| Tryptophan | 0.192 | g |
| Threonine | 0.506 | g |
| Methionine | 0.172 | g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52 | g |
| Tyrosine | 0.241 | g |
| Alanine | 0.748 | g |
| Glutamic acid | 2.05 | g |
| Glycine | 1.03 | g |
| Proline | 0.507 | g |
| Selenium, Se | 8.3 | µg |