About this food
Among the 13 foods in Grains and starches on this site, this food ranks 2nd for protein and 5th for fibre per 100 g.
Compared with all 155 foods on this site, its highest rankings per 100 g are for carbohydrates (11th of 154) and magnesium (11th of 154).
It is 9.8% water by weight.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Calories | 343 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 13.2 g |
| Fat | 3.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.74 g |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1 g |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1 g |
| Trans fat | Not reported |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Carbohydrates | 71.5 g |
| Fibre | 10 g |
| Sugars | Not reported |
| Sucrose | Not reported |
| Glucose | Not reported |
| Fructose | Not reported |
| Lactose | Not reported |
| Maltose | Not reported |
| Galactose | Not reported |
| Calcium | 18 mg |
|---|---|
| Iron | 2.2 mg |
| Magnesium | 231 mg |
| Phosphorus | 347 mg |
| Potassium | 460 mg |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
| Zinc | 2.4 mg |
| Copper | 1.1 mg |
| Manganese | 1.3 mg |
| Selenium | 8.3 µg |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg |
|---|---|
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.1 mg |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.42 mg |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.21 mg |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 30 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg |
| Choline | Not reported |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | Not reported |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin K | Not reported |
| Water | 9.8 g |
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Amino acids
| Tryptophan | 0.19 g |
|---|---|
| Threonine | 0.51 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.5 g |
| Leucine | 0.83 g |
| Lysine | 0.67 g |
| Methionine | 0.17 g |
| Cystine | 0.23 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.24 g |
| Valine | 0.68 g |
| Arginine | 0.98 g |
| Histidine | 0.31 g |
| Alanine | 0.75 g |
| Aspartic acid | 1.1 g |
| Glutamic acid | 2 g |
| Glycine | 1 g |
| Proline | 0.51 g |
| Serine | 0.68 g |
Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 170286, "Buckwheat". Values per 100 g.