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Specific Food Allergies => Wheat/Gluten Allergy => Topic started by: guess on November 16, 2014, 01:13:19 PM

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Title: Buckwheat is not wheat - and it is gluten free
Post by: guess on November 16, 2014, 01:13:19 PM
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/theglutenfreediet/qt/BuckwheatQT.htm

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Despite its name, buckwheat is not wheat. It’s gluten-free... Buckwheat and wheat are from completely different botanical families. Buckwheat seeds are technically the fruit of a plant called Fagopyrum esculentum.
Title: Re: Buckwheat is not wheat - and it is gluten free
Post by: guess on November 16, 2014, 01:13:51 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat

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Despite the name, buckwheat is not related to wheat, as it is not a grass. Instead, buckwheat is related to sorrel, knotweed, and rhubarb.