The common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) plant is a pseudo-cereal grown for its unique ability to out-compete other plants for sun, soil, and water. It packs these nutrients into leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits. The fruits are a grain-like staple, and juice from the plant material contains essential nutrients and bioactive compounds. 

Key Nutrients in Buckwheat

Percentages shown as %DV per serving of 5g buckwheat juice extract.

Total Phenolic Concentration in Buckwheat

Measured: Total Phenolics as Gallic Acid Equivalence (mg/g).

Phytoactives in Buckwheat

Chlorophyll

Green pigment in plants with potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-bacterial activity

Carotenoids

Antioxidants with anti-cancer potential and may lower risk of macular degeneration

• Beta-carotene  (52.26 mg/g)^*
• Lutein(0.06 mg/g)^*
• Zeaxanthin (0.06 mg/g)^*

Anthocyanidins

Purple and red pigments concentrated in buckwheat stems with strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity

• Cyanidin-3-galactoside(11.1 mcg/g)^**
• Cyanidin-3-glucoside(5.3 mcg/g)^**
• Cyanidin (0.1 mcg/g)^**

Flavonols

Promote antioxidant activity and vascular health

• Rutin (12 mcg/g)^*
• Quercetin(17 mcg/g)^*

*Data is mean values from Phenol-Explorer Database₁

**Data on file with WholisticMatters. Values subject to change based on strain and experimental methods