Calculated Mean Content Values

Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation
mg/100 g FW 5.86 1.68 16.82 4.23
mol/100 g 9.59e-06 2.75e-06 2.76e-05 6.93e-06

Values calculated by aggregating data from 25 different samples from 4 unique publications.

Aglycone Mean Content Values

Aglycone Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation
Quercetin mg/100 g FW 2.90 0.83 8.33 2.10
mol/100 g 4.75e-06 1.36e-06 1.36e-05 3.43e-06

Original Content Values Used to Produce Means

Kreft S., Knapp M., Kreft I. (1999) Extraction of rutin from buckwheat (Fagopyrum escuentum Moench) seeds and determination by capillary electrophoresis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 47:4649-4652
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
7.42 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 1 no 1
2.25 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 2 no 1
1.92 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 3 no 1
5.73 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 4 no 1
2.29 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 5 no 1
3.76 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 6 no 1
7.79 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 7 no 1
1.94 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 8 no 1
8.16 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 9 no 1
16.82 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat flour 10 no 1
Steadman K.J., Burgoon M.S., Lewis B.A., Edwardson S.E., Obendorf R.L. (2001) Minerals, phytic acid, tannin and rutin in buckwheat seed milling fractions. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 81:1094-1100
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
13.64 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat - Milled from achenes - Fancy light flour no 1
5.22 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat - Milled from groats - Fancy light flour 6/97 no 1
6.10 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat - Milled from groats - Fancy light flour 9/97 no 1
Jian-Y Q., Mayer D., Kuhn M. (1999) Flavonoids in fine buckwheat (fagopyrum esculentum Moench) flour and their free radical scavenging activities. Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau 95:343-349
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
5.60 mg/100 g FW Fine flour no 1
3.80 mg/100 g FW Fine flour no 1
10.10 mg/100 g FW Fine flour no 1
6.30 mg/100 g FW Fine flour no 1
4.90 mg/100 g FW Fine flour no 1
Skrabanja V., Kreft I., Golob T., Modic M., Ikeda S., Ikeda K., Kreft S., Bonafaccia G., Knapp M., Kosmelj K. (2004) Nutrient content in buckwheat milling fractions. Cereal Chemistry 81:172-176 PubMed (10552865)
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
1.98 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat fine flour 1 no 1
1.68 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat fine flour 2 no 1
2.01 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat fine flour 3 no 1
3.30 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat fine flour 4 no 1
1.70 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat fine flour 5 no 1
7.18 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat fine flour 6 no 1
14.80 mg/100 g FW Buckwheat fine flour 7 no 1