OBJECTIVE This study evaluated inclusion of buckwheat silage to the diet of growing lambs in terms of meat quality as compared to maize silage. METHODS Buckwheat, rich in total phenols (TP, 33 g/kg dry matter [DM]), was harvested at the end of the milk stage and ensiled in 40 kg plastic bags after wilting (294 g/kg silage DM). A total of 18 growing lambs (21.6±1.2) were individually fed isoni...

BACKGROUND Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) has become increasingly popular as a healthy food in Europe. However, for sensitized individuals, consumption can cause anaphylactic reactions. The aim of this study was to identify individual well-characterized buckwheat allergens for component-resolved diagnosis. METHODS Patients were selected by positive skin prick test to buckwheat and divided i...

Starch and proteins are the vital nutrients in buckwheat, to achieve the fast detection of the buckwheat internal composition has an important theoretical significance and application value for buckwheat breeding, processing and other steps. In the paper, forty buckwheat samples from different origins have been selected. The starch and protein content of buckwheat was determined, and the mid-in...

In fi eld experiments, tartary buckwheat and hybrid buckwheat were foliarly sprayed with an aqueous solution of sodium selenate (20 mg Se L–1). In treated plants, the selenium content was signifi cantly higher than in controls, irrespective of the plant part and taxon of buckwheat. The highest average Se concentrations in hybrid and tartary buckwheat were found in seeds. The main Se species fou...

BACKGROUND Buckwheat is a common food in Japan, Korea and other countries. A candidate major buckwheat allergen, a 16-kDa protein (BWp16), was previously characterized as a pepsin-resistant protein associated with immediate-type allergies to buckwheat. However, whether recombinant BWp16 can react with a patient's IgE remains uncertain. METHODS The cDNA encoding BWp16 from Japanese buckwheat s...

Food allergies affect about 4% of the Korean population, and buckwheat allergy is one of the most severe food allergies in Korea. The purpose of the present study was to develop a murine model of IgE-mediated buckwheat hypersensitivity induced by intragastric sensitization. Young female C3H/HeJ mice were sensitized and challenged intragastricly with fresh buckwheat flour (1, 5, 25 mg/dose of pr...

Buckwheat honey, which is widely consumed in China, has a characteristic dark color. The objective of this study was to investigate the protective effects of buckwheat honey on liver and DNA damage induced by carbon tetrachloride in mice. The results revealed that buckwheat honey had high total phenolic content, and rutin, hesperetin, and p-coumaric acid were the main phenolic compounds present...

Christa K., Soral-Śmietana M. (2008): Buckwheat grains and buckwheat products – nutritional and prophylactic value of their components – a review. Czech J. Food Sci., 26: 153–162. Buckwheat is introduced into the diet as an alternative crop of renewed interest due to its nutritive and healthpromoting value. Experiments with animal models have demonstrated that buckwheat flour may alleviate diab...

PURPOSE Buckwheat is a major cause of anaphylaxis, and Fag e 3 is the key major allergen in buckwheat. However, an immunoassay system for the quantification of Fag e 3 has yet to be developed. METHODS We developed a 2-site enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) produced against recombinant Fag e 3. We applied this ELISA to quantify native Fag e 3 in total...

Numerous recent investigations have shown that common buckwheat is photosensitive under short-day conditions. A study of buckwheat accessions from global plant genetics resources collection of VIR (N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry) has demonstrated that the strongest photoperiodic response is observed when buckwheat genotypes adapted to cultivation in low latitudes (tropics, su...