D. Dietrych-szostak et W. Oleszek, Effect of processing on the flavonoid content in buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) grain, J AGR FOOD, 47(10), 1999, pp. 4384-4387
Six flavonoids have been isolated and identified in buckwheat grain. These
are rutin, orientin, vitexin, quercetin, isovitexin, and isoorientin. Rutin
and isovitexin are the only flavonoid components of buckwheat seeds while
hulls contain all six identified compounds. The total flavonoid concentrati
on in the seeds was 18.8 and in the hulls 74 mg/100 g of dry matter. Dehull
ing the grain by using different temperature regimes resulted in drastic re
ductions of the total flavonoid concentration in the grain (by 75% of the c
ontrol) and smaller but significant (15-20%) reduction in the hulls.