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Buckwheat groats are gluten free "super-seeds" like quinoa or amaranth.
The unique chemical composition gives buckwheat its superpowers. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, and biologically active substances. Moreover, buckwheat has molecules that transport beneficial elements to cells.
The nutritional value of buckwheat is similar to the protein of a chicken egg.
So, buckwheat is truly a super product.
As nutritious as an egg
Buckwheat is the Queen of all grains
Buckwheat is the Queen of all grains
Why buckwheat?
Buckwheat holds first place among grains in terms of nutritional value, therapeutic, dietary, and taste qualities.
A reliable choice for diabetes
Lasting satiation
Safe weight loss
A healthy organism
Food for any diet
The glycemic index of buckwheat is low — between 50 and 55. Thus, the product is safe and nutritive for type 2 diabetes.
Buckwheat is rich in complex carbohydrates (68%). They take a while to digest, so buckwheat keeps you full for longer.
Vitamins PP and P in buckwheat strengthen blood vessels. Plus, its oxalic, malic, maleic and citric acids regulate the pH balance of the gastrointestinal tract.
Buckwheat contains only 3% of fats. While its concentration of vitamins and minerals is 1.5−3 times higher than in other grains. Therefore, buckwheat speeds up metabolism, removes excess fluids, and reduces the body weight.
Buckwheat is gluten-free, halal and vegan. Due to the concentration of protein and nutritious elements, it is included in the Mediterranean diet.
Why buckwheat?
Buckwheat holds first place among grains in terms of nutritional value, therapeutic, dietary, and taste qualities.
A reliable choice for diabetes
Lasting satiation
Safe weight loss
A healthy organism
Food for any diet
The glycemic index of buckwheat is low — between 50 and 55. Thus, the product is safe and nutritive for type 2 diabetes.
Buckwheat is rich in complex carbohydrates (68%). They take a while to digest, so buckwheat keeps you full for longer.
Vitamins PP and P in buckwheat strengthen blood vessels. Plus, its oxalic, malic, maleic and citric acids regulate the pH balance of the gastrointestinal tract.
Buckwheat contains only 3% of fats. While its concentration of vitamins and minerals is 1.5−3 times higher than in other grains. Therefore, buckwheat speeds up metabolism, removes excess fluids, and reduces the body weight.
Buckwheat is gluten-free, halal and vegan. Due to the concentration of protein and nutritious elements, it is included in the Mediterranean diet.
Buckwheat
Rice
100 g of product
Fiber
Magnesium
Potassium
Phosphorus
Zinc
Calories
Magnesium
Potassium
Phosphorus
Zinc
Calories
Buckwheat
Rice
11.3 g
200 mg
320 mg
298 mg
2.1 mg
350 kcal
200 mg
320 mg
298 mg
2.1 mg
350 kcal
9.7 g
50 mg
100 mg
150 mg
1.42 mg
333 kcal
50 mg
100 mg
150 mg
1.42 mg
333 kcal
Buckwheat
Rice
100 g of product
Fiber
Magnesium
Potassium
Phosphorus
Zinc
Calories
Magnesium
Potassium
Phosphorus
Zinc
Calories
Buckwheat
Rice
Beneficial properties
11.3 g
200 mg
320 mg
298 mg
2.1 mg
350 kcal
200 mg
320 mg
298 mg
2.1 mg
350 kcal
9.7 g
50 mg
100 mg
150 mg
1.42 mg
333 kcal
50 mg
100 mg
150 mg
1.42 mg
333 kcal
• normalizes digestion
• improves immunity
• improves immunity
• controls blood sugar
• reduces stress
• reduces stress
• regulates blood pressure and heart rate
• removes toxins from the body
• removes toxins from the body
• boosts metabolism
• maintains the formation of bones and teeth
• maintains the formation of bones and teeth
• helps to produce protein
• increases skin elasticity
• increases skin elasticity
• energy value is similar, but buckwheat maintains fullness for longer because of its better nutritional value
Everything important for healthy eating
is in one plate
is in one plate
Healthy eating plate is a guide developed by experts at the Harvard School of Public Health that helps to build a nutritious diet. According to the research, buckwheat can fill as many as two of the four parts.
Whole grains and protein take up two fourths of a balanced meal. As a whole grain, buckwheat can also act as a source of protein in a healthy diet.
Whole grains and protein take up two fourths of a balanced meal. As a whole grain, buckwheat can also act as a source of protein in a healthy diet.
Everything important for healthy eating
is in one plate
is in one plate
Healthy eating plate is a guide developed by experts at the Harvard School of Public Health that helps to build a nutritious diet. According to the research, buckwheat can fill as many as two of the four parts.
Whole grains and protein take up two fourths of a balanced meal. As a whole grain, buckwheat can also act as a source of protein in a healthy diet.
MAKFA is more than a manufacturer
It is 85 years of experience, research, innovations, and hard work. Top-tier pasta, flour, and cereals. The choice of those who value healthy and eco-friendly foods.
MAKFA is the number one brand in Russia.*
MAKFA is the number one brand in Russia.*
Manufacturer with 85 years of experience
Halal
Non-GMO
Gluten-free
Vegan
Buckwheat origin
The origin of buckwheat is Altai, the most eco-friendly region of Russia. Here, the products are grown without GMOs and pesticides. Moreover, the use of GMOs in the Russian Federation is prohibited by law.
MAKFA uses a special technology that helps to produce grains even cleaner than required by the Russian National Standard (GOST).
MAKFA uses a special technology that helps to produce grains even cleaner than required by the Russian National Standard (GOST).
*According to Nielsen`s report on the audit of retail trade in the pasta and flour category for the period November 2021 -October 2022, with respect to the retail market in the Russian Federation as December 2022.
MAKFA is more than a manufacturer
It is 85 years of experience, research, innovations, and hard work. Top-tier pasta, flour, and cereals. The choice of those who value healthy and eco-friendly foods.
MAKFA is the number one brand in Russia.*
MAKFA is the number one brand in Russia.*
Manufacturer with 85 years of experience
Halal
Non-GMO
Gluten-free
Vegan
Buckwheat origin
The origin of buckwheat is Altai, the most eco-friendly region of Russia. Here, the products are grown without GMOs and pesticides. Moreover, the use of GMOs in the Russian Federation is prohibited by law.
MAKFA uses a special technology that helps to produce grains even cleaner than required by the Russian National Standard (GOST).
MAKFA uses a special technology that helps to produce grains even cleaner than required by the Russian National Standard (GOST).
*According to Nielsen`s report on the audit of retail trade in the pasta and flour category for the period November 2021 -October 2022, with respect to the retail market in the Russian Federation as December 2022.
Chef Ali recommends
I am Ali Sayed, an Executive Chef from UAE with more than a decade of executive-level leadership experience in the hospitality and food & beverage industry.
Buckwheat is a superfood rich in nutrients and it helps you to lose weight. It’s super tasty, a must try dish.
Buckwheat is a superfood rich in nutrients and it helps you to lose weight. It’s super tasty, a must try dish.
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Ali Sayed,
Chef Consultant Freelancer,
food photographer
& stylist from UAE
Chef Consultant Freelancer,
food photographer
& stylist from UAE
Chef Ali recommends
I am Ali Sayed, an Executive Chef from UAE with more than a decade of executive-level leadership experience in the hospitality and food & beverage industry.
Buckwheat is a superfood rich in nutrients and it helps you to lose weight. It’s super tasty, a must try dish.
Buckwheat is a superfood rich in nutrients and it helps you to lose weight. It’s super tasty, a must try dish.
“
”
Ali Sayed,
Chef Consultant Freelancer,
food photographer
& stylist from UAE
Chef Consultant Freelancer,
food photographer
& stylist from UAE
Cooking buckwheat is even easier and faster than rice
How to cook:
Rinse the buckwheat once
Add water and salt
Cook for 15 minutes
Add other ingredients according to the recipe: meat, vegetables, mushrooms and seafood
Easy
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Enough for
the whole family
the whole family
Many variations of dishes with different products
One bag contains one serving
No need for rinsing
Special thermo proof packet. Non-stick, no stirring required
How to cook:
Put the bag into the boiling water and add salt
Cook for 15 minutes
Carefully pull out the bag, let it cool, and remove the buckwheat from the bag
Serve as a side dish
Cooking buckwheat is even easier and faster than rice
How to cook:
Many variations of dishes with different products
Enough for the whole family
Rinse the buckwheat once
Add water and salt
Cook for 15 minutes
Add other ingredients according to the recipe: meat, vegetables, mushrooms and seafood
How to cook:
No need for rinsing
Special thermo proof packet. Non-stick, no stirring required
Put the bag into the boiling water and add salt
Cook for 15 minutes
Carefully pull out the bag, let it cool, and remove the buckwheat from the bag
Serve as a side dish
One bag contains one serving
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Recipes with buckwheat
Cook traditional dishes in a new way — combine buckwheat with meat, seafood, or vegetables. Learn how to do this with MAKFA.
Recipes with buckwheat
Cook traditional dishes in a new way — combine buckwheat with meat, seafood, or vegetables. Learn how to do this with MAKFA.
Caramelized Salmon in Teriyaki Sauce with Buckwheat
45 minutes
Ingredients for 4 servings:
For the buckwheat:
Makfa buckwheat
Soy sauce
Peanut oil
Honey
Juice and zest of lime
Chopped ginger
Cucumber
Green onion
Makfa buckwheat
Soy sauce
Peanut oil
Honey
Juice and zest of lime
Chopped ginger
Cucumber
Green onion
120 g
1 tbsp
2 tbsp
2 tsp
1 lime
1 tbsp
1/2
2 stalks
1 tbsp
2 tbsp
2 tsp
1 lime
1 tbsp
1/2
2 stalks
Add water and salt to the buckwheat, and cook for 15 minutes until the buckwheat is ready. Place in a bowl.
Place the buckwheat into a bowl, mix with soy sauce, the peanut oil, the honey, lime zest and juice, and the ginger. While mixing, add thin strips of the cucumber and the green onion. Mix and keep warm while preparing the salmon.
Prepare the sauce. Mix the sake, the rice vinegar, the soy sauce and the ginger in a bowl.
Heat the peanut or sesame seed oil in a large pan on medium heat. Sprinkle the fish with sugar and place on the pan skin down. Fry for 2 or 3 minutes until crisp and golden. Turn over the salmon carefully and cook for 2-3 more minutes until it is caramelized. Take the fish carefully off the pan.
Wipe the pan and pour in the teriyaki sauce. Bring to a boil and cook for 3-5 minutes; the sauce must be reduced by 1/3. Place the salmon in the pan skin up and cook for two minutes.
Serve the salmon with the buckwheat, add the teriyaki sauce in the pan on top.
Place the buckwheat into a bowl, mix with soy sauce, the peanut oil, the honey, lime zest and juice, and the ginger. While mixing, add thin strips of the cucumber and the green onion. Mix and keep warm while preparing the salmon.
Prepare the sauce. Mix the sake, the rice vinegar, the soy sauce and the ginger in a bowl.
Heat the peanut or sesame seed oil in a large pan on medium heat. Sprinkle the fish with sugar and place on the pan skin down. Fry for 2 or 3 minutes until crisp and golden. Turn over the salmon carefully and cook for 2-3 more minutes until it is caramelized. Take the fish carefully off the pan.
Wipe the pan and pour in the teriyaki sauce. Bring to a boil and cook for 3-5 minutes; the sauce must be reduced by 1/3. Place the salmon in the pan skin up and cook for two minutes.
Serve the salmon with the buckwheat, add the teriyaki sauce in the pan on top.
For the teriyaki sauce:
Sake
Rice vinegar
Soy sauce
Сhopped ginger
For the salmon:
Peanut or sesame oil
Salmon fillet with skin
Sugar
Sake
Rice vinegar
Soy sauce
Сhopped ginger
For the salmon:
Peanut or sesame oil
Salmon fillet with skin
Sugar
50 ml
50 ml
70 ml
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
680 g
2-3 tsp
50 ml
70 ml
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
680 g
2-3 tsp
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Cooking:
Beef and Buckwheat Noisettes
50 minutes
Ingredients for 4 servings:
Makfa buckwheat
Carrots
Bell pepper
Onions
Vegetable oil for frying
Tomato paste
Beef broth
Garlic
Ground beef
Carrots
Bell pepper
Onions
Vegetable oil for frying
Tomato paste
Beef broth
Garlic
Ground beef
100 g
2 roots
1 piece
2 heads
2 tbsp
2 tbsp
1 liter
3 cloves
500 g
2 roots
1 piece
2 heads
2 tbsp
2 tbsp
1 liter
3 cloves
500 g
Add water and salt to the buckwheat, and cook for 10 minutes until the buckwheat is half-ready.
Peel and cube the carrot, the pepper and one onion for the sauce. Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan and fry the vegetables for 3-4, stirring occasionally. Add the tomato paste and the broth and cook for 2 more minutes.
Peel and chop the garlic and the remaining onion and add to the ground meat with the buckwheat. Add salt and pepper, and mix.
Form noisettes from the mixture and place them in the sauce. Add the bay leaves and the jeera. Cook on low heat for 30 minutes.
Serve the noisettes with the tomato sauce.
Peel and cube the carrot, the pepper and one onion for the sauce. Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan and fry the vegetables for 3-4, stirring occasionally. Add the tomato paste and the broth and cook for 2 more minutes.
Peel and chop the garlic and the remaining onion and add to the ground meat with the buckwheat. Add salt and pepper, and mix.
Form noisettes from the mixture and place them in the sauce. Add the bay leaves and the jeera. Cook on low heat for 30 minutes.
Serve the noisettes with the tomato sauce.
Bay leaves
Jeera (cumin)
Salt
Pepper
Jeera (cumin)
Salt
Pepper
2 pieces
1/2 tsp
to taste
to taste
1/2 tsp
to taste
to taste
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4
5
Cooking:
Tabbouleh
with Buckwheat
with Buckwheat
25 minutes
Ingredients for 4 servings:
Makfa buckwheat
Red onion
Cucumber
Tomato
Parsley
Lemon juice
Cayenne pepper
Ground lemon zest
Cedar nuts
Red onion
Cucumber
Tomato
Parsley
Lemon juice
Cayenne pepper
Ground lemon zest
Cedar nuts
100 g
1 head
1 piece
1 piece
to taste
3 tbsp
1/2 tsp
1 tsp
50 g
1 head
1 piece
1 piece
to taste
3 tbsp
1/2 tsp
1 tsp
50 g
Add water and salt to the buckwheat, and cook for 15 minutes until the buckwheat is ready. Place in a bowl.
Cut the onion and the cucumbers into cubes, tomatoes - into wedges, and chop the parsley. Mix the vegetables and the greens with the buckwheat, sprinkle with lemon juice, add cayenne and black pepper, salt and mix.
Sprinkle with cedar nuts and lemon zest and serve.
Cut the onion and the cucumbers into cubes, tomatoes - into wedges, and chop the parsley. Mix the vegetables and the greens with the buckwheat, sprinkle with lemon juice, add cayenne and black pepper, salt and mix.
Sprinkle with cedar nuts and lemon zest and serve.
Salt
Pepper
Pepper
to taste
to taste
to taste
1
2
3
Cooking:
Arab Kebab with Buckwheat
20 minutes (+ 4-6 hours for marinating the chicken)
Ingredients for 4 servings:
Makfa buckwheat
Garlic
Vegetable oil
Lemon juice
Tomato paste
Jeera (cumin)
Ground chili pepper
Chicken
Dill
Garlic
Vegetable oil
Lemon juice
Tomato paste
Jeera (cumin)
Ground chili pepper
Chicken
Dill
120 g
1 clove
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp
1 kg
4 sprigs
1 clove
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
1 tbsp
1/4 tsp
1/4 tsp
1 kg
4 sprigs
Peel and chop the garlic. Сombine the garlic, the vegetable oil, the lemon juice, the tomato paste, all spices and salt in a bowl.
Cut the meat into small cubes and place it in the marinade. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours.
Soak wood skewers in water and form kebabs. Grill the kebabs in the oven for 7-10 minutes at 200–210°С.
Add water and salt to the buckwheat, and cook for 15 minutes until the buckwheat is ready. Place in a bowl.
Serve the chicken kebab on a flat cake to keep it warm, with buckwheat sprinkled with chopped dill on the side.
Cut the meat into small cubes and place it in the marinade. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours.
Soak wood skewers in water and form kebabs. Grill the kebabs in the oven for 7-10 minutes at 200–210°С.
Add water and salt to the buckwheat, and cook for 15 minutes until the buckwheat is ready. Place in a bowl.
Serve the chicken kebab on a flat cake to keep it warm, with buckwheat sprinkled with chopped dill on the side.
Armenian lavash
Salt
Salt
4 pieces
to taste
to taste
1
2
3
4
5
Cooking:
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FAQ
Buckwheat contains significantly more beneficial elements such as protein, fiber, calcium, magnesium and antioxidants.
In combination with different products, you can eat buckwheat every day.
Brown buckwheat means roasted grains. This method enriches buckwheat with flavor. In addition, brown buckwheat is easier to cook: it holds the shape better and does not boil soft.
MAKFA buckwheat is stored for 20 months in a dry place at a temperature of no more than 25 °C and a relative humidity of no more than 75%.
The rutin contained in buckwheat protects against exposure to sunlight. Moreover, flavonoids and antioxidants smooth out wrinkles,boost skin, hair and nails health.
Buckwheat contains water-soluble B vitamins, vitamins E, P and PP.
Buckwheat contains significantly more beneficial elements such as protein, fiber, calcium, magnesium and antioxidants.
In combination with different products, you can eat buckwheat every day.
Brown buckwheat means roasted grains. This method enriches buckwheat with flavor. In addition, brown buckwheat is easier to cook: it holds the shape better and does not boil soft.
MAKFA buckwheat is stored for 20 months in a dry place at a temperature of no more than 25 °C and a relative humidity of no more than 75%.
The rutin contained in buckwheat protects against exposure to sunlight. Moreover, flavonoids and antioxidants smooth out wrinkles,boost skin, hair and nails health.
Buckwheat contains water-soluble B vitamins, vitamins E, P and PP.
Buckwheat contains significantly more beneficial elements such as protein, fiber, calcium, magnesium and antioxidants.
In combination with different products, you can eat buckwheat every day.
Brown buckwheat means roasted grains. This method enriches buckwheat with flavor. In addition, brown buckwheat is easier to cook: it holds the shape better and does not boil soft.
MAKFA buckwheat is stored for 20 months in a dry place at a temperature of no more than 25 °C and a relative humidity of no more than 75%.
The rutin contained in buckwheat protects against exposure to sunlight. Moreover, flavonoids and antioxidants smooth out wrinkles,boost skin, hair and nails health.
Buckwheat contains water-soluble B vitamins, vitamins E, P and PP.
