Organic Buckwheat Flour by Fenbrook Organic. Made from pure buckwheat organically grown, dried and milled in Netherlands. Packed in the UK. Buckwheat is believed to have been first cultivated more than 8,000 years ago in Southeast Asia. It was one of the first crops introduced to North America by early European settlers and it's a staple food in much of Eastern Europe. INGREDIENTS Organic Buckwheat SAFETY WARNING Packed on premises that handle celery, cereals containing gluten, mustard, peanuts, sesame, soybeans, sulphur dioxide and sulphites and tree nuts (such as almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, pistachios and macadamia nuts). See moreProduced to the highest standards Certified Organic Suitable for Vegan, Vegetarians. Buckwheat flour can be used for many of the same purposes as wheat flour, such as baking and pancakes (blinis and galettes in particular – we like ours with scrambled eggs and smoked salmon), although it's often used in combination with other flours as its intense nutty, earthy flavour is best when it's slightly on the subtle side. Despite its name, buckwheat has nothing to do with wheat: it's a cereal, and naturally gluten-free. Our organic buckwheat flour, milled from this nutritious plant that's part of the rhubarb family, is an excellent gluten-free alternative to regular wheat flour. Buckwheat's nutritional value is head and shoulders above that of many other grains, with high levels of protein and fibre. Buckwheat is believed to have been first cultivated more than 8,000 years ago in Southeast Asia. It was one of the first crops introduced to North America by early European settlers and it's a staple food in much of Eastern Europe.