buckwheat questions

[semperfey]

i was looking up recipes for buckwheat based raw granolas on the internet and found one that said instead of soaking the groats for 4 hours they should only be soaked for 10-20 minutes because any longer is harmful and takes out nutrients.

has any one else ever heard this or can shed any light on this?

also, for making "flour" from the buckwheat, you sprout/soak, dehydrate and grind. is this to release nutrients, the sprouting/soaking i mean? and if so, does just soaking the buckwheat do as much for that as sprouting it does?

thank you thank you!

[FloridaPatty]

soaking and taking in water they are not loosing nutrients.

It seems that to make "flour" - the seeds are actually sprouted for several reasons. One is more nutrition and enzymes. Another is seeds like wheat have gluten which I believe disappears after they are sprouted. There are also inhibitors on some seeds to keep them dormant until enough water is around. This will also disappear with sprouting.

[semperfey]

thanks for the info patty.

i know that buckwheat is not actually wheat, but that would be pretty awesome if sprouting broke down the gluten in wheat. i am sensitive to wheat and have several friends that are as well.