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Buckwheat is a gluten-free pseudocereal (fake grain) belonging to the Polygonaceae family. Thanks to its high nutritional value, it is known for its many beneficial effects on health. It contains valuable proteins, fatty acids, dietary fiber, minerals and other health-supporting components such as phenols and sterols. Due to its components, it is considered a functional food. Any food that not only has a nutritional function, but also helps the human body to function more efficiently and healthily with one or more additional properties can be called functional. Some research proves that regular consumption of buckwheat reduces the appearance of inflammation. It optimizes the cholesterol level, reduces the level of LDL, also known as "bad" cholesterol, while increasing the "good" HDL cholesterol in the blood, thus, it plays an important role in the prevention of heart diseases.