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Kasha

Toasted buckwheat groats cooked as a porridge or pilaf.

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About Kasha

Kasha is toasted buckwheat groats used as a cereal ingredient, especially in porridge, pilaf, stuffings, and side dishes. The name generally refers to the toasted groat form rather than buckwheat flour, noodles, or unroasted groats. It can be served simply or combined with vegetables, mushrooms, eggs, or meat.

Toasting gives kasha a distinctive roasted, nutty aroma and savoury grain flavour. When cooked with limited liquid, the groats remain separate with a pleasantly firm chew; more liquid and longer cooking produce a soft, spoonable porridge. The flavour becomes deeper with further browning.

Dry kasha consists of loose, angular buckwheat kernels ranging from tan to medium or deep brown. It may be sold whole, cracked, or in different grades. Rinsing, toasting, soaking, and simmering change the final texture; cooking swells the groats and makes them tender while preserving their characteristic grain shape.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Kasha nutrition & diet

Kasha nutritional value

Reference: Grains, buckwheat groats, roasted, dry

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
346kcal
Protein
11.7g
Carbs
75.0g
Fat
2.7g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use toasted buckwheat groats in the dry or cooked form specified, since cooking changes water content, texture, and serving volume. Clarify whether the groats are whole or cracked and whether oil, butter, broth, milk, sweeteners, vegetables, or meat are included in the finished porridge or pilaf.

Compare the right form: Reference should match toasted buckwheat groats, whole or cracked, and distinguish dry groats from cooked kasha with added ingredients.

Diet considerations

Kasha is plant-origin buckwheat, a seed rather than a cereal grain, but recipes vary. Butter, milk, meat broth, eggs, or cheese change compatibility for vegan or vegetarian patterns. Added sweeteners, dried fruit, flour, or other starches alter the portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern; plain cooked groats remain the relevant base form.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Canadian Nutrient File, 2015 — 4412 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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