Tootsi’s organic hulled white buckwheat may have “wheat” in its name, but it is not related to it in any way. Buckwheat is a seed that is classified as a cereal grain in food industries since it cooks like other common grains (like rice, buckwheat cooks in a 2:1 ratio). Hulled buckwheat groats have had their outer shells removed to reveal a light color and their three-dimensional pyramid shape. Nutty in flavor, buckwheat groats are tender in texture once cooked, and can be used in both sweet and savory applications.