Buckwheat Groat Grain Patty

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Buckwheat Groat Grain Patty

• Chun-Hua Huang, Stacey Stagnaro, and Audrey
  Wickman

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What are Buckwheat Groats?

• Triangular shaped seed
• Hulled
• Can be roasted to establish a nutty flavor
• Gluten free alternative to other grains
• Nutrient composition for 1 cup cooked buckwheat
  groats
• Carbohydrates 11
• Protein 11
• Fat 2
• Fiber 18

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Benefits of Buckwheat Groats

• Gluten free alternative to grains
• Provides minerals to the diet naturally
• Magnesium
• Potassium
• Phosphorous
• Calcium
• Contains dietary fiber
• Provides some protein to diet
• Possibility of aiding in
• Reducing cholesterol levels
• Lowering blood glucose levels

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Binders

• Potato Starch thickener, gluten free
• Potato Flour thickener, gluten free flour
  alternative
• Guar Gum thickener, stabilizer, water binding
  property, and helps emulsify

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Final Patty Process

• Cooked buckwheat groats
• Combine with other ingredients
• Formed 45 gram patties
• Heated on nonstick cook top till browned to
  desired level

Original Recipe
Final Patty
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Nutritional Analysis

• Ingredients
• -buckwheat groats
• -potato flour
• -onion
• - water
• - potato starch
• - canola oil
• -vegetable bouillon
• - guar gum
• - garlic powder with parsley
• - salt
• - pepper
• - chili powder
• - parsley flakes

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Sensory Evaluation

• Before eating the sample, please look at and
  smell the patty and answer the following
  questions.
• 1. Do you like the aroma of the patty?
• ____ Yes
• ____ No
• 2. Do you like the appearance of the patty?
• ____ Yes
• ____ No
• Please briefly explain why you like or dislike
  the appearance

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Now please try the sample and refer back to it
when answering the following questions about the
texture and taste of the patty.

• 3. Rate the degree of moistness.
• __ extremely like Comments
• __ like
• __ neither like nor dislike
• __ dislike
• __ extremely dislike
• 4. Rate the texture.
• __ extremely like
• __ like
• __ neither like nor dislike
• __ dislike
• __ extremely dislike
• Please describe the texture breifly below

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• 5. Rate the degree of seasoning.
• ____ Under Seasoned Comments
• ____ Perfectly Seasoned
• ____ Over Seasoned
• 6. Rate the overall taste of the patty.
• ____ Extremely like Comments
• ____ Like
• ____ Neither like nor dislike
• ____ Dislike
• ____ Extremely dislike
• 7. Would you buy and eat this patty again?
• ____ Yes
• ____ No

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Questions?
Thank you!
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Trial Two

• Ingredients
• 20g Potato starch
• 20g Corn starch
• 10g Guar gum
• 1 cup Buckwheat groats (measured uncooked)
• 1/2 cup Shredded carrot
• 1/2 cup Finely chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
• Canola Oil for frying

• Procedure
• Boil buckwheat groats then combine with gum,
  starches, garlic, salt, and pepper.
• Saute onions and carrots. Add cumin.
• Combine all ingredients together and form patties
• Cook patties in frying pan

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Trial Three

• Ingredients
• 2 cups cooked buckwheat groats
• 1/2 tbs cornstarch
• _ tbs potato starch
• _ potato flour
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 tbs water
• 1 tsp parsley flakes

• Procedure
• Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl
• Form patties
• Place in a frying pan and cook for 3-4 minutes on
  each side or till brown

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Final Recipe

• Ingredients
• 74 g Buckwheat groats, cooked
• 32 g onion, minced
• 24 g water
• 1.9 g garlic powder with parsley
• .5 g salt
• .5 g ground black pepper
• .5 g chili powder
• .4 g parsley flakes
• 2.4 g vegetable bouillon
• 35.8 g potato flour
• 4.7 g potato starch
• 2.2 g guar gum
• 4 g canola ol for pan cooking