“…The total flavonoids in Tartary buckwheat, especially rutin, are higher than those in common buckwheat (Li & Zhang, ; Fabjan et al ., ; Jiang et al ., ). Tartary buckwheat also contains several other phenolic compounds (Li et al ., , ; Verardo et al ., ; Jiang et al ., ) and has recently gained attention given its higher efficacy in preventing chronic diseases compared with common buckwheat (Zhu, ). Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have revealed that Tartary buckwheat has strong antioxidative (Ren & Sun, ), cholesterol‐lowering (Yang et al ., ), antitumour (Li et al ., ), antidiabetic (Gong et al ., ) and anti‐inflammatory (Karki et al ., ) activities.…”