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Grain

Millet grain is the small whole seed of proso, pearl, finger, or related millets—gluten-free, mild, and slightly sweet when cooked fluffy like couscous or soft like porridge. Toast dry first for nuttier flavour. Pearl millet and proso are common pantry types; sizes and colours vary. Rinse, then simmer with about two parts liquid until tender. Use as a side grain, in pilafs, or cooled in salads. Fresh grain smells clean; old millet can turn bitter.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

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Hulled Millet

Whole Millet

Characteristics

Preparations

SimmeredToastedWhole

Traits

Fluffy When CookedGluten FreeMildSmallWhole Seed

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 360

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 2.41 g
Saturated Fat 0.51 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.49 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.27 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 4.85 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 70.5 g
Dietary Fibre 5.96 g
Total Sugars 1.05 g
Complex / starch 63.1 g
Protein 9.53 g
Water 11.3 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 360 kcal
Water 11.3 g
Carbohydrates 70.5 g
- Sugars 1.05 g
- Starch 63.1 g
- Fibre 5.96 g
Protein 9.53 g
Fat 2.41 g
- Saturated Fat 0.51 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.49 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.27 g
  - Omega-3 0.13 g
Vitamins 53.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.28 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.71 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.55 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 26.7 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.7 mg
- Vitamin K 1.7 µg
Minerals 322 mg
- Major Minerals 321 mg
  - Calcium 43 mg
  - Sodium 4.85 mg
  - Potassium 273 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.28 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.71 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.55 · vitamin-b6: 0.23 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 26.7 · vitamin-e: 0.7 · vitamin-k: 1.7 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 4.85 · Potassium: 273 · Calcium: 43 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Grain of Millet: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

5000 BCE

Millets were staple grains across Africa and Asia for millennia.

2000

Gluten-free interest revived millet grain in Western pantries.