Table 2.
Nutritional composition of proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) compared to other small millets, wheat and rice (100 g).
| Crop | Protein (g) | Carbohydate (g) | Fat (g) | Dietary fiber (g) | Mineral matter (g) | Calcium (g) | Phosphorus (mg) | Fe (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) | 12.5∗ | 70.4 | 3.1 | 14.2 | 1.9 | 14 | 206 | 10.0 |
| Finger millet Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. | 7.3 | 72.0 | 1.3 | 18.8∗ | 2.7 | 344∗ | 283 | 3.9 |
| Kodo millet Paspalum scrobiculatum L. | 8.3 | 65.0 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 27 | 188 | 12.0 |
| Foxtail millet Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. | 12.3 | 60.9 | 4.3 | 14.0 | 3.3 | 31 | 290 | 5.0 |
| Little millet Panicum sumatrense Roth ex Roem. and Schult. | 7.7 | 67.0 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 17 | 220 | 6.0 |
| Barnyard millet Echinochloa esculenta (A. Braun) H. Scholz | 6.2 | 65.5 | 2.2 | 13.7 | 4.4∗ | 11 | 280 | 15.0∗ |
| Wheat Triticum aestivum L. | 11.8 | 71.2 | 1.5 | 12.9 | 1.5 | 41 | 306 | 3.5 |
| Rice Oryza sativa L. | 6.8 | 78.2 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 45 | 160 | 1.8 |
∗Higher than major cereals and wheat, adapted from Saha et al. (2016).