Table 4.
Vitamins in minor millets and pseudo-cereals.
| Unit | Finger millet | Foxtail millet | Quinoa | Amaranth | Buckwheat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat soluble | α-Ergocalciferol (vit. D) | µg | 41.46 | – | – | 0.04 | – |
| α-Tocopherol (vit. E) | mg | 0.16 | – | 2.08 | 1.92 | 0.32 | |
| Phylloquinones (vit. K1) | µg | 3.00 | – | 2.00 | – | 7.00 | |
| Water soluble | Thiamine (vit. B1) | mg | 0.37 | 0.59 | 0.83 | 0.04 | 0.42 |
| Riboflavin (vit. B2) | mg | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.19 | |
| Niacin (vit. B3) | mg | 1.34 | 3.20 | 1.70 | 0.45 | 6.15 | |
| Pantothenic acid (vit. B5) | mg | 0.29 | 0.82 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 0.44 | |
| Vit. B6 | mg | 0.05 | – | 0.21 | 0.50 | 0.58 | |
| Biotin (vit. B7) | µg | 0.88 | – | 0.62 | 1.92 | – | |
| Folates (vit. B9) | µg | 34.66 | – | 1.73 | 27.44 | 54.00 | |
All values are expressed per 100 g edible portion; all blank spaces (-) in the tables represent either below detectable limit or not reported. Compiled from Johnson and Croissant (1985); Gopalan et al. (1989); Longvah (2017); Dayakar et al. (2017); USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/(accessed on October 28, 2019).