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. 2022 Feb 24;13:839704. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.839704

TABLE 2A.

Nutritional profile of selected millets compared with those of wheat and rice.

Nutrient composition
Crop Carbohydrates (g) Protein (g) Fat (g) Energy (KCal) Crude fiber (g) Mineral matter (g) Ca (mg) P (mg) Fe (mg)
Finger millet 72 7.3 1.3 328 3.6 2.7 344 283 3.9
Foxtail millet 60.9 12.3 4.3 331 8 3.3 31 290 2.8
Proso millet 70.4 12.5 1.1 341 2.2 1.9 14 206 0.8
Barnyard millet 65.5 6.2 2.2 307 9.8 4.4 20 280 5
Little millet 67 7.7 4.7 341 7.6 1.5 17 220 9.3
Pearl millet 67.5 11.6 5 361 1.2 2.3 42 296 8
Wheat (whole) 71.2 11.8 1.5 346 1.2 1.5 41 306 5.3
Rice (raw, milled) 78.2 6.8 0.5 345 0.2 0.6 10 160 0.7
Teff 73.13 13.3 0.4 367 8 – 180 429 7.63
Essential amino acids
Crops Arginine (mg/g of N) Histidine (mg/g of N) Lysine (mg/g of N) Tryptophan (mg/g of N) Phenyl Alanine (mg/g of N) Tyrosine (mg/g of N) Methionine (mg/g of N) Cystine (mg/g of N) Threonine (mg/g of N) Leucine (mg/g of N) Isoleucine (mg/g of N) Valine (mg/g of N)
Finger millet 300 130 220 100 310 220 210 140 240 690 400 480
Foxtail millet 220 130 140 60 420 – 180 100 190 1040 480 430
Proso millet 290 110 190 50 310 – 160 – 150 760 410 410
Barnyard millet 270 120 150 50 430 – 180 110 200 650 360 410
Little millet 250 120 110 60 330 – 180 90 190 760 370 350
Pearl millet 300 140 190 110 290 200 150 110 140 750 260 330
Wheat (whole) 290 130 170 70 280 180 90 140 180 410 220 280
Rice (raw, milled) 480 130 230 80 280 290 150 90 230 500 300 380