Table 7.

Proximate composition of finger millet and other cereals.

Food	Protein (g)	Fat (g)	Ash (g)	Crude fibre(g)	Carbohydrate (g)	Energy (kcal)	References
Rice (brown)	7.9	2.7	1.5–2.0	1.0	76.0	362	1, 3, 4, 7
Rice	6.8–7	0.5–1	0.6	4.1	78.0–79.0	370	1, 2, 3, 7
Wheat	11.6–11.8	1.5–2.0	1.5–2.0	2.0–12.6	71.0–71.2	348	1, 2, 3, 7
Maize	8.1–10.5	3.8–4.6	1.2	2.8–4.1	73.0	358	1, 2, 3, 5 7
Sorghum	7.9–10.4	2.8–3.1	1.6	2.0–12.3	70.7–73.0	329	1, 2, 4,5, 7
Pearl millet	11.6–11.8	4.8–5.0	2.2	2.3–11.3	67.0–67.5	363	1, 2, 4, 7
Finger millet	6.10–10.99	1.5	2.6	3.6	72.6	336	1, 2, 3, 4, 7,8
Foxtail millet	11.2–12.34	2.38–4.3	0.47–3.3	2.6–8.5	60.9–75.2	351	1, 2, 3, 7,9
Barnyard millet	6.2–11.0	2.2–3.9	4.4–4.5	1.98–13.6	55.0–65.5	300	1, 3, 4, 7
Kodo millet	9.8	1.3–3.6	2.6–3.3	2.47–5.2	65.9–66.6	353	1, 3, 4, 7
Fonio millet	8.7	3.5	3.8	8.5	73.6	360	4, 7
Teff	8 .5	2.2	-	2.2	73.0	345	4, 7

¹Ramashia et al., (2021); ²Hassan et al., (2021); ³Gupta et al., (2017); ⁴Premavalli. (2012); ⁵Jideani (2012); ⁶Patel et al., (2014)⁷ (Saldivar, 2003); ⁸Amadou et al., (2013); ⁹Li et al. (2021).