Table 8.

Mineral contents of finger millet and other cereals.

Food	Calcium (mg/100 g)	Iron (mg/100 g)	Phosphorus (mg/100 g)	Potassium	Thiamine	Riboflavin	Niacin	References
Rice (brown)	33	1.8–12	1030	1500	0.41	0.04	4.3	1,4, 5, 7
Wheat	30–170	3.5–12	1170	1550	0.41	0.10	5.1	1,4, 5, 7
Maize	26–60	2.7–11	990	1200	0.38	0.20	3.6	1,4, 5, 7
Sorghum	11–25	504	350		0.38	0.15	4.3	1,4, 5, 7
Pearl Millet	0.33–42	11.0	296	307	0.38	0.21	2.8	4, 5, 7
Finger millet	350	3.9	341	402–411.77	0.42–48	0.19	1.1	1,4, 5, 7,8
Foxtail	31	2.8	290	250	0.59	0.11	3.2	4, 7
Barnyard millet	22	5.0–18.6	280	-	0.33	0.10	4.2	4, 7
Kodo millet	35	1.7	188	144	0.15	0.09	2.0	4, 7
Fonio	30	3.4			0.30	0.10	3.0	4,7
Teff	110	90			0.50	0.10	2.0	4, 7

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