(Getty Images)In the United States, when you see “millet” on a food package, it is virtually always a type of millet called proso millet. Some examples include pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), foxtail millet (Setaria italica), proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) and finger millet (Eleucine coracana). Proso millet (the main type of millet sold in the U.S.) has the lowest water requirement of any grain crop, and pearl millet (more common in Africa and Asia) is most able to tolerate extremes of heat and drought. Although each type of millet has a slightly different nutritional profile, proso millet is a good source of fiber, folate, magnesium, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin and vitamin B6. Wander the aisles of your favorite supermarket, and you just might come across foods like millet and brown rice ramen noodles, millet granola, banana chocolate chip millet pancake mix, millet apple cinnamon raisin buns, millet garlic and basil bread, millet hot dog buns and pumpkin millet oat porridge, just to name a few.

Source: Ethiopian News May 22, 2023 11:50 UTC