Collection: Millets

The nutritional value of millet

The nutritional value of millet is very high. It contains protein 9, fat and vitamins. In addition to food, it can also be used to make wine and caramel. The protein content of millet is higher than that of rice. The fat and carbohydrate content is not lower than that of rice and wheat. It also contains carotene, which is not contained in general grains, and the content of vitamin B1 ranks first among all grains.

Many women in northern China have the tradition of using millet and brown sugar to nourish their bodies after giving birth. Millet porridge is rich in nutritional value and has the reputation of "Ginseng Decoction". The vitamin B1 in millet is several times that of rice; the content of inorganic salt in millet is also higher than that in rice. It is also rich in fat, which is 7.8 times that of rice, and is mainly composed of unsaturated fatty acids. In addition to rich iron, millet also has protein, complex vitamin B, calcium, potassium, fiber and so on. The quality of protein in millet is often better than wheat, rice and corn, but the content of lysine in essential amino acids is low.