Millet’s Nutritional Benefits

This ancient grain, with its mildly sweet flavor, is tasty, soothing, non-acid forming, and contains a myriad of beneficial nutrients. This readily-available food is one of the least allergenic and most digestible, gluten-free American grains. While Americans are becoming familiar with millet, this wonderful grain ranks as one of the most important cereal grains, feeding more than one third of the world’s population.

Highly Beneficial Traits

• Gluten-free – ideal for celiacs
• Highly nutritious – ideal for children
• Great energy source – ideal for athletes
• Ideal for those with sensitivity to wheat or other grains that contain gluten.
• Complete protein source when combined with legumes – ideal for a vegetarian diet

Beneficial Nutrients

• 15% protein
• High amounts of fiber
• B-complex vitamins including niacin, folacin, thiamin, and riboflavin
• High in iron, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, and potassium
• Calcium & zinc
• The essential amino acids methionine, lecithin, and some vitamin E.
• Rich in photochemicals including phytic acid, which is believed to lower cholesterol, and phytate, which is associated with reducing cancer risks.

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Caribbean Chicken	Blueberry Muffins	Broccoli Pine Nut Millet	Millet Stir Fry	Summer Shrimp Paella
Fontina Millet Zucchini Boats	Millet Pancakes	Millet Stuffed Chicken Breasts	5 Min Millet Recipes	Millet Polenta
Millet Granola	Millet Tabbouleh	Millet Salmon Cakes	Millet Curry	Millet Stuffed Peppers
White Millet Soup	Millet Chili	Black Bean Medley	Walnut Dessert Bites	Millet Dessert Salad
Millet Pasta with Pesto	Millet Lettuce Roll	Millet Crisp	Millet Peach Cobbler	Linguine with Pesto
Lemon and Caper Chicken	Chocolate Cupcakes	Spiced Millet Pudding	Bean & Corn Salad

The variety of millet we raise is proso millet, Panicum miliaceum. It requires the least amount of water of any grain crop. We support and recommend always using certified organic millet.