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Millet

Also called minor cereals

Millet is a cereal grain whose seeds are used in cooking. Cooks ferment it and pair it with milk or pumpkin.

  • Plant-based

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Part used
Seed
Family
Poaceae
Cooked most in
Europe, Africa, Asia
Top country
Ukraine
Millet, whole

Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use millet

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Ferment

Preparing it

Grind millet for fura or brukina.

Goes well with

Nutrition

What 100 g of millet holds

Per 100 g, raw. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 13%Fat 5%Carbohydrate 83%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of millet, raw
Energy378 kcal · 1,582 kJ
Protein11 g
Fat4.2 g
of which saturated0.72 g
Carbohydrate73 g
Fibre8.5 g
Sodium5 mg
Cholesterol0 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of millet, raw: minerals and vitamins
Potassium195 mg
Calcium8 mg
Iron3 mg
Magnesium114 mg
Zinc1.7 mg
Folate85 µg
Other forms

Protein 11%Fat 5%Carbohydrate 84%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of millet, other form
Energy376 kcal
Protein10 g
Fat4.2 g
Carbohydrate74 g
Fibre2.6 g
Sodium0 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of millet, other form: minerals and vitamins
Potassium214 mg
Calcium9.1 mg
Iron2.5 mg
Magnesium106 mg
Zinc2.3 mg
Cooked

Protein 12%Fat 4%Carbohydrate 84%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of millet, cooked
Energy119 kcal · 498 kJ
Protein3.5 g
Fat1 g
of which saturated0.17 g
Carbohydrate24 g
of which sugars0.13 g
Fibre1.3 g
Sodium2 mg
Cholesterol0 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of millet, cooked: minerals and vitamins
Potassium62 mg
Calcium3 mg
Iron0.63 mg
Magnesium44 mg
Zinc0.91 mg
Folate19 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (foods 169702, 2512379, 168871), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where millet is cooked

10 dishes in the catalogue use millet. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list millet among their ingredients.

Origins

  1. 5,000 BCE · China and Europe

    Asian millet varieties reached the European Black Sea region from China by 5000 BC.

On the table

Dishes made with millet

8 of the 10 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

  • Zelekivka zlyvanka

    Ukraine

  • Zhent

    Central Asia

  • Burukutu

    Nigeria

  • Zlyvana kasha

    Ukraine

  • Ogi

    Nigeria

  • Krupky

    Ukraine

  • Zasypana kapusta

  • Maasa

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include millet.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: millet in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.
Allergens
None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: eggs, fish, milk, molluscs, sulphites, crustaceans.
Animal origin
No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Alcohol
None
Pork
None

Family

Related forms

Kinds
foxtail millet

Cooked together

Ingredients that go into the same catalogued dishes.
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Around the world

What millet is called

Names in 99 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Spanish

    Mijo · Millo

  • French

    millet · Millet (graminée)

  • Italian

    miglio

  • Portuguese

    milhete

  • German

    Hirse

  • Dutch

    gierst

  • Greek

    Κεχρί

  • Turkish

    Darı

  • Russian

    просо

  • Polish

    proso zwyczajne

  • Arabic

    دخن

  • Persian

    ارزن

Show all 99 languages

  • Afrikaans

    Manna

  • Aragonese

    Millo

  • Asturian

    Miyu

  • azb

    داری

  • Azerbaijani

    darı

  • Bangla

    মিলেট

  • Bashkir

    Тары

  • Basque

    Artatxiki

  • Bavarian

    Brein

  • Belarusian

    проса

  • Belarusian (Taraskievica orthography)

    прасяныя крупы

  • Bulgarian

    Просо

  • Cantonese

    稷

  • Catalan

    mill

  • Chechen

    БерцанӀов

  • Chinese

    杂谷

  • Chuvash

    Вир кĕрпи

  • Croatian

    Proso

  • Czech

    jáhly

  • dag

    za

  • Danish

    hirse

  • dga

    Millet

  • Dinka

    Awuɔ̈u

  • Divehi

    ކުދިބަތް

  • Egyptian Arabic

    الدرع التونسي

  • Esperanto

    Milio

  • Estonian

    hirss

  • Finnish

    hirssi

  • Frafra

    Ki

  • Galician

    paínzo · millo miúdo · millete

  • Hausa

    gero

  • Hebrew

    דוחן

  • Hindi

    बाजरा

  • Hungarian

    köles

  • Ido

    Milieto

  • Indonesian

    Milet

  • Irish

    muiléad

  • Japanese

    雑穀

  • Kabyle

    Illan

  • Kannada

    ರಾಗಿ

  • kbp

    Mɩla

  • Korean

    서곡 · 서곡 (곡물)

  • Kurdish

    garis

  • kus

    ki · Ki · Za · Bɛlikɔ

  • Kyrgyz

    Таруу

  • Latin

    Milium

  • Latvian

    prosa

  • Limburgish

    Hirs

  • Lingua Franca Nova

    Milio

  • Lithuanian

    Soros

  • Malagasy

    Ampembambazaha

  • Malay

    sekoi

  • Malay (Arabic)

    سکوي

  • Malayalam

    ചാമ

  • Māori

    miriti · mirete

  • Marathi

    भरड धान्य

  • Min Nan Chinese

    Tai-á-bí

  • Mossi

    Kazui

  • Newari

    दुसे

  • Northern Frisian

    Hirse

  • Norwegian Bokmål

    hirse

  • Norwegian Nynorsk

    hirse

  • Odia

    ମାଣ୍ଡିଆ

  • Ossetic

    Елцык

  • Pashto

    ږدن

  • Piedmontese

    Mej

  • Punjabi

    ਬਾਜਰਾ

  • Romanian

    Mei

  • Serbian

    просо · proso

  • Serbian (Latin)

    Proso

  • Shona

    Rukweza

  • Sindhi

    ٻاجهر

  • Slovenian

    Proso

  • Swahili

    Ulezi

  • Swedish

    hirs

  • Swiss German

    Hirse

  • Tajik

    Арзан

  • Tamil

    தினை

  • Telugu

    చిరుధాన్యం · చిరుధాన్యము · చిరుధాన్యాలు

  • Thai

    ข้าวฟ่าง

  • Tibetan

    ཁྲེ།

  • Tulu

    ರಾಗಿ

  • Tyap

    zuk · zúk

  • Ukrainian

    просо

  • Upper Sorbian

    Jahły

  • Urdu

    باجرہ

  • Uzbek

    Soʻk

  • Vietnamese

    kê

  • Western Panjabi

    باجرا

Sources and credits

Data

Wikidata item: Q259438

Photos

Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons