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Table 3 Proximate composition of different millets (per 100 g) [7, 8, 46, 48, 57,58,59]

From: Millets: a solution to agrarian and nutritional challenges

Millet type

Carbohydrates

Protein

Fat

Crude fibre

Ash

Calorific value

Rice

82.86 ± 7.53

4.99 ± 1.38

1.90 ± 1.03

1.63 ± 0.42

0.99 ± 0.42

369 ± 27.82

Wheat

69.88 ± 1.66

13.78 ± 1.40

2.81 ± 0.18

1.77 ± 0.15

1.63 ± 0.26

438 ± 1.75

Sorghum

72.97 ± 2.25

10.82 ± 2.45

3.23 ± 1.60

1.97 ± 0.35

1.70 ± 0.66

329.0

Pearl millet

69.10 ± 1.52

11.4 ± 0.8

4.87 ± 0.12

2.0 ± 0.55

2.13 ± 0.21

363.0

Foxtail millet

67.30 ± 5.70

11.34 ± 0.91

3.33 ± 0.76

8.23 ± 1.66

3.37 ± 0.12

352 ± 1.41

Finger millet

71.52 ± 3.59

7.44 ± 0.87

1.43 ± 0.12

3.60

2.63 ± 0.06

334 ± 2.82

Barnyard millet

56.88 ± 6.86

10.76 ± 1.11

3.53 ± 1.19

12.8 ± 2.4

4.30 ± 0.26

300.0

Proso millet

67.09 ± 4.79

11.74 ± 0.86

3.09 ± 1.18

8.47 ± 3.4

2.73 ± 0.72

352.5 ± 1.62

Kodo millet

63.82 ± 7.94

9.94 ± 1.6

3.03 ± 1.03

8.20 ± 2.3

2.83 ± 0.40

349.5 ± 4.95