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Millet Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 356

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 4g %6

Saturated Fat 1g %3

Trans Fat ~g

Cholesterol 0mg %0

Sodium 5mg %0

Total Carbohydrate 73g %25

Dietary Fiber 8g %30

Total Sugars ~g

Protein 11g

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Calcium 8.0mg %0

Iron 3.0mg %16

Potassium 195mg %5

Phosphorus 285.0mg %28

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in millet

Vitamin A 0.0IU %0

Vitamin D 0.0IU %0

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin B12 0.0µg %0

Vitamin E 0.1mg %0

Vitamin K 0.9µg %1

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.8mg %17

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.3mg %22

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 4.7mg %30

Vitamin B6 0.4mg %30

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.4mg %35

Minerals in millet

Sodium 5.0mg %0

Calcium 8.0mg %1

Selenium 2.7µg %5

Potassium 195.0mg %5

Zinc 1.7mg %12

Iron 3.0mg %17

Magnesium 114.0mg %27

Phosphorus 285.0mg %29

Manganese 1.6mg %71

Copper 0.8mg %83

Amino Acids in millet

Lysine 0.2g %9

Methionine 0.2g %28

Valine 0.6g %30

Isoleucine 0.5g %31

Threonine 0.4g %31

Histidine 0.2g %31

Tyrosine 0.3g %36

Tryptophan 0.1g %40

Leucine 1.4g %48

Phenylalanine 0.6g %62

Cystine 0.2g %69

Fatty Acids in millet

Omega-3 0.00g %0

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of millet is 11.0/100 which makes it a excellent quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Millet has an incomplete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Lysine 45 19
Valine 39 53
Isoleucine 30 42
Threonine 23 32
Histidine 15 21
Tryptophan 6 11
Leucine 59 127
Met+Cys 22 39
Phe+Tyr 30 84

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in millet is 1.3 which makes it a low P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of millet is 3.8 which makes it a medium energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in millet as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for millet is 15/100 low).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

nutrient density score

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for millet

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 N/A <4
Zinc:Copper 2.24 <12
Potassium:Sodium 39.00 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 0.07 <2
Iron:Copper 4.00 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.03 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety %

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

82% of insulinogenic calories

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