Millet also contains protein, compound vitamin B, calcium, potassium, fiber except the rich iron content. When cooking millet you don't need to add too much salt or simply don't add salt as millet is alkaline. Millet is considered as a kind of energy food for its starch content is as high as 70% or so. Like other grain, calcium and vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin C and vitamin B12 content in millet is very low. The protein content will change in different types of millet, generally ranged in 5%-20%, an average of 10%-12%. Though the essential amino acid lysine content is not so high, quality of the proteins in the millet is better than wheat, rice and corn. Millet output is not high, but quality is excellent. Millet with its golden yellow-bright color and mellow and full particles gives beautiful vision to people, beloved by most people. The most important is its nutritional value is higher than other crops. The millet nutrition index is: protein content 14%-16%, fat content 3%-4.6%, soluble starch content 37%, carotene content 0.12%, vitamin B content 0.99 %, millet also contains 18 kinds of human body essential amino acids according to the assay of national grain examination center and academy. Porridge boiled by polish millet is of orange color, the millet open suspended even and sticky just like snowflake, bright millet oil floats on the surface, smell and drink you will find it sweet and clinking.
If add some adzuki beans to stew into millet porridge, accompanied with the peasant preserved salty pickles it will taste even better, rewarding and easy to digest, enjoyed by young and old, and with medicinal food efficiency. Millet has been famous for quite a long time. It had been tribute for the emperor since Ming dynasty, loved and praised by the royalty, made polish millet famous and popular. With the progress of the society and the development of food science, the standard of living raised, people particularly valued on the influence of the pharmacological effect, the edible value of millet clubs get increased. It is said that polish millet has many function such as dehumidifying, invigorating spleen appetizers, calm sleeping, especially the old people, can help fall into sleep, improve sleep quality, ensure the energy for next day drink a bowl of millet porridge before sleeping late.
Under the assistance of the research department people have done a lot to the further improvement of promoting millet output. Today in the rapid development of commodity economy, the polish millet production and processing gradually develop to the industrialization and commercialization. The scale of millet planting is gradually expanding, new optimal varieties are rapidly popularized. Now the polish millet with more good quality and exquisite packaging, considerate service appeared in the region commodity market, and become the popular goods that people scrambling to snap up. Maybe you have known a lot about millet, DO NOT stop focusing on us, we will let you know more about dried fruits and nuts and diced apples next time.
