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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any of several types of grass (family Poaceae) with small round, edible seed grains. Since at least 2000 BCE, millet has been cultivated in Africa and Asia. Millet, now grown world-wide, is used in human and animal food products. The grains contain | + | Any of several types of grass (family Poaceae) with small round, edible seed grains. Since at least 2000 BCE, millet has been cultivated in Africa and Asia. Millet, now grown world-wide, is used in human and animal food products. The grains contain carbohydrates (< 60%), protein (6-11%), fat (0.5-1.5%) along with moisture and other products. |
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "millet." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "millet." Accessed 14 Dec. 2004. |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet (accessed Dec. 15, 2004) |
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Latest revision as of 14:59, 18 October 2022
Description
Any of several types of grass (family Poaceae) with small round, edible seed grains. Since at least 2000 BCE, millet has been cultivated in Africa and Asia. Millet, now grown world-wide, is used in human and animal food products. The grains contain carbohydrates (< 60%), protein (6-11%), fat (0.5-1.5%) along with moisture and other products.
Resources and Citations
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "millet." Accessed 14 Dec. 2004.
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet (accessed Dec. 15, 2004)