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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 carbonhydrates (> 60%), protein (6-11%), fat (0.5-1.5%) along with moisture and other products. | 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 carbonhydrates (> 60%), protein (6-11%), fat (0.5-1.5%) along with moisture and other products. | ||
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "millet." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 14 Dec. 2004 . | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "millet." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 14 Dec. 2004 . | ||
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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 carbonhydrates (> 60%), protein (6-11%), fat (0.5-1.5%) along with moisture and other products.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "millet." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 14 Dec. 2004 .
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet (accessed Dec. 15, 2004)