Foxtail millet (Korea Kangni) is an annual grass grown for human food. It is the second-most widely planted species of millet, and the most important in East Asia. It has the longest history of cultivation among the millets, having been grown in India since antiquity. According to recent research, it was first domesticated in China around 6,000 BC.
English : Italian Millet / Foxtail Millet
Bengali : Kaon
Gujarati : Kaon
Hindi : Kakum
Kannada : Navane
Marathi : Kang, Rala
Oriya : Kanghu, Kangam, Kora
Punjabi : Kangni
Tamil : Tenai
Telugu : Korra
Introduction
Classification of foxtail millet germplasm
Two Setaria species are known:
1. S. glauca and S. italica (Sub sp: viridis and italica)
2. S. italica consists of three races: Moharia, Maxima and Indica; and ten subraces: Aristata, Fusiformis, Glabra, Compacta, Spongiosa, Assamense, Erecta, Nana, Glabra and Profusa.
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Bengali : Kaon
Gujarati : Kaon
Hindi : Kakum
Kannada : Navane
Marathi : Kang, Rala
Oriya : Kanghu, Kangam, Kora
Punjabi : Kangni
Tamil : Tenai
Telugu : Korra
Introduction
- Foxtail millet belongs to family Poaceae and subfamily Panicoideae
- A self-pollinating crop with chromosome number 2n=18
- Domesticated in highlands of central China, possibly about 4000 BC
- Cultivated in 26 countries, and ranks second in total world production of millets
- Produces six million tons of food mainly in southern Europe and in temperate, subtropical, and tropical Asia (Marathee 1993)
- An important crop in China, India, CIS countries, and Syria
- Possesses high nutrient quality.
- Protein content: 10% to 12%
- Energy: 351 kcal
- Lysine content: 2.29% to 2.7%
- Thiamin: 0. 59 (mg)
- Fat content: 4% to 5%.
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| Nutritional Components in Foxtail Millets Korea Kangni |
Two Setaria species are known:
1. S. glauca and S. italica (Sub sp: viridis and italica)
2. S. italica consists of three races: Moharia, Maxima and Indica; and ten subraces: Aristata, Fusiformis, Glabra, Compacta, Spongiosa, Assamense, Erecta, Nana, Glabra and Profusa.
Nutritional Benefits Of Millets (For 100g Of Each Millet):
| Protein (g) | Fiber (g) | Minerals (g) | Iron (mg) | Calcium (mg) | |
Sorghum
|
10
|
4
|
1.6
|
2.6
|
54
|
Pearl
millet
|
10.6
|
1.3
|
2.3
|
16.9
|
38
|
Finger
millet
|
7.3
|
3.6
|
2.7
|
3.9
|
344
|
Foxtail
millet
|
12.3
|
8
|
3.3
|
2.8
|
31
|
Proso
millet
|
12.5
|
2.2
|
1.9
|
0.8
|
14
|
Kodo
millet
|
8.3
|
9
|
2.6
|
0.5
|
27
|
Little
millet
|
7.7
|
7.6
|
1.5
|
9.3
|
17
|
Barnyard
millet
|
11.2
|
10.1
|
4.4
|
15.2
|
11
|
Teff
|
13
|
8
|
0.85
|
7.6
|
180
|
Fonio
|
11
|
11.3
|
5.31
|
84.8
|
18
|
Brown top
millet
|
11.5
|
12.5
|
4.2
|
0.65
|
0.01
|
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