Other names: Broomcorn Millet, French Millet, Panic Millet, True Millet, Millet Panicgrass, Common Millet, Mel, Meli, Mill, Millet, Panic, Brein, Echtrispenhirse, Rispenhirse, Dochan Tarbuti, Miglio, Panico, Mijo, Mijo Mayor, Panizo Escobero, Hirs, Jì, Proso, Proso Seté, Hirse, Pliumgierst

Proso millet had been cultivated in China before 10.000 years BC, later spreading to Europe and North America. It is one of the first cultivated plants on Earth. Its protein content is considerably higher than in other cereals. It also contains fat, carbohydrates, fiber, copper, manganese, phosphorus, leucine, iron, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, isoleucine, valine, threonine, histidine, zinc, and lysine.

Proso millet may be beneficial for blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke, heart attack, atherosclerosis, diabetes, digestion, cancer, asthma, and menopause.

Compliance: food or food ingredient, cosmetics ingredient

Compliance varies from country to country. There is no harmonized botanical list of allowed botanicals in food or food supplements for all EU countries. Compliance for cosmetic ingredients is harmonized in EU.

Please check your local regulation.