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Millet
Millet
Millet
What is it:
Millet is a small, gluten-free grain belonging to the Poaceae family. The production of millet involves harvesting the grains and cleaning, milling, and sometimes dehulling them. Millet flour or whole millet grains provide a nutty flavor and are used in many foods, such as porridges, flatbreads, and cereals.
Rating:
Millet is ancient grain, meaning it is non-GMO, and is rich in protein, dietary fiber, and essential minerals. It has been associated with various health benefits, including reducing hyperlipidemia and hypertension, as well as aiding in the management and prevention of a diabetes.
Resources:
- Nutrition and health benefits of millet (review)
- Millet may help reduce hyperlipidemia and hypertension (systematic review and meta-analysis)
- Millet may help in the prevention and management of diabetes (systematic review and meta-analysis)
How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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