Amino Acid, Fatty Acid and Mineral Content of Black Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) Cultivated on the Jos Plateau of Nigeria

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• Personal Author:
  Chuang LT ; Glew RH ; Glew RS ; Roberts JL
• Description:
  Finger millet (Eleusine corocana) is a staple of some communities living on the Jos Plateau of north-central Nigeria. Having reported in 2003 on the nutrient content of the more-common tan-colored finger millet, we were interested in knowing the content of essential amino acids, fatty acids and minerals and trace elements of a dark, rust-colored finger millet called "black millet" that is also cultivated in the same mountainous savannah of Nigeria. Black finger millet contains 8.71 mg/g dry weight fatty acid and 8.47 g/g dry weight protein. The specific nutrient contents of the three specimens of black millet we analyzed were nearly identical to that of tan finger millet with respect to amino acid and fatty acid content and composition; however, black finger millet contained only half as much iron and one-tenth as much molybdenum as reported previously for the more common variety of finger millet. Nevertheless, black finger millet represents a good source of the essential amino acids (except lysine), the two essential fatty acids (linoleic acid and a-linolenic acid), and the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, copper and zinc. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Amino Acids Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Amino-acids Author Keywords: Cereal Essential Fatty Acids Finger Millet Food Foodstuff Nutrition Proteins
• ISSN:
  1749-7140
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  115-118
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035374
• Citation:
  Food 2008 Jun; 2(2):115-118
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Food
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187257/cdc_187257_DS1.pdf
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