Foxtail Millet has been identified as a major millet in terms of worldwide production, as it is the sixth highest yielding grain. It is one of the world’s oldest cultivated crops. Foxtail Millet contains a pertinent amount of nutritional components, especially starch, protein, vitamins, and minerals.
Alternate Names of Foxtail Millet
- English Names: Italian millet, Italian foxtail, German millet, Siberian millet, Foxtail bristle grass, Chinese millet, Hungarian millet
- Tamil: தினை (Thinai)
- Malayalam: തിന (thina)
- Kannada: ನವಣೆ (navane)
- Telugu: కొర్రలు (korralu)
- Hindi: कांगणी (Kangni)
- Punjabi: ਕਂਗਣੀ/کنگنی (Kangni)
- Gujarati: Kang
- Marathi: kang or rala (राळं)
- Nepali: Kaguno
- Japanese: Awa (粟)
- German: Hirse
- Korean: Jo (조)
- Malay: Jewawut
- Mandarin Chinese: Su (粟)
- Sinhalese: Thana Haal
- Georgian: Ghomis Ghomi (ღომის ღომი)
- Javanese: Jewawut
