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Breathing New Life to Ancient Crops: Promoting the Ancient Philippine Grain “Kabog Millet” as an Alternative to Rice

by Joan Oñate Narciso and Laura Nyström

Foods 2020, 9(12), 1727; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9121727 - 24 Nov 2020

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Consumption of underutilised ancient crops has huge benefits for our society. It improves food security by diversifying our staple foods and makes our agriculture more adaptable to climate change. The Philippines has a rich biodiversity and many plant species used as staple foods are native to the Philippines. An example of ancient Philippine crops is the kabog millet, an ecotype of Panicum miliaceum. There is a dearth of information about its uses and properties; hence, in this study, the nutritional quality of kabog millet was evaluated. The total starch, % amylose, ash, dietary fibre, proteins, essential amino acid profile, phenolic acids, carotenoids, tocopherols, and the antioxidant properties of its total phenolic acid extracts were compared to four types of rice (white, brown, red, and black) and a reference millet, purchased from local Swiss supermarkets. Our analyses showed that kabog millet has higher total dietary fibre, total protein, total phenolic acids, tocopherols, and carotenoids content than white rice. It also performed well in antioxidant assays. Our results indicate that kabog millet is a good alternative to rice. It is hoped that the results of this study will encourage consumers and farmers to diversify their food palette and address food insecurity. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights into Cereals and Cereal-Based Foods)

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Alternative Grain Crops: Introducing the Kabog Millet from the Philippines as a Functional Food Ingredient

by Joan Oñate Narciso and Laura M. Nyström

Proceedings 2021, 70(1), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods_2020-07740 - 10 Nov 2020

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Cultivating ancient crops improves food security by diversifying our staple foods. An example of ancient Philippine crops is the kabog millet, an ecotype of Panicum miliaceum. Little is known about its nutritional quality; hence, the nutritional value of kabog millet was analyzed in comparison to rice and to a reference millet sourced from local supermarkets in Switzerland. We found that whole grain kabog millet has a dietary fiber and ash content almost three times of black rice, protein levels almost double of white rice and 1.5 times higher than black rice, total phenolic acid content more than double than black rice and more than five times higher than the reference millet, and a total carotenoid content that is almost 2.5 times higher than the reference millet and almost five times higher than black rice. To assess the antioxidant activity, DPPH, 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), and Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) were used. The antioxidant activities of the whole kabog millet were significantly higher than the reference millet in all three assays. By giving attention to underutilized, ancient crops, we are not only saving biodiversity and our planet, but we are also breathing new life into these forgotten ancient treasures. Full article

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 1st International Electronic Conference on Food Science and Functional Foods)

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