Is Sorghum a Healthy Grain?

How does sorghum compare with other grains in terms of protein, antioxidants, and micronutrients?

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[goratanemaorani]

Come to Africa, I’m harvesting black sorghum. We love it. It’s cultural so I’m happy to hear this. A lot of African researchers have some insight into this!

[abc_cba]

It's a staple of the people of my state Maharashtra's (India) and consumed by almost all the village crowd.
It was considered as a grain that was seen by the city people as "food of the poor" until reports of it reducing diabetes levels, lately and now everyone wants to consume it.

I make roti out of it, since it doesn't have gluten, it's tough to make a dough, but villagers pour boiled water while kneading it in the proportion of 1 part boiled water to 2 parts sorghum dough and knead it immediately to make big balls, and you can find many tutorials on it over YouTube.

All the village food is healthy right from Ragi flour, millet flour, sorghum flour, buckwheat flour. Sadly, us city dwellers don't see them equivalent to our foods until some medical research blasts us for being fools instead.

Meanwhile, now with the rarity and scarcity and the health benefits that have come forward, the price for jowar (Sorghum) have shot 10 times.
Just like it was for Quinoa for the South Americans.

[NotDanValentine]

I'm cooking sorghum pancakes (oil-free) right now. It's really hearty and filling and makes you go longer before feeling hungry.

I mixed in a banana and pumpkin seeds and chia seeds and blueberries into the batter.

[helenmyers]

I make vegan sorghum waffles and pancakes. Adding some flaxseed or bananas hold the batter together. It’s delicious!

[mapetahuma]

I’m Tswana and fermented sorghum known as Tieng is a cultural staple. Many traditional beer recipes across African cultures use sorghum as a base carb/sugar

I tried to find red and black sorghum about a year ago. Red is widely available as a pet food (birds) and black is apparently patented by a Texas University and available in bulk to commercial users.

[m.aprilhill]

I've also found red sorghum at my local Asian grocery store! I picked up some black millet there as well! :)

[memofromessex]

Sorghum is much more drought and heat resistant then other 'grains', so maybe in the future it'll become more important to western diets.

[mehdibc]

Sorghum is delicious guys. We eat it a lot here in Tunisia. Here's an easy recepe : 3 tbsp of sorghum flour, 2 cups of coconut milk, heat it on low and stir until it becomes thick, about the same consistency as pudding. Add a few dates and sesame or pumpkin seeds, 1 tsp of geranium water and your favorite sweetener (I use honey) then tell me thank you 😁

[Horse]

Sorghum raised in a field with 15 other grains, grasses and flowers would make an excellent pasture. Mixing 16 crops in one field opens up Quorum Sensing amongst microbes. (See videos from Christine Jones) It grows topsoil and makes the forage more nutritious. Good to know red and black sorghum are better.

[selkissun]

In my culture it's enjoyed as a fermented food. (Setswana - South Africa ) .

[smudge]

Thank you! This is very helpful. I recently started eating sorghum and I feel pretty good with it. I had already decided to use it as a rice substitute before I found your videos on arsenic levels in rice. Glad you're covering this!

[ethelchip]

I love these videos about specific foods. I’ve had sorghum before and enjoyed it. I had no idea it came in other colors, I’d like to try them.

[Squentinquentin]

This summer was my first time growing sorghum, I could only find a bulk amount sold as a cover crop . It ended up being a dwarf variant that produced harvestable seeds (not dried) in sixty days ! I don’t think I could make molasses from the stalk but it was sweet to the taste while chewing it . It did good in our clay soil with zero watering . I’m definitely growing to plant some next season a bit earlier and see if it does well with a longer growing season .

[VIpanfried]

I’m preparing sorghum dosas this morning for my first meal of sorghum. Thanks for info!

[chicofunbuns]

I grew Texas Black Sorghum on my Toronto condo balcony for the last two years. South facing but with a big chunk of the days sun blocked by another building. It is the easiest plant you’ll ever grow. I had two curry type meals with it and beans. It has a delightful chew. I also had enough to pop in the microwave using a silicone bowl. I love it!!! …and I wish I could find it in grocery stores!

[davidbee]

In Australia, gluten free Weet-Bix is made from sorghum and they taste amazing - I would say better than the original Weet-Bix which are made from wheat.

[halasimov]

Red and black sorghum are in demand it sounds maybe I have to add yet another experiment to my Vegan farm this year!

[phylvalen]

Thanks for this!! I feed the birds in my garden and have a few different coloured plants in the flowerbed. Does it need any kind of processing or can I use it as is from the plant?