Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of sorghum grain, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a sorghum grain. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Sorghum grain: nutritional value & information

Sorghum grain: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 88% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 2% comes from proteins
  • The 8% comes from fat

Sorghum grain: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 329
% DV
Total Fat 3.5g 5 %
   Saturated Fat 0.6g 3 %
Sodium 2mg 0 %
Total Carbohydrate 72g 24 %
   Dietary Fiber 6.7g 27 %
   Sugar 2.5g
Proteins 11g 22 %
Vitamin A 0 % Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 1 % Iron 19 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Sorghum grain: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Niacin3.688 mg18 %
Pantothenic acid0.367 mg4 %
Riboflavin0.096 mg6 %
Thiamin0.332 mg22 %
Vitamin B60.443 mg22 %
Vitamin C0.0 mg0 %
Vitamin E0.50 mg2 %
    Tocopherol, alpha0.50 mg

Sorghum grain: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins10.62 g21 %
  Alanine1.033 g
  Arginine0.355 g
  Aspartic acid0.743 g
  Cystine0.127 g
  Glutamic acid2.439 g
  Glycine0.346 g
  Histidine0.246 g
  Isoleucine0.433 g31 %
  Leucine1.491 g55 %
  Lysine0.229 g11 %
  Methionine0.169 g16 %
  Phenylalanine0.546 g31 %
  Proline0.852 g
  Serine0.462 g
  Threonine0.346 g33 %
  Tryptophan0.124 g44 %
  Tyrosine0.321 g18 %
  Valine0.561 g31 %

Sorghum grain: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca13.00 mg1 %
Copper, Cu0.284 mg14 %
Iron, Fe3.36 mg19 %
Magnesium, Mg165.00 mg41 %
Manganese, Mn1.605 mg80 %
Phosphorus, P289.00 mg29 %
Potassium, K363.00 mg8 %
Selenium, Se12.2 mcg17 %
Sodium, Na2.00 mg0 %
Zinc, Zn1.67 mg11 %

Sorghum grain: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat3.46 g5 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.610 g3 %
    Docosanoic acid0.004 g
    Dodecanoic acid0.001 g
    Heptadecanoic acid0.002 g
    Hexadecanoic acid0.543 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.052 g
    Pentadecanoic acid0.001 g
    Tetracosanoic acid0.008 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.002 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids1.131 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.011 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.016 g
    Octadecenoic acid1.101 g
    Tetracosenoic cis acid0.003 g
    Trans-hexadecenoic acid0.002 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids1.558 g
    Octadecadienoic acid1.493 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.065 g
  Fatty acids, total trans0.005 g
    Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic0.005 g

Sorghum grain: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate72.09 g24 %
Fiber6.7 g27 %
Sugars2.53 g

Sorghum grain: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Sorghum grain: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.43 g
Water12.40 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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