Grains and PseudograinsBasic Food

Black fonio

Dry or uncooked

Digitaria iburua

Nutrition overview

100 g reference · Dry or uncooked

Black fonio provides 332 calories, 8.3 g protein, 76.2 g carbs, and 3.0 g fat per 100 g reference.

332

calories

Protein

8.3g

Carbs

76.2g

Fat

3.0g

Complete nutrition

Nutrient	Amount
Macronutrients
Protein	8.3 g
Total fat	3.0 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)	76.2 g
Dietary fiber	16.4 g
Total sugars	1.9 g
Minerals
Calcium	51.0 mg
Iron	10.00 mg
Magnesium	430.0 mg
Phosphorus	234.0 mg
Potassium	340.0 mg
Sodium	8.0 mg
Zinc	3.80 mg
Copper	0.44 mg
Manganese	3.21 mg
Selenium	8.8 mcg
Vitamins
Vitamin A, RAE	2.0 mcg
Vitamin C	0.0 mg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0.0 mcg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.1 mg
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone)	1.9 mcg
Thiamin (B1)	0.26 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	0.10 mg
Niacin (B3)	1.60 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.93 mg
Vitamin B6	0.16 mg
Folate, DFE	120.0 mcg
Vitamin B12	0.0 mcg
Other essential nutrient
Choline, total	30.9 mg

Nutrition records and methodology

Primary calorie record

Fonio, black, whole grains, raw

West African Food Composition Table

Record 01_002 · 100% match

Contributing sources

West African Food Composition Table
FAO/INFOODS · 2019
Open source
Basic Foods whole-catalog profile completion calculations V2.5
Basic Foods database project · whole-catalog-completion-v2.5.1-tiered · Project-generated calculation artifact; direct and donor evidence retain their own licenses

Detailed source and derivation status is retained for every nutrient in this profile.

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