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It's our traditional swallow in Jos. It has many usage :
Swallow
Juice
Jallof
Pottage
Pancake
Pudding
Bread and so on

It seems only in Jos and southern Kaduna it can grow because of near temperate weather conditions

How about other underutilized millets like finger millet

BeardedMeat:
Is that where they derived the name "achaba" which we call okada down here?

I don't think so.

younowell:
I don't think so.

Younowell 😁

Even before I opened this thread something told me it was acha..I love it's pudding very tasty with milk it's white color makes it looks very attractive..

Olorilolo:
This is Acha or Fonio( aka Hungry Rice)...

I'll tell you a quick story about this grain.
I work in the Health sector and I must say from my experience that one of the most difficult thing to control is the diet of a Diabetic patient. No matter the Nutritional advice offered and the consequent crisis, they are mostly non compliant. Can you blame them though, Food is life.

I saw this grains for the first time with my Mother-in-Law, she's been diabetic for the past 18 years and apart from the very first few years of her diagnosis, she's never had a single crisis. She swears by Acha.

It can be boiled and eaten with stew like Rice, blended to powder and used as swallow, used as flour for Bread, Akara, Moimoi, Pan cakes... Name it
She's living the life honestly.


Has anyone else heard of this grain? Please share your thoughts.

Interesting

younowell:
I don't think so.

Did you edit your response?

How come I've never seen or heard of this Acha befor🤔

Your CONCLUSION is MISLEADING

Onyedikachi231:
SAND


Effect of processing methods on nutrient value
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Before consumption, fonio grains must be processed using mechanical (dehusking, milling) or thermal (precooking, parboiling, roasting) methods. Depending on the processing method, the nutrient value may be affected.[22][23]

Regarding the macronutrients, the carbohydrate content remains higher when the grains are precooked rather than roasted. The protein content is much lower after milling because the bran that gets removed contains a lot of protein. The highest protein content is achieved when parboiling. The lipid content is increased when roasted and decreased when milled or precooked.[23]

Regarding micronutrients, the iron and zinc content remains the highest when parboiled while milling leads to a loss due to the removal of the bran.[23] Phytate, an anti-nutritional factor that inhibits the absorption of minerals like iron and zinc, is reduced by washing and cooking but is still high enough to inhibit adequate mineral absorption.[22]

Generally, parboiled fonio shows the best nutritional composition when compared to the other processing methods.[23] However, parboiling fonio does not lead to as efficient redistribution of nutrients as is the case with parboiled rice. Additionally, the process of parboiling changes the color of the fonio grains which is disliked by some consumers.[22]



Worthless grass

BeardedMeat:
Younowell 😁

Thank you.

BeardedMeat:
Did you edit your response?

I don't think I edited my response.

It is

Rotji:
It is not please

chidan1214:
Your CONCLUSION is MISLEADING

Is it the worthless grass?

That is my opinion to me that I made public, we live in a world of opinions.

Seyitosino:
It is

Seyitosino:
It is

With due respect, it is not.

Acha/Fonio/Hungry rice is grown in Nigeria specifically Plateau, Southern Kaduna and Southern Bauchi and some parts of West Africa. My mother has cultivated it in the past and I've worked on the farm. So please I'm talking about what I know personally, and I always have it in my house.

The picture of the Acha/Fonio crop is the grassy plant below

On the other hand Quinoa is a plant that is not grown in any part of Nigeria and research shows it can not be cultivated as the climate here is not favourable to its cultivation. "...quinoa cannot be grown in Nigeria since the country's climate and soil are insufficient for quinoa production. Typically, quinoa is grown at altitudes of 8,000 to 10,000 feet in South America's Andean highlands." the quote above is extract from a site I researched

The picture of the Quinoa crop is the herbal/shrub plant below.

I hope I've been able to convince you now that they are not the same.

Peace