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Bajra is a traditional Hindi name for the Pennisetum glaucum crop — also known as pearl millet.

It’s likewise known as dukn, cumbu, gero, sanio, kambu, babala, or bulrush millet (1).

The grain is primarily grown in Africa and India, where it’s a major source of nutrition. However, it’s also grown and consumed in many other places around the world.

Bajra refers to the edible seeds of pearl millet plants. They grow in various shades of white, yellow, gray, brown, and bluish-purple.

The seeds are typically cooked as a cereal grain or sometimes finely ground and used as a flour.

Bajra pearl millet is just one of many types of millet. Some other popular varieties of millet are fonio, finger millet (ragi), Job’s tears, foxtail, and kodo millet.

Most millets have impressive nutritional profiles, including bajra (2Trusted Source).

Here’s the average nutritional profile of 1 cup (170 grams) of cooked millet (3Trusted Source):

Calories: 201
Protein: 6 grams
Fat: 1.7 grams
Carbs: 40 grams
Fiber: 2 grams
Sodium: 286 mg
Folate: 8% of the Daily Value (DV)
Iron: 6% of the DV
Magnesium: 18% of the DV
Thiamine: 15% of the DV
Niacin: 14% of the DV
Phosphorus: 14% of the DV
Zinc: 14% of the DV
Riboflavin: 11% of the DV
Vitamin B6: 11% of the DV