Little millet, whole grain (unprocessed / cleaned); food-grade; cleaned, sorted and graded for purity and colour consistency. Prepared through harvesting of mature panicles, threshing, pre-cleaning, sun-drying, gravity separation, colour sorting, sieving, metal detection, and packaging.
Côte d'Ivoire
≥ 98%
18 months
Food-grade
Little millet, whole grain (unprocessed / cleaned), food-grade
Panicum sumatrense Roth ex Roem. & Schult. · Family: Poaceae · Small-seeded, pale yellow to cream grain type
Food-grade · Cleaned & sorted; compliant with Codex Stan 169-1989 (Codex standard for sorghum and millet) and EU import requirements
Harvesting of mature panicles, threshing, pre-cleaning, sun-drying, gravity separation, colour sorting, sieving, metal detection, packaging
2025 / 2026 (current harvest, August–October)
Côte d'Ivoire
Northern savanna zones — Hambol, Poro & Tchologo regions · altitude 300–600 m.a.s.l.
Nature Commodities — sourced direct from partner cooperatives and smallholder farmers in Côte d'Ivoire
Very small, round to avoid whole grains; uniform size; free from foreign matter, insect damage, broken grains or mould.
Pale yellow to cream; uniform within lot; bright and clean; free from discolouration or dark specks.
Clean, mild, characteristic millet grain; free from musty, rancid, fermented or foreign odours.
Mild, delicate and slightly sweet; lighter flavour profile than pearl or finger millet; naturally gluten-free; no bitterness or off-notes.
Hard, dry individual grains; very fine grain size; free from clumping, softness or signs of moisture damage.
| Parameter | Min | Max | UOM | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moisture Content | — | 12.0 | % | ISO 712 |
| Water Activity (aW) | — | 0.65 | aW | Internal / AOAC |
| Crude Protein | 7.0 | 12.0 | % | AOAC 992.15 (Kjeldahl) |
| Crude Fat | 3.0 | 5.0 | % | AOAC 920.39 |
| Crude Fibre | — | 4.5 | % | AOAC 978.10 |
| Total Starch | 60 | 70 | % | AOAC 996.11 |
| Ash Content | — | 3.5 | % | ISO 2171 |
| Bulk Density | 0.70 | 0.80 | g/ml | Internal |
| Purity (whole grains) | 98 | — | % | Codex Stan 169-1989 |
| Foreign Matter | — | 0.5 | % | ISO 927 |
| Broken & Damaged Grains | — | 2.0 | % | Visual / internal |
| Pesticide Residues | — | ND | — | EU MRLs (Reg. 396/2005) |
| Parameter | Limit | UOM | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Aerobic Plate Count | ≤ 1.0 × 10⁵ | cfu/g | ISO 4833 |
| Yeasts | ≤ 1.0 × 10³ | cfu/g | ISO 21527 |
| Moulds | ≤ 1.0 × 10³ | cfu/g | ISO 21527 |
| Enterobacteriaceae | ≤ 1.0 × 10² | cfu/g | ISO 21528-2 |
| Pathogen | Result | UOM | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | Absent | /g | ISO 16649-2 |
| Salmonella | Absent | /25 g | ISO 6579 |
Little millet contains no declarable allergens under Annex II; handled under HACCP-based allergen controls. Little millet is naturally gluten-free; however it is not processed in a dedicated gluten-free facility. Buyers making gluten-free claims must verify absence of cross-contact in their own processing environment. None of the following are present by direct addition or cross-contact:
Cereals containing gluten and derivatives
Crustaceans and derivatives
Eggs and derivatives
Fish and derivatives
Peanuts and derivatives
Soy and derivatives
Milk and derivatives (including lactose)
Nuts and derivatives
Celery and derivatives
Mustard and derivatives
Sesame / seeds and derivatives
Sulphites ≥ 10 mg/kg
Lupin and derivatives
Molluscs and derivatives
Handled under HACCP-based food safety management system
Supplier operates under ISO 22000 food safety management standard
Certified Halal — issued by IFANCA (cert. ref. available on request)
Organic certification available on select lots (cert. ref. available on request)
Direct trade certified — sourced direct from partner cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire; no middlemen
Every lot traceable from farm to facility; chain-of-custody documentation provided with each shipment
18 months from harvest date under recommended storage conditions; best nutritional quality and flavour within first 12 months of arrival.
Export in 20/40' containers; ambient (non-refrigerated) sea freight; palletised and shrink-wrapped for stability in transit; fumigation certificate provided where required by destination country.
Supplied to food manufacturers, flour millers, health food brands, nutraceutical producers and ingredient distributors. Uses include whole grain products, millet flour, porridges, flatbreads, baby foods, gluten-free formulations and traditional fermented preparations.
25 kg or 50 kg woven polypropylene bags with food-grade polyethylene inner liner; big-bag (500–1,000 kg) available on request.
Approx. 22,000–25,000 kg net depending on bag format and stacking
Cool, dry, well-ventilated; 15–20°C, RH < 60%; away from direct sunlight, heat sources and strong odours; elevated off floor on pallets; regular inspection for insect activity.
Nature Commodities confirms that this product does not fall within the scope of EU Regulations 1829/2003 and 1830/2003 on genetically modified food and feed. Little millet is a natural agricultural commodity; no genetic-modification techniques are used, and no GMO raw materials, ingredients or processing aids are involved.
Each lot is fully traceable from the farm / cooperative of origin through harvesting, drying, cleaning, export and delivery. The product is unadulterated and not substituted with any other raw material. Lot identity, cooperative of origin, harvest region and crop year are recorded on every bag and on the accompanying phytosanitary and health certificate documentation.
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