**5.3 Foxtail millet**

The botanical term of Foxtail millet is *Setaria italica* [12]. In ancient China, Foxtail millet was widely cultivated [8]. Around the world Foxtail millet is also known in different names as follows (**Table 3**).

#### **5.4 Little millet, barnyard millet and kodo millet**

Group of minor millets include little millet, barnyard millet, and Kodo millet. The botanical term of little millet is known as *Panicum sumatrense* and it belongs to the Poaceae family [12]. As this plant adapts well to a variety of climatic zones, it is planted in different parts of the world including India, Malaysia and China [12]. Barnyard millet is known as *Echinochloa esculenta*. Two types of Barnyard millet are famous around the world. Japanese Barnyard millet also known as *Echinochloa crus-galli* is one of the types and the other type is the Indian Barnyard millet which is generally known as *Echinochloa colona* [12]. Among the species of millet, Kodo millet


**Table 4.**

*Alternative names used for little millet by different countries across the world.*

is another species that is known in different names across the world (**Table 4**). The botanical name of Kodo millet is known as *Paspalum scrobiculatum* [12].

At present, various available processing techniques that are available in the world Pseudocereals and cereals are used in the food industry to produce food rich in numerous health benefits and to promote the concept of nutritional food to the modern world. This way it also uplifts the forgotten or the lost culinary dishes that ancestors considered to consume in the ancient time to fulfill the daily food requirement needed in village families.
