Packed with nutrients, this quick-cooking, nutty-tasting cereal is delicious and versatile—it's also gluten-free. Resilient, with deep roots, fonio flourishes in the dry savannas across West ...

Fonio is a type of millet native to West Africa and has been in use since ancient times. The grain is generally consumed in the form of porridge, but can also be used as a substitute for other grains.

Fonio may be small, but it’s mighty when it comes to nutrition. Packed with amino acids that are often deficient in today’s major cereals, Fonio offers a high-quality protein profile that supports ...

One of 15 companies selected to pitch at Rabobank’s FoodBytes! competition in Chicago last month, Yolélé Foods is on a mission to introduce Americans to a nutrient-packed, gluten-free ancient African ...

As a child, Pierre Thiam didn’t think there was anything extraordinary about fonio; a tiny-grained cereal he often ate on summer vacations at his grandparents’. Decades later he sees it as the ...

“Growing up in Nigeria, I witnessed firsthand how this supergrain nourished my family, including those managing diabetes.” said Uche Jumbo, founder of Choputa. Choputa African Supergrain Cereals ...

Fonio, a cereal grain imported from West Africa, was once relegated to the shelves of tiny grocery stores frequented by immigrants primarily from Senegal and Mali. But it has gradually made its way to ...

An African millet crop could be improved for growth in the dry, arid lands of Saudi Arabia by using information about its genome. Fonio is already well-adapted to this environment but has not had as ...

Bellingham, WA, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Non-GMO Project announced today that Choputa is the latest recipient in its Equitable Transfer Program (ETP). Choputa will receive funding to ...