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Bulk Millet Puffs
Millet puffs are light, airy, and crunchy cereal-like snacks made from millet grains! 🌾
This ingredient offers a satisfying crunch and a light, airy texture, contributing to a pleasant eating experience in cereal products, snack mixes, or as standalone snacks!
Manufacturers can blend millet puffs with other cereals, nuts, seeds, or dried fruits to create custom mixes or formulations, adding diversity and catering to specific taste preferences.
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Product Data
| Scientific Name | Panicum miliaceum L |
|---|---|
| Origin Countries | India, Niger, China and Nigeria |
| Product Uses | Dessert toppings, snack bars and energy bites, ready-to-eat meals |
Production & Sourcing
Millet puffs are made by subjecting millet grains to high heat and pressure. The grains are rapidly heated until the moisture inside them turns to steam, causing the grains to expand and ‘puff’. This process creates the light and airy texture of millet puffs.
Applications
- Breakfast Products
- Bars and Cereals
- Trail Mixes and Snacks Mixes
- Snack Bars and Energy Bites
- Granola Bars
- Gluten-Free Products
- Toppings
- Dessert Toppings
- Confectionary
- Ready-To-Eat Meals
- Pet and Animal Nutrition
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Functionality
- Essential Minerals
- Texture
- Vitamin B Boost
- Antioxidant
- Dietary Fiber Enrichment
Benefits
Millet puffs have a mild, slightly nutty flavor. They often adopt added flavors when seasoned or combined with other ingredients in snack mixes or breakfast cereals.
Millet puffs have a light and crispy texture, offering a pleasant crunch when consumed. They are airy and expand when processed, providing a delicate, yet satisfying, mouthfeel.
Millet puffs are typically golden or light brown in color, resulting from the puffing process used during manufacturing.
Millet puffs retain the nutritional benefits of whole millet grains, offering essential nutrients such as magnesium, phosphorus, dietary fiber, and B-complex vitamins. They often serve as a healthier alternative to traditional puffed cereals due to their nutritional content.
Millet puffs are low in moisture, which contributes to their crispy texture. While they don’t possess strong binding properties, they can be used in combination with other ingredients to create snack mixes or bars.
Millet puffs have a subtle, toasted aroma resulting from the puffing process, which enhances their natural nutty flavor.
Their mild flavor and airy texture allow millet puffs to balance well with added seasonings, sweeteners, or coatings, making them adaptable to various flavor profiles.
Millet puffs provide a crunchy contrast when added to snack mixes, granola bars, or cereals alongside softer ingredients like dried fruits or nuts.
While puffed grains are not specific to one culture, millet puffs draw from the historical usage of millet in diverse cuisines worldwide, especially in regions where millet is a staple grain.
Millet puffs are often gluten-free and can be suitable for individuals with gluten sensitivities. They are a common ingredient in gluten-free snack formulations and can contribute to a more diverse diet for those avoiding gluten-containing products.
Uses in manufacturing
Millet puffs are a key ingredient in breakfast cereals, providing a light and crunchy texture. They’re often combined with other grains, nuts, dried fruits, or sweeteners to create flavorful breakfast options.
Millet puffs serve as a base or component in snack foods such as puffed grain mixes, trail mixes, or standalone snacks. They’re combined with seasonings, spices, or coatings to create savory or sweet snacks.
They’re used in the manufacturing of granola bars, energy bars, or snack bars to provide a crispy and airy texture. These bars often combine millet puffs with binding agents, sweeteners, and other ingredients.
Millet puffs are a popular ingredient in gluten-free snack formulations, providing a gluten-free base for various snacks catering to individuals with gluten sensitivities.
Millet puffs can be used as a crunchy topping for yogurt, ice cream, or desserts, adding a textural contrast and a mild nutty flavor.
In some cases, they’re included in confectionery products such as chocolate-coated snacks or clusters, providing a crispy element within the confection.
Food manufacturers use millet puffs in ready-to-eat mixes combining grains, nuts, seeds, and dried fruits, offering convenient and nutritious snack options.
Millet puffs might be used in the production of pet treats or snacks, providing a crunchy texture and potential nutritional benefits for pets.
Main producing countries and Harvest time
The main global producers of millet grain are India, Niger, China and Nigeria. In India, millet is typically grown during the Kharif season. Seed sowing takes place usually between May and September while harvest starts from September through February.