Nutrition reference
Fonio, Grain, Dry, Raw
Fonio, Grain, Dry, Raw is published in Cereal Grains and Pasta as Foundation data. Nutrient values in this profile use a 100 g comparison basis; the displayed energy value is 369 kcal per 100 g. USDA also provides 1 household portion reference for this item where shown below. Nutrient percentiles and similar-food links compare only values with matching units across the published FoodData Central collections. These comparisons describe the dataset and are not dietary recommendations, medical advice or a substitute for individual nutrition guidance.
Key facts
- Serving size
- 100 g reference basis
- Calories
- 369
- Food category
- Cereal Grains and Pasta
- Food class
- FinalFood
- Food data type
- Foundation
- Publication date
- 10/31/2024
- Historical reference
- No
- Nutrients
Ash 0.46 g Biotin 4.81 µg Calcium, Ca 11.6 mg Carbohydrate, by difference 81.3 g Copper, Cu 0.36 mg Energy (Atwater General Factors) 369 kcal Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) 377 kcal Fiber, total dietary 2.2 g Iron, Fe 2.66 mg Magnesium, Mg 39.1 mg Manganese, Mn 0.418 mg Niacin 0.716 mg Nitrogen 1.15 g Phosphorus, P 93.2 mg Potassium, K 43.8 mg Protein 7.17 g Sodium, Na 2.97 mg Starch 78.2 g Thiamin 0.086 mg Total lipid (fat) 1.69 g Vitamin B-6 0.025 mg Water 9.37 g Zinc, Zn 1.85 mg
USDA household references
Published portions
Portions translate household measures to gram weights; nutrient comparisons on this site remain per 100 g.
| Amount | Measure | Gram weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | RACC | 45.0 g |
USDA analytical context
Nutrient identifiers and derivation
Nutrient IDs, data-point counts and derivation descriptions are preserved from FoodData Central; blank fields were not supplied by the source.
| Nutrient | USDA ID | Number | Data points | Derivation | Method/source description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash | 1007 | 207 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Biotin | 1176 | 416 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Calcium, Ca | 1087 | 301 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 1005 | 205 | None | NC | Calculated |
| Copper, Cu | 1098 | 312 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Energy (Atwater General Factors) | 2047 | 957 | None | NC | Calculated |
| Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) | 2048 | 958 | None | NC | Calculated |
| Fiber, total dietary | 1079 | 291 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Iron, Fe | 1089 | 303 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Magnesium, Mg | 1090 | 304 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Manganese, Mn | 1101 | 315 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Niacin | 1167 | 406 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Nitrogen | 1002 | 202 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Phosphorus, P | 1091 | 305 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Potassium, K | 1092 | 306 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Protein | 1003 | 203 | None | NC | Calculated |
| Sodium, Na | 1093 | 307 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Starch | 1009 | 209 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Thiamin | 1165 | 404 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Total lipid (fat) | 1004 | 204 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Vitamin B-6 | 1175 | 415 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Water | 1051 | 255 | 7 | A | Analytical |
| Zinc, Zn | 1095 | 309 | 7 | A | Analytical |
Field-level provenance
Sources for this profile
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USDA FoodData Central
- Applicable date
- 2026-04-30
- Dataset version
- 186e988ec542
- License
- Creative Commons CC0 1.0
- Attribution
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
DataOfWorld deterministic nutrition profile template
- Applicable date
- 2026-04-30
- Dataset version
- nutrition-profile-v2
- License
- Original DataOfWorld text
- Attribution
- DataOfWorld
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