Brazil: Anvisa grants millet authorization for use in human food

Published Jun 9, 2021

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The National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil has approved the inclusion of millet grains as a new ingredient in food production, effective from 2022. This decision, part of the Collegiate Board Resolution 493/2021, aims to increase the market value of millet, a crop currently primarily used for ground cover and animal feed. The resolution also sets labeling standards for food products containing whole grains, including millet. This grain, which is gluten-free and rich in dietary fiber, protein, and essential amino acids, is expected to provide added value and improve profitability for farmers. The decision follows contributions from experts like Dr. Amanda Dias Martins, who highlighted the health benefits of millet and its potential for various food products.

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The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) authorized that millet grains can be consumed by Brazilians, being classified as a new integral ingredient, which may, from 2022, be used in food production. The Collegiate Board Resolution (RDC) 493/2021 regulates the labeling of whole foods of commercialized products, a standard that did not yet exist in Brazil. Today, millet is cultivated on 5 million hectares and produced for about 50 years in the country. Used basically as a crop for ground cover, crop rotation, a factor to increase soybean productivity and feed animals, with this RDC expects millet to gain market value. “It is a culture that is still underestimated in Brazil”, explains researcher, Master and Doctor in Food Science and Technology, Amanda Dias Martins. "With the entry into force of the new legislation in 2022, the added value of millet grains tends to increase, with an appreciation in the market, in addition to an increase in profitability in the field", he ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas