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The superfood of the future: fonio

Fonio is a cereal, it is gluten-free, has a slight hazelnut aftertaste, can be used instead of rice, comes from Africa and is spreading in Europe thanks to an Italian company.

At the beginning of 2019, the study "50 Foods for Healthier People and Healthier Planet" had included fonio among the "50 foods of the future", which would be "excellent for the well-being of the planet and people".

Before that, at the end of 2018, the European Commission had approved the introduction and marketing of fonio in the EU, on the proposal of the Italian company Obà Food.

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What is the fonio flour?
It is one of the many derivatives of fonio, which is a soft cereal, a bit chewy and with a hazelnut aftertaste, which even in the West is now in a pilaf version, in the form of chips and precisely as flour.
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 Where is fonio grown?
We call it that because we have westernized the word foño, which is its name in the Wolof language, a typical language of Senegal, Mauritania and Gambia.
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What is fonio good for?
This gluten-free cereal is very nutritious and rich in vitamins and fiber. As they say in these cases, it is a super food, in the sense that small quantities are enough to appreciate its beneficial effects.
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Where to buy fonio?
It is easier than you might think: fonio, which in the kitchen can be used in soups and salads, both fried and boiled, or as an alternative to rice and couscous, is now also bought in supermarkets, as well as in some herbalists and organic food stores.
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Fonio: nutritional profile
In addition to being naturally low in cholesterol, sodium and fat, 50 grams of dry fonio contain: 190 calories, 3 grams of protein, 0 grams of sugar, 0.6 grams of fat and 40 grams of carbohydrates.
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