So I may have been too impatient in purchasing seeds this year and I'm wondering if the sorghum seeds I purchased are edible for human and poultry consumption. I've looked online several times and still can't find a definite answer. I purchased a packet of rox orange sorghum seed. From my research, this type is grown more for their sugar than the seed, which is fine because I do plan to try that, but I also wanted something I could harvest the grains from and feed to my chickens or my family. I've read that some types of sorghum can be eaten for syrup but not grain, but I'm finding no answers if this particular type grain is edible. I'm thinking of purchasing another variety just to be safe, but if I could get grain out of rox orange that would be even better. Thanks for any advice.
Is sorghum grain edible?
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I remember way back when I was a pre-teen that country folk grew and ate sorghum. For human consumption the plant itself was normally cooked down and made into a syrup but there were other methods of preparing and using this grain. Today it is used as an animal and chicken feed. Just google sorghum grain recipes and you will find a lot of info.
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It is good as a porridge.... but it was a staple as sorghum molasses when I was a kid.
Your chickens will probably go crazy over it!!
Your chickens will probably go crazy over it!!
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Different cultivars of Sorghum bicolor have been bred for different purposes, including grain, syrup, sillage, and biofuel.
A syrup cultivar, such as Sorghum bicolor 'Rox Orange' (also known as S. bicolor 'Waconia'), has been selected for high sugar content in the stalks, but of course, it will produce seed as well. The yield and individual grain size may (or may not) be lower than in a Sorghum cultivar selected for grain qualities, but the grain would be edible.
Different cultivars of Sorghum bicolor have been bred for different purposes, including grain, syrup, sillage, and biofuel.
A syrup cultivar, such as Sorghum bicolor 'Rox Orange' (also known as S. bicolor 'Waconia'), has been selected for high sugar content in the stalks, but of course, it will produce seed as well. The yield and individual grain size may (or may not) be lower than in a Sorghum cultivar selected for grain qualities, but the grain would be edible.