What is sorghum called in South Africa?
Introduction: Sorghum (English); graansorghum (Afrikaans); mabele (Sepedi, Sesotho, isiNdebele); amabele (isiZulu); amazimba (isiXhosa).
Sorghum is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the grass family. Some of these species are grown as cereals for human consumption and some in pastures for animals.
Sorghum is known to be rich in phenolic compounds, many of which act as antioxidants. It has also been shown to be good at reducing some forms of inflammation due to its antioxidant properties. Several of the phenolic compounds in sorghum have been linked to anti-cancer effects.