Millet edible dinnerware is available, especially in India. Edible Cutlery are 100% Natural Vegetarian & Baked products |EdiblePRO <https://ediblepro.com/>. Of course, each edible product is made from one or more plant ingredients. Certainly not all contain millet. See 5 Edible Cutlery Brands for Plastic-free Meals and Drinks On-the-go <https://www.implasticfree.com/edible-cutlery-brands/>. What is Edible Cutlery Made of? Edible utensils are a type of tableware made from natural, biodegradable ingredients that can be consumed after use. These can be: - Sorghum - Rice - Millet - Wheat - Chocolate - Candy - etc. This cutlery is usually vegan, has no preservatives, and is both trans-fat and dairy free. It has a shelf life of up to three years when stored in a dry and cool place. On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> wrote:
Kodo millet - our "millet of the month" in October - has been used as the core material to make edible cups as a replacement for single-use disposable cups.
If the idea of edible cups and bowls seems strange, by the way, think of it as an expansion of the idea behind ice cream cones. There are actually edible coffee cups on the market in some countries (see https://ediblecup.coffee/en/ ), but now millets are entering this sector.
An early description of the kodo millet cups: "Indian researchers develop nutritious edible cups to replace conventional plastic applications," by Natalie Schwertheim, Packaging Insights, 14 Nov 2023: https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/indian-researchers-develop-nutritious...
The researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee who developed the kodo cups recently published a detailed article describing their work:
Bhushan P. Meshram, Prachi Jain, and Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad, "Innovative Development of Kodo Millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum)-Based Functional Edible Cups Modified with Hibiscus Powder and Guar Gum: An Eco-Efficient Resource Utilization," ACS Food Science & Technology, 5(2), 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.4c00985
Another article surveys the use of three millets (kodo, little, & barnyard) in edible eatingware:
Sukriti Jaspal, Ankur Aggarwal, Tarun Verma, et al. "Development of multi-millet edible bowls using little, kodo & barnyard: a sustainable alternative to plastic cups." Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 18, 6485–6493 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-024-02664-x
I've also seen mention of sorghum and finger millet used for this purpose.
The field of edible "eatingware" or "tableware" (cups, bowls & utensils) is receiving more attention as a response to the volume of disposable single-use eatingware that is often made of plastic or paper with plastic coating. Various companies market such edible products in the US and Canada, altho not to our knowledge using millets. Edible eatingware that is disposed of rather than consumed is of course fully biodegradable.
Circling back to ice cream cones, what might be the possibility for use of one or another millet to make them in the US?
Don Osborn, PhD (East Lansing, MI, US) North American Millets Alliance
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