Ancient Grains

Consumers continue to seek nutrition from plant-based proteins, and wholesome ingredients like ancient grains are great options. As a premier ancient grain supplier, we’re here to help develop grain-based products that meet your consumers’ needs.

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A Broad Portfolio of Ancient Grains With Great Taste and Nutrition

Our worldwide reach ensures a consistent supply and an exciting range of options. That heritage has connected us with farmers and given us a knowledge base that’s unsurpassed. We have the wholesale grains expertise to help you create products with great-tasting nutrition. Working with us means partnering with one of the world’s premier industrial grain suppliers.

Our Portfolio of Ancient Grains

Our ancient grains come in a variety of formats so you can easily adapt them for baked goods, beverages, protein alternatives, and more product applications.

Millet

ADM’s millet is gluten-free, rich in fiber (9g of fiber per 100g), and available in hulled, hulled-organic, hulled-pasteurized, hulled-organic-pasteurized, and flour forms.

Barley

Barley offers a rich source of fiber (17g per 100g) and protein (12g per 100g) and comes in hulled, hulled-organic, and flour forms that make it ideal for a variety of applications.

Buckwheat

Buckwheat is high in fiber (10g per 100g), serves as a gluten-free alternative in a variety of applications, and comes in conventional, flour, grits, groat, kasha, and organic forms.

Sorghum

Rich in protein (11g per 100g) and fiber (7g per 100g), sorghum is ideal for cereals and gluten-free applications. It comes in crisp, flour, popped, white, and white-organic forms.

Quinoa

Our quinoa is high in protein (14g per 100g) and fiber (7g per 100g) and comes in black, red, white, and tricolor varieties as well as crisp, organic, and flour forms.

Amaranth

Highly nutritious amaranth is known for its high protein (14g per 100g) and fiber content (7g per 100g) and is available in conventional, organic, popped, and popped-organic forms.

The Brains Behind the Grains

When you partner with ADM, you get access to our broad portfolio of ancient grains, end-to-end supply chain, and team of ingredient experts that are here to help you make products from bars and snacks to beverages that consumers crave.

More Applications and More Benefits

To help turn these possibilities into reality, our value-added offerings include a broad range of product formats.

Outstanding Technical Expertise

We have decades of experience in plant-based formulation challenges.

A Reliable, Global Supply Chain

Our integrated supply chain ensures the grains you need are available.

Innovative Processing Capabilities

We’re on the cutting edge of flaking, crisping, and blending.

Broad Product Portfolio

We have a variety of ancient grains for a wide range of applications.

Our Commitment to Quality and Safety

We process under stringent guidelines and offer pathogen mitigation.

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Ancient Grains With a Modern, Wholesome Sensibility

These simple, wholesome grains may be ancient but are very much on-trend with modern consumers. In fact, 68% of global plant-forward* consumers consider ancient grains to be healthy and nutritious.¹ These grains are a fantastic way for you to meet new consumer demand for plant-based nutrition.

Organic Options and More

People have taken nourishment from these grains for millennia. And now, our trusted supply chain means you’ll always have access to the world’s best. All are available in your choice of conventional or organic. We also offer non-GMO, gluten-free, and clear-label options.

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What Are Ancient Grains?

Ancient grains like quinoa, amaranth, and chia are minimally processed grains that have remained largely unchanged over millennia. They have strong consumer appeal thanks to their nutritional benefits and variety of tastes.

What Packaging Options Does ADM Offer for Bulk Grains?

ADM offers flexible packaging solutions for wholesale grains like ancient grains, including 50-pound bags and drums, ensuring easy integration into various production scales. We can supply you with ready-for-market, pre-packaged bulk grains with consumer-friendly, shelf-ready packaging as a solution for your private label needs.

We also offer the ability to create your own custom blend of ancient grains and/or seeds, and even can blend in pulse, bean, and other ingredients from our full pantry of solutions to match the specific needs of your brand. Our custom blends can help add additional nutritional, flavor, and texture properties to product applications like bread, crackers, chips, and other baked goods.

What Quantities Are Available for Bulk Purchase?

Can ADM’s Bulk Grains Help Meet Specific Label Claims Like Gluten-Free or Non-GMO?

Yes, we offer both gluten-free and non-GMO ancient grains in our broad portfolio of bulk grain offerings. Download our sell sheet to learn more about our gluten-free and non-GMO products or contact us today to learn more and get in touch with our procurement specialists.

Your Ancient Grains Partner

Partner with us for our wholesale grains ingredient expertise and broad portfolio of ancient grains in bulk to deliver products that meet consumer demands.

¹ ADM Outside Voice Global Consumer Discovery Report 2025

^* Plant-forward consumers in ADM research defined as Flexitarians, Vegetarians and Vegans

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This content is based on United States laws and regulations applicable on the day of publication of this content. We point out that customers are required to ensure that any labeling and claims made by customers for their finished products must be based on the regulatory requirements and scientific standards of the country in which the final products are offered for sale. Not all products are available in all regions.