Niger seed is high in oil and protein contains. The Niger seed is eaten fried, used as a condiment or dried then ground into a powder and mixed with flour etc to make sweet cakes. Niger seeds are rich in oil and commonly used for bird feeding.These Seeds ensure great health to birds, keeping them fit for high fly.Niger seed is basically used for bird feed. The production of Niger seed in India is approx. 2 lakhs tones and major buyers are from US.