Taking ten main varieties of millet in Shanxi as research objects, the main physical properties, mineral element content, chromatic aberration variation and sensory evaluation characteristics of millet congee and rice were analyzed. The results showed that millet grain size was positively correlated with 1000-grain weight. The 1000-grain weight and grain size of Jingu 61, Jingu 54 and Jingu 21 were larger. The yellowness and brightness values of Jingu 21, Jinfen 107 changed slightly after six months storage at room temperature, and the stability of commodity was good. The yellowness value was positively correlated with the color difference value, while negatively correlated with the brightness value. The variation of calcium and selenium in different millet varieties ranged from 0.013～0.018% and 0.237～0.352 mg/kg, respectively, with no significant difference among different varieties. The variation of iron and zinc ranged between 22.6～32.0 mg/kg and 25.3～30.3 mg/kg. Jinfen 107 had the highest iron content, Jingu 61 had the highest zinc content, and Fenxuan 3 had the highest selenium content, which provided a good basis for the functional orientation of millet varieties. Based on the comparison of various factors, except Jingu 21, which has been promoted for nearly 30 years in the society, Jinfen 107 has good comprehensive characters and good stability, and can be promoted as a high-quality new variety.