Corn
Finger Millets(Ragi)
Finger Millets (Eleusine Coracana), often known as ragi in India, stand unique among the cereals such as barley, rye and oats with higher nutritional contents. It is rich in calcium, dietary fiber, phytates (0.48%), protein, minerals and phenolics. It is also a rich source of thiamine, riboflavin, iron, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine and other essential amino acids.
The abundance of these phytochemicals enhances the nutraceutical potentail of finger millet, making it a powerhouse of health benefiting nutrients. It has distinguished health beneficial properties, such as anti-doabetic, anti-diarrheal, anticulcer, anti-inflammatory, antiumerogenic, atherosclerogenic effects, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.
Sorghum (Jowar)
Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L.) known as the " King of millets:, is a versatile crop used for grains, livestock feed, and industrial purposes. It boasts high nutritional value and exhibits antioxidant, anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, anti-cardiovascular, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anticancer properties.
Despite its benefits, sorghum contains antinutritional factors like tannins and phytates. Processing techniques such as soaking, germination, fermentation, thermal processes and irradiation can reduce these factors, improving its quality and nutritional value.
