Millets are known to play important nutritional role especially in developing countries. As millets are least allergenic and easily digestible grains. These tiny grains have been consumed since the start of the ancient civilization dating back over 7,000 years.
India is the largest producer in many kinds of millets which are referred as coarse cereal. Many people utilize it for culinary purpose and know have been long forgotten which need to be revived.
Which millets serve your health goals?
▪︎Finger millets showed top-most antioxidant activity. Consumption of whole grain cereals and their products protect from risk of various diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, gastrointestinal cancer etc.
Reducing anti-nutrients properties
▪︎Sprouting millets make some minerals more bioavailable. Indian parents generally use malted grains as common weaning foods for infants and elderly people too eat it as these are easily digestible.
▪︎Research shows that malting millet reduced anti-nutrients properties. Germination increased nutritional factor especially protein content,increased the bioaccessibility of iron, calcium, reduced bioaccessibility of zinc and caused no changes in copper.