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A Comprehensive Review on Millets: A Potential Source of Energy and Nutrients for Health

Suneel Kumar, Rathod Sridhar, S. Monika, Anuj Kumar, Bhayankar, Megha Raghavan, Himanshu Tiwari, Amit Kumar, Shubham Singh, Rishabh Yadav

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · pp. 2531–2538 · Published 1 Aug 2023

10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92487

Abstract

Millets, Cereals and grains, are essential for providing appropriate nutrients and have been shown to be beneficial effect for disorders of lifestyle. The society's knowledge of nutrition and health care research substantiates the potential of photochemicals, such as polyphenols and dietary fibers, on their health beneficial properties, so there is no need to search for newer sources of energy and other natural and nutritional material with the desired functional characteristics. It is a crucial staple food crop in India, especially for low-income families. Its value in terms of nutrition is widely known because to its high content of phenolic compounds (0.03%–3%), dietary fibre (18%), and calcium (0.38%).

Millets energy sources nutritional value health importance

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