Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum] is the sixth most important cereal crop after rice, wheat, maize, barley and sorghum. Pearl millet being a climate-resilient crop is important to minimize the adverse effects of climate change and has the potential to increase income and food security of farming communities in arid regions. It has high photosynthetic efficiency with an excellent productivity and growth in low nutrient soil conditions and is less reliant on chemical fertilizers. The growth duration of pearl millet is 2.5-4 months, depending on cultivars and the environment under which it is grown. Pearl millet is also nutritionally superior and rich in micronutrients such as iron and zinc and can mitigate malnutrition and hidden hunger.
HEALTH BENEFITS
- Good for diabetic diet
- Beneficial for heart health
- Perfect for Celiac disease and gluten intolerance
- Therapeutic for people with frequent acidity and stomach ulcers
- Prevents Constipation
- Provides protein to vegetarians
- Lowers Blood pressure
- Makes bone stronger
- Lowers cholesterol
- Nutritious baby food
- Reduces the risk of colon cancers
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- Pearl Millet, commonly known as bajra is a profoundly nutritious and easy to digest cereal grain. Being non-glutinous makes it a healthy option for people with a gluten allergy and celiac disease. They are power-packed with carbohydrates, essential amino acids, antioxidants, and multiple vitamins like thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid, niacin, beta carotene, and minerals like iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc.
- Commonly categorized as millets, these grains possess numerous nutritional qualities and are good for consumption by all age groups of people including infants, elderly, pregnant, and nursing mothers
- Pearl millets or Bajra can be found in various forms for daily consumption. You can use it as flour to make flatbreads or dosa, grains to make porridge, processed grains as poha or upma for breakfast, the enormous health benefits of bajra make it a perfect superfood, optimum for regular consumption by all.
- Those who are vegetarians cannot get the needed protein from meat and fish products. This is where pearl millets come in. The health benefits of bajra include its ability to provide the required protein to vegetarians as well. Bajra flour becomes complete when it is combined with seeds like rajma, moong dal, chana dal, etc.
- Lessens free radical damage in the body and prevents early ageing, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, cardiovascular diseases, and aids in wound healing.
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