IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

D. Chandra Prabha; K.Mouliya; A.Dhinek; N. Karthiha

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF ROASTED AND GERMINATED Eleucine corocana

D. Chandra Prabha, K. Mouliya, A. Dhinek, N. Karthiha

Abstract :

Millets are gaining importance and are replacing the junk foods among the adolescents in the present situation. The traditional processing techniques enhances the physicochemical accessibility of micronutrients, decrease the content of antinutrients or increase the content of compounds that improve bioavailability. Hence, the present study emphasizes on the impact of the traditional processing methods such as roasting and germinating with respect to their nutritional and phytocomponents in ragi. It was observed that the ragi in the germinated form possess appreciable levels of macronutrients and the phytocomponents.