scholarly journals Acceptability of Iron- and Zinc-Biofortified Pearl Millet (ICTP-8203)-Based Complementary Foods among Children in an Urban Slum of Mumbai, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Lee Huey ◽  
Sudha Venkatramanan ◽  
Shobha A. Udipi ◽  
Julia Leigh Finkelstein ◽  
Padmini Ghugre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Complementary Foods ◽  
Iron And Zinc

scholarly journals Corrigendum: Acceptability of Iron- and Zinc-Biofortified Pearl Millet (ICTP-8203)-Based Complementary Foods among Children in an Urban Slum of Mumbai, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Lee Huey ◽  
Sudha Venkatramanan ◽  
Shobha A. Udipi ◽  
Julia Leigh Finkelstein ◽  
Padmini Ghugre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Complementary Foods ◽  
Iron And Zinc

Ability of Selected Lactic Acid Bacteria to Ferment a Pearl Millet-Soybean Slurry to Produce Gruels for Complementary Foods for Young Children

2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. M261-M269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurencia T. Songré-Ouattara ◽  
Claire Mouquet-Rivier ◽  
Christèle Humblot ◽  
Isabelle Rochette ◽  
Bréhima Diawara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Complementary Foods

Bajra (Pearl Millet) “The Millennium Food”

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Shubhra Saraswat ◽  
Sneha Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
High Fiber ◽  
The World ◽  
Iron And Zinc ◽  
Excellent Source ◽  
Very High

Pearl Millet (Pennisetumglaucum) also known as Bajra is one of the oldest millet used by our ancestors and is one of the most important cereal grow in tropical semi arid regions of the world primarily Asia and Africa. It is known to have a very high fiber. In India, it is used as regular meal in states like Rajasthan and Gujarat. Previous studies have found that pearl millets are excellent source of micronutrients like iron and zinc. It also has certain antinutrient factors and inhibitors like phytic acid, polyphenols due to which the bio accessibility of iron and zinc is very low in pearl millet. Due to its potential health benefits it has now gained popularity, nutritionists and dieticians recommends it for the better health options. Bajra is very cheap millet known as “Poor People’s food”. It has enormous health benefits that it is being recommended to the patients of celiac disease, constipation and several noncommunicable diseases. This paper aims to review the potential health benefits of pearl millet.

Evaluation of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] for grain iron and zinc content in different agro climatic zones of India

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Anuradha ◽  
C. Tara Satyavathi ◽  
M. C. Meena ◽  
S. Mukesh Sankar ◽  
C. Bharadwaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Zinc Content ◽  
Climatic Zones ◽  
Iron And Zinc
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