Journal
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
Volume 142, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110197
Keywords
Millet; Processing techniques; Nutrients; Functional properties
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- China Agriculture Research System [CARS-06-13.5]
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Millets are a major source of human food, and their nutritional and functional properties can be improved through processing techniques. Research shows that processing techniques play a positive role in combating undernourishment and other health issues. Detailed information on processing is beneficial for industry, consumers, and researchers in this area.
Millets are a major source of human food, and their production has been steadily increasing in the last decades to meet the dietary requirements of the increasing world population. Millets are an excellent source of all essential nutrients like protein, carbohydrates, fat, minerals, vitamins, and bioactive compounds. However, the nutrients, bioactive compounds, and functions of cereal grains can be influenced by the food preparation techniques such as decortication/dehulling, soaking, germination/malting, milling, fermentation, etc. This study discusses the nutritional and functional changes in millet during different traditional/modern processing techniques, based on more than 100 articles between 2013 and 2020 from Web of Science, Google Scholar, FAO, and USDA databases. Our results concluded that processing techniques could be useful to combat undernourishment and other health issues. Moreover, this review provides detailed information about millet processing, which is advantageous for industry, consumers, and researchers in this area.
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