ECONOMIC MILLET PRODUCTION, FUNCTIONAL FOOD AND HEALTH BENEFIT
Saša Vujović, Vera Popović, Vesna GANTNER, Aleksandar STEVANOVIĆ, Vladimir Filipović, Gordana Kulić +2 more
Abstract
Millets is an alternative cereal. Functional food, rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and energy. Millet is a highly nutritious and climate-adapted crop. Although millet food products are known for their nutritional value, consumer awareness is low, especially regarding their nutritional and therapeutic benefits. Millet does not contain gluten, making it a useful grain in the diet of people with celiac disease. Millet is a rich source of fiber, nutrients, minerals, B-complex vitamins and phytochemicals such as polyphenols, lignans, phytosterols, phytoestrogens, and phytocyanins. High fibre content and the presence of some anti-nutritional factors such as phytate and tannin in millet affect the bioavailability of minerals. The economic and health benefits of millet are explaine