Millets: Nutritional Value and Processing Technology

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Millets: Nutritional Value and Processing Technology book contain 14 chapters, several food products photographs and health benefits. It also provides extensive information on the nutritional value, chemical composition, processing and health benefits of these foods. In addition, the anti-nutritional factors present in these foods and ways of reducing their health hazards are discussed. The author has described formulations of various popular foods prepared from sorghum and millets and their nutritional composition and quality. This book gives in-depth information about major/coarse millets and minor millets. Sorghum and millets in human nutrition is intended to provide up-to-date scientific and practical information to scientists, government officials, extension workers, university professors and others interested in these food crops.

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Barnyard Millet (Echinochloa spp.). 3. Brown Top Millet (Urochloa spp.). 4. Finger Millet (Ragi/Nachani) (Eleusine coracana). 5. Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica). 6. Kodo Millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum). 7. Little Millet (Panicum sumatrense). 8. Maize Coarse Millet (Zea mays). 9. Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum). 10. Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum). 11. Rice: Coarse Millet (Oryza sativa). 12. Sorghum: Coarse Millet (Sorghum bicolour L.). 13. Wheat: Coarse Millet (Tritium aestivum). 14. Marketing of Millet Based Food Products. Index.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR U.D. Chavan

Dr. U. D. Chavan received his Ph.D. degree in Food Science from Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s Canada in 1999. He as done International training on “Global Nutrition 2002” at Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden in 2002. He also attended follow-up International workshop on “Global Nutrition 2002” at Hanoi, Vietnam in 2002. Dr. Chavan visited Denmark, Finland, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Vietnam, Thailand, England, and U.S.A. under “Global Nutrition 2002” Programme sponsored by Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). During this programme he worked on human nutritional diet and disorders as well as on genetically modified organisms (GMO). He has published more than 108 research papers and 70 popular articles in various fourmals of national and international repute. He has authored eighteen books in Marathi, three books in English and eight book chapters in English. He has been awarded “Literary Award” for his best book on “Growth Regular” on agriculture during 1997. Dr. Chavan was selected as a best group leader and best presentation for “Global Nutrition 2002” by SIDA. He has been awarded “Life Time Achievement Award 2004” for his outstanding contribution in post-harvest technology of fruits and vegetables and allied fields by United Writers’ Association of India.