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SMALL MILLETS: AN OVERVIEW Introduction History of small millets Production and consumption of small millets Nutritional and health importance of small millets Constraints and strategies in improving production and consumption of small millets Small millets for food & nutritional security Conclusion 2. NUTRITIONAL PROFILE OF SMALL MILLETS Introduction Nutritive value of finger millet Nutritive value of foxtail millet Nutritive value of kodo millet Nutritive value of barnyard millet Nutritive value of proso millet Nutritive value of little millet Conclusion 3. PROCESSING OF SMALL MILLETS Introduction Structure of small millets Techniques of processing small millets Decortication Milling Parboiling Popping/puffing Malting Flaking Extrusion Fermentation Conclusion 4. EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL AND ANTINUTRITIONAL FACTORS IN SMALL MILLETS Introduction Effect of decortication Effect of milling Effect of soaking and germination Effect of malting Effect of fermentation Effect of roasting Effect of popping/puffing Effect of extrusion cooking Conclusion 5. SMALL MILLETS BASED TRADITIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS Small millets based traditional food products Food products Beverages Small millets based unconventional food products Ready to eat and ready to cook mixes Snacks Baked products Extruded products Fermented products Baby food/complementary food Beverages Conclusion 6. SMALL MILLETS FUNCTIONAL FOODS Introduction Pathogenesis of metabolic disorders Nutritional approach to treat and/or prevent chronic degenerative diseases Small millets and chronic degenerative diseases Small millets and diabetes mellitus Small millets and CVD Small millets and cancer Small millets and obesity Small millets and celiac disease Celiac disease Pathogenesis Gluten free food products Conclusion 7. SMALL MILLETS BASED BABY FOOD Introduction Prevalence of under-nutrition among children Weaning and complementary feeding practices Small millets based weaning food Conclusion 8. SMALL MILLETS: PATH TO FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY Introduction Historic importance of small millets Small millets production and consumption trend Small millets and food security Small millets and nutrition security Challenge of under-nutrition and small millets Small millets and hidden hunger Small millets and chronic degenerative diseases Conclusion
