Grains & Millets articles from COWBERRY

Ragi malt benefits in a glass: 15 g of cooked finger millet flour, 48 kcal plain or 128 kcal sweet with jaggery, 79 mg of calcium and 1.7 g of fibre. Side effects, daily amount and how to make it.

Ragi java benefits, one glass at a time: 50 g of fermented finger millet flour, about 182 mg of calcium, 5.6 g of fibre and 187 kcal on average. Who should drink it daily, the side effects and how much.

Little millet vs foxtail millet: samai carries 347 kcal and 7.7 g fibre per 100 g, foxtail has no published IFCT numbers, and both test at GI 89. Names, cooking and which to choose.

Little millet protein per 100g is 10.1 g in IFCT 2017, with 347 kcal, 65.6 g carbs, 7.7 g fibre, 3.9 g fat, 1.3 mg iron and a GI of 89 for plain cooked unpolished grain. Then the per-katori numbers, the protein and fibre comparison against rice, kodo and bajra, and the micronutrient list.

Samai millet in English is little millet (Panicum miliare); in Hindi shavan or kutki, in Tamil samai, in Telugu sama or samalu, in Kannada sama, in Gujarati kuri or gajro. All names are from IFCT 2017 and the ICAR-IIMR list.

Little millet for weight loss: 347 kcal, 10.1 g protein and 7.7 g fibre per 100 g; a 139 kcal cooked katori; and the portion guidance from the Dietary Guidelines for Indians.

Little millet benefits, each tied to a number from IFCT 2017: 10.1 g protein, 7.7 g fibre, 91.4 mg magnesium, 1.8 mg zinc, 36.2 mcg folate, no gluten, 4.8 mg sodium. Then the side effects, the daily amount and how to eat it.

Is kuttu and singhara same? No: kuttu is buckwheat, singhara atta is water chestnut flour. Kuttu's nutrition is published (343 kcal, 13.2 g protein, 10 g fibre per 100 g), singhara's is not, so this page shows kuttu's numbers and makes no guesses.

Difference between kuttu and rajgira: kuttu is buckwheat, rajgira is amaranth, two different plants whose flours are both used in vrat cooking. Kuttu atta carries more fibre and carbohydrate; rajgira atta carries several times the iron and calcium. Full nutrition table, GI and which to choose.

Kuttu ka atta in English is buckwheat flour, and kuttu itself is buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench), called kuttu in Hindi. Names language by language, the honest blanks for Kannada and the singhara and rajgira mix-ups.

Kuttu atta benefits one nutrient at a time: 13.2 g protein, 10 g fibre, 231 mg magnesium and 460 mg potassium per 100 g (USDA FoodData Central), no gluten, a GI of 53, plus the side effects, portions and recipes.

Kodo millet calories per 100 g from IFCT 2017: 332 kcal, 8.9 g protein, 66.2 g carbs, 6.4 g fibre, 2.3 mg iron and 122 mg magnesium, with no printed plain-grain GI. Plus a katori, a roti, a dry cup and a khichdi bowl.