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What Is Brown Sugar? Types, How It Is Made, Nutrition and Uses
What is brown sugar: sugar with part of the cane's molasses kept in — 380 kcal and 98.1 g of carbohydrate per 100 g. Types (demerara, muscovado, light and dark), names, how it is made, nutrition, uses, storage and buying.
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Coriander water benefits: what dhania water actually does
Coriander water benefits, answered honestly: the research reviewed here has no human trial showing coriander water does anything specific. Here is what is known about coriander, what one teaspoon of seeds holds, and how to make and drink the water.
Red rice vs brown rice: the fibre, GI and honest verdict
Red rice vs brown rice: brown rice lists more fibre and protein and an India-tested GI of 58, while red rice's seven foreign tests average 62. Side-by-side nutrition per 100 g, GI, cooking, cost and which to choose.
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Little millet (samai): names, nutrition, benefits and how to cook it
Little millet (samai, kutki) explained: what the grain is, its names across India, IFCT 2017 nutrition per 100 g, benefits, side effects, how to cook and store it, and what to look for when buying.
Kuttu (buckwheat): names, nutrition, benefits and how to cook it
Kuttu (buckwheat) explained: what it is, its English and Hindi names, USDA nutrition per 100 g, the benefits, who should limit it, how to cook and store it, the recipes and what to look for when buying.
Khapli atta (emmer wheat): what it is, nutrition, benefits and uses
Khapli atta is flour milled from khapli wheat, the Indian emmer (Triticum dicoccum). What it is, its names, what the nutrition tables do and do not show, its benefits, the gluten question, and how to cook, store and buy it.
Kodo millet (varagu): names, nutrition, benefits and how to cook it
Kodo millet (varagu, kodra, arikelu) is the small Indian grain Paspalum scrobiculatum: 332 kcal, 8.9 g protein and 6.4 g fibre per 100 g, no printed plain-grain GI, and it cooks like rice. Names, nutrition, benefits, side effects, cooking and storage.
Jowar (sorghum): names, nutrition, benefits and how to use it
Jowar (sorghum) explained: what it is, its names across India, IFCT 2017 nutrition per 100 g against wheat and bajra, benefits, who should limit it, how to cook and store it, recipes and what to check when buying.
Bajra (pearl millet): names, nutrition, benefits and how to use it
Bajra (pearl millet, bajri, sajje, kambu) explained: what it is, its names across India, IFCT 2017 nutrition per 100 g, benefits, who should limit it, how to cook and store it, recipes and what to check when buying bajra atta.