A recent research review on finger millet - our May millet-of-the-month - outlines the many qualities that make this a crop and food to take note of. "It is a highly significant crop due to its rich nutritional and bioactive profile, diverse biological activities, and promising industrial applications, along with the high climate resilience."
Simardeep Kaur, Arti Kumari, Karishma Seem, Gurkanwal Kaur, Deepesh
Kumar, Surbhi Verma, Naseeb Singh, Amit Kumar, Manish Kumar, Sandeep Jaiswal, Rakesh Bhardwaj, Binay Kumar Singh, and Amritbir Riar. "Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.): from staple to superfood-a comprehensive review on nutritional, bioactive, industrial, and climate resilience potential." Planta. 2024 Aug 17; 260(3):75. doi: 10.1007/s00425-024-04502-2.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-024-04502-2 &
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11330411/The main sections of this review article on finger millet are:
* Nutritional composition
* Protein and amino acid profile
* Carbohydrate and dietary fiber profile
* Fat content and fatty acid profile
* Vitamins and minerals profile
* Nutritional comparison of Finger millet with other cereals
* Phytochemical/bioactive compounds profile
* Biological activities of Finger millet
** Antidiabetic
** Antioxidant and anti-ageing
** Anti-carcinogenic
** Cardio-protective
** Antimicrobial
** Osteoporosis
* Industrial applications of Finger millet
** Functional ingredient in food industry
** Bioenergy production
** Nutraceutical applications
* Resources available in Finger millet for crop improvement
** Identification of Genes and QTLs associated with major stress tolerance in Finger millet