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Record Nr.

UNINA9910886079503321

Autore

Thakur Monika

Titolo

Millets: The Multi-Cereal Paradigm for Food Sustainability / / edited by Monika Thakur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-031-64237-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 pages)

Collana

World Sustainability Series, , 2199-7381

Disciplina

304.2

Soggetti

Sustainability

Food security

Food - Safety measures

Agriculture

Food science

Food Security

Food Safety

Food Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Introduction to Millets: types, functional potential and sustainability -- Chapter 1. Millets: biology, classification & applications -- Chapter 2. Millets: the ancient grains for modern health -- Chapter 3. Millets: A Climate-Resilient Nutricereals for Mitigating Hidden Hunger and Provide Nutritional Security -- Chapter 4. Pearl Millet: biology, functional potential & sustainable utilization -- Chapter 5. Finger Millet: biology, functional potential & sustainable utilization -- Chapter 6. Sorghum: biology, functional potential & sustainable utilization -- Chapter 7. Foxtail Millet: biology, functional potential & sustainable utilization -- Chapter 8. Kodo Millet: biology, functional potential & sustainable utilization -- Chapter 9. Barnyard Millet: biology, functional potential & sustainable utilization -- Chapter 10. Little Millet: biology, functional potential & sustainable utilization -- Chapter 11. Porso Millet: biology, functional potential & sustainable utilization -- Chapter 12. Amaranthus: biology, functional potential & sustainable utilization -- Chapter 13. Buckwheat: biology, functional



potential & sustainable utilization -- Part II. Processing, Industrial applications, Biofortification & sustainable goals -- Chapter 14. Bioactive Peptides of Millers: A comprehensive study -- Chapter 15. Secondary Processing technologies of nutricereals -- Chapter 16. Agronomic Biofortification of Millets: a new approach to mitigate malnutrition -- Chapter 17. Millets: A Nutritious and Cost-Effective Solutions for Animal and Poultry Production -- Chapter 18. Millets! A way to good health and well-being among Gen Z -- Chapter 19. Role of Multi-cereal in Nutritional Strategies in Children with Autism -- Chapter 20. Harvesting Health: Unlocking the nutritional wealth of millets.

Sommario/riassunto

This book delves into the specific subject area of life sciences, focusing on the remarkable world of millets and their multifaceted contributions. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to the diverse aspects of millets, addressing their biology, significance, functional potential, and applications. The content in this book is divided into two distinct sections, Section I contains the detailed introduction to the Millets, their biology, classification, applications, and various types (major, minor, and pseudo millets) and Section II contains their safety, extraction, industrial applications, and SDG goals. This book is not only an asset for professionals and experts but also a readable guide for Academicians and advanced students looking to engage with this ever-expanding subject area. The book is a boon for entrepreneurs in the area millets, as they will get the complete comprehensive information about all the different types of millets with their biology, functional potential and processing.