Description
Pearl millet is mainly used for animal and poultry feed. It is the principal source of energy, protein, vitamins, minerals and contains many phenolic compounds, which are a good source of natural antioxidants. Pearl millet is a rich source of bioactive compounds and contains phytates and polyphenols. Owing to high nutritional and phytochemical properties, it has gained considerable attention as a botanical dietary supplement in many functional foods. Pearl Millet: Properties, Functionality and Its Applications provides comprehensive knowledge on nutritional and non-nutritional aspects of pearl millet. It covers recent research on pearl millet and provides information to improve the property and shelf life of flour, as well as the starch, and their uses in various food products.
Features:
- Reviews structure, functional and antioxidant properties in pearl millet flour
- Deals with the latest developments in modification of native starch
- Provides information in enhancing shelf life and its utilization in phytochemical-rich product development
- Covers updated information for grain science professionals and food technologists
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Pearl Millet: A Drought Arrested Crop
[Sneh Punia, Anil Kumar Siroha, Kawaljit Singh Sandhu,
Suresh Kumar Gahlawat and Maninder Kaur]
Chapter 2 Shelf Life Enhancement of Pearl Millet Flour
[Shamandeep Kaur, Maninder Kaur,
Kawaljit Singh Sandhu and Sneh Punia]
Chapter 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Properties
in Pearl Millet: A Cereal Grain with Potential
Applications
[Kawaljit Singh Sandhu, Pinderpal Kaur,
Anil Kumar Siroha and Sukhvinder Singh Purewal]
Chapter 4 Effects of Different Milling Processes on Pearl Millet
[Sneh Punia, Anil Kumar Siroha and Sanju Bala Dhull]
Chapter 5 Starch: Structure, Properties and Applications
[Anil Kumar Siroha and Sneh Punia]
Chapter 6 Impact of Different Modifications on Starch Properties
[Anil Kumar Siroha, Sneh Punia,
Sukhvinder Singh Purewal, Loveleen Sharma
and Ajay Singh]
Chapter 7 Biotechnological Applications for Improvement
of the Pearl Millet Crop
[Supriya Ambawat, Subaran Singh, Shobhit,
R.C. Meena and C. Tara Satyavathi]
Chapter 8 Biofortification and Medicinal Value of Pearl Millet Flour
[Shobhit, Priyanka Kajla, Supriya Ambawat,
Subaran Singh and Suman]
Chapter 9 Product Formulations
[Manju Nehra, Vandana Chaudhary
and Amanjyoti]
