Cookery Jockey Finger millet is used as a healthier cereal substitute for rice and wheat. Finger millet is a red-coloured grain that is popularly called ragi. Ragi is supposed to aid brain development in growing children. Whether you make Roti or Cheela, the finger millet will enrich you with multiple macronutrients and micronutrients such as Vitamin B3, folate and calcium. This super grain is gluten free, rich in minerals and vitamins which are essential for human body. Ragi is loaded with insoluble fibre which helps in digestion too. Finger millet is very tasty when cooked as porridge and its flour can be cooked as dosas, idlis, puttu, porridge etc. Ragi is also used to make cookies and halwa. It is used as main component of regular diet in many parts of India.
Nutritious value
Approx 100g(Dry) |
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Parameter | value |
Total Carbohydrates (by difference) | 72g |
Fat | 1.3g |
Energy | 336kcal |
Dietry Fiber | 3.6g |
Calcium (as Ca) | 344mg |
Magnesium (as Mg) | 86.60mg |
Zinc (as Zn) | 0.536mg |
Crude Protein | 7.3g |
Iron | 3.9mg |
Minerals | 2.7g |
Thiamine | 0.42mg |
Niacin | 1.1mg |
Available in 500g Packings in 25 Kg Nett. Hdpe Sack Masterpack |
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