Bajra, the must know facts about it.

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Pennisetum glaucum or commonly known as Bajra in traditional Indian language. It’s basically our idea of pearl Millet. This crop is primarily grown in Africa, India, Pakistan and other Asian countries. Pearl Millet is claimed as a major source of various nutrients. Bajra basically are the edible seeds of Pearl Millet plant. Although can have various shades such as white, yellow, grey, brown, purple. The method of usage may differ from region to region. In some parts of the world it is taken as a cereal grain with seeds and in other parts as flour.

Bajra being a variety of millet, it has very impressive nutritional profile. About 170 grams of cooked millet contain 201 calories. These calories are further divided into 6 grams of protein, 1.7 grams of fibre, 40 grams of carbohydrates. Addition to this micronutrients like sodium, folate, iron, magnesium, thiamine, niacin, phosphorus, zinc, riboflavin are also available in vast amounts.

So just go through the health benefits of pearl millet or Bajra.

• Beneficial in weight loss.

All the whole grain foods have very low calorie densities. This is the reason why Bajra or Pearl Millet will be beneficial in your weight loss programme.

These type of whole gains and foods with low calories help you to feel full for longer time. As Bajra has a calorie density of 1.2, thus with her local residency, it will help you in weight loss programme.

• Optimises hair, nail and skin health.

Bajra contains a vast reserves of many nutrients that are known for contributing to healthy skin, hair and nails. Some of these nutrients include protein, vitamin B6, folate, iron, zinc.

Adding Bajra in your regular meals will help you to prevent deficiencies of this important nutrients.

• Beneficial food for people with diabetes.

Almost all varieties of millets are consider to be a good green choice for people with type 2 diabetes. These foods are high in fibre, especially cereal fibres. Bajra is associated with improved outcomes and management of type 2 diabetes. Millets have more glycemic index then normal meal products like white rice and bread.

Several researches on animals and humans revealed that millet protein may contribute to improve in blood sugar levels.

Almost every variety of Millet have a glycemic index value of 43 to 68. Foods with glycemic value of 55 or below are typically considered to be low.

In fact, some varieties of Millet flakes have a glycemic load of 9.2. Which is quite low and a better alternative of meal for diabetic persons.

So after knowing the above mentioned benefits of Bajra, you should include it in your regular diet. It is easily available and quite easy to prepare. If you have easy accessibility to Bajra then try substituting your white rice, quinoa, white bread with this nutritional millet variety.

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