The mighty millet: Scientists investigate superfood crop’s mineral richness as malnutrition remedy

23 Jan 2023 — International scientists have released a study on the potential of millets to tackle malnutrition due to its mineral richness. Since millets also have a high dietary fiber content – known to reduce the bioavailability of the minerals – the study explored the stability of dietary fibers and how they impact the minerals, hoping to find a solution to the stagnating issue of mineral deficiency and malnutrition. 

Grown mainly in Asia and Africa, millets are cereal crops defined as a superfood because of their density in such minerals as zinc, calcium, potassium and others. According to the researchers, millets might hold the potential to combat mineral deficiency.