Pearl Millet / Bajra /Kambu - 500gms

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Bajra is a traditional Hindi name for the Pennisetum glaucum crop — also known as pearl millet. It’s likewise known as dukn, cumbu, gero, sanio, kambu, babala, or bulrush millet .The grain is primarily grown in Africa and India, where it’s a major source of nutrition. However, it’s also grown and consumed in many other places around the world. Bajra refers to the edible seeds of pearl millet plants. They grow in various shades of white, yellow, gray, brown, and bluish-purple. The seeds are typically cooked as a cereal grain or sometimes finely ground and used as a flour.

It is a high energy food which is packed with Iron. Kambu has 8 times Iron content higher than in Rice. The rich Iron content in Kambu aids in improving the hemoglobin level in the blood and prevents anemia.

It is also rich in fiber, protein, minerals such as magnesium, zinc, manganese, folic acid, amino acids, lecithin, potassium, B complex vitamins, and calcium. Niacin in B complex vitamins reduces cholesterol, phosphorus plays an important part in the structure of body cells and magnesium is essential for maintaining heart health. Potassium and Magnesium help to prevent blood pressure.

The phytonutrients in Kambu called lignin help to fight cancer and reduce the risk of cardiac arrests.

Eating Kambu regularly helps in the prevention of gallstones in women. The abundant source of insoluble fiber in Kambu increases the movement of food and decreases bile secretion that may result in gallstones. The rich concentration of fiber helps in the easy movement of food and prevents constipation.

As a therapeutic blessing from nature, Kambu plays a powerful role in controlling diabetes, the high insoluble fiber content aids digestion, right metabolism, reduces insulin resistance in the body, reduces the risk of diabetes in non- diabetic people, and helps in the regulation of blood sugar levels by the low glycemic index, millets detoxifies the body and improves immunity.

Pearl millets are naturally gluten-free loaded with proteins that minimize cardiovascular diseases.