About Millets
What are Millets?
Millets are a traditional staple food of the dry land regions of the world from ancient century that was consumed by our great grand ancestors. Studies have established that Millets are nutri-cereals which are highly nutritious and are known to have high nutrient content which includes protein, essential fatty acids, dietary fibre, B-Vitamins and minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium and more.
Millets help in rendering health benefits like reduction in blood sugar level (diabetes), blood pressure regulation, thyroid, cardiovascular, celiac diseases and many other benefits if consumption protocol is followed. If you “believe health is wealth”, we strive to bring you wealth in form of good health through “Empowered Millets”.
“Empowered Millets” brings you a wide variety of natural millet grains and its by-products with great health benefits. Empowered millet based products include a well balance choice for all ages. “Eat guilt free and stay healthy”. We bring to you from basic natural farm fresh unpolished Grains, Millet flour, Rava, Poha, Flakes, Cookies, Noodles, Pasta, Millet rusk, Cereals, baked crackers, khakra, pizza base, bread, roti and many more. For more details visit our product section
Top 5 Positive Millets
As per scientific studies, Empowered Millets brings you the Top Five Positive Millets and their byproducts from the farm to your table below:
- Little Millets
- Foxtail Millets
- Kodo Millets
- Barnyard Millets
- Browntop Millets
Little Millet is a gluten-free grain, rich in phosphorus, fiber, and Antioxidants and helps in the process of restoring good health from alignments such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cataracts, cancer, inflammation, gastrointestinal, uterus, PCOD (Poly Cystic Ovary Disease) in women and enhances sperm count in men. Besides these, Little millet plays a vital role in cleansing the human lymphatic system and combating brain, throat, blood, thyroid, pancreatic gland cancers, and male and female infertility challenges.
Little Millets are low in carb contents and do a slow digestible process that helps in improving glucose metabolism. Little Millet releases sugar slowly and slows down the glucose absorption in the body thereby creating a positive impact in diabetic alignments. Little Millet is expected to help in the process of reducing body weight.
Little Millet has various names such as KUTKI in Hindi, Sava in Marathi, Gajra in Gujrat, Sama in Kannada, Samai in Tamil, and Samalu in Telugu.
Little Millet is identified as the smallest grain among its peers and a traditional crop of ancient ancestors of India and elsewhere
Kodo Millet is known for its growth levels of tall grass up to 4 feet.
Kodo Millet is good in nutrition values and has good protein and fibre. Kodo millet has displayed that it works well in cleansing blood, boosting the efficiency of bone marrow, curing asthma, fighting various kinds of cancer like kidney, prostate, blood, intestinal, thyroid, throat, pancreatic glands and liver. Acute diabetic patients with wounds and injuries leading to gangrene also can take succour from eating Kodo millet. Kodo Millet also helps in purifying the blood of those people who become weak after getting affected by dengue, typhoid, viral fever, etc. and thereby reinvigorates them.
In India Kodo Millet is known in different languages. Kodo dhana in Hindi, Arikalu in Telugu, Varagu in Tamil, Kodro in Gujarati, Harka in Kannada, Kodon in Urdu.
Barnyard Millet is grown in mainly hilly areas and one of the fastest growing crop.
Barnyard Millet has good iron content, good nutrition as zinc, fibre and proteins and is gluten free. Due to its nutritional levels Barnyard Millets is known to be consumed during fasting’s.
Barnyard Millet effectively controls conditions pertaining to thyroid, pancreatic glands and diabetes. Barnyard Millet is efficacious in cleansing liver, kidney, urinary bladder and gall bladder. Barnyard Millet variety not only works well in healing jaundice but also strengthening the liver after the illness. Moreover, liver and uterus cancers can be healed with Barnyard Millet.
Barnyard in India is known in with different names Shyama in Bengali, Moraiyo in Gujarati, Sanwa in Hindi, Oodalu in Kannada, Kuthiraivolly in Tamil and Udalu in Telugu
Browntop millet is grown in dry regions, hard soil and need little water. Browntop millet has highest fibre, vitamins and essential nitridations as calcium, iron, phosphorus, copper, sodium and zinc.
Browntop millet has high fibre and has low glycaemic index, this prevents unwanted hunger and spikes in sugar. Browntop millet boots the immune as it has gut cleansing capability. Browntop millet helps in maintaining cholesterol as it has low carbs.
Browntop can be used as substitute of rice or making a variety of dishes or baking cakes to.
Browntop millet roots out problems with digestive system. Besides, a wide range of conditions like piles, fistula, haemorrhoids, ulcers and brain, blood, breast, bone, stomach, intestine, skin cancers have an effective answer in Browntop Millet.
Different Names of Millets in India
| English | Hindi | Sanskrit | Kannada | Tamil | Telugu | Malayalam | Marathi | Gujrati | Bengali | Punjabi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sorghum |
Jowar |
Yavakara |
Jola |
Cholam |
Jonna |
Cholam |
Jcwari |
Juar |
Juar |
Saraghama
|
|
Pearl Millet |
Bajra |
priyangu |
Sajjai |
Kamboo |
Sajjalu |
Kamboo |
Bajri |
Bajri |
Bajri |
Bajri |
|
Finger Millet |
Mandua |
Nandimukhi Madhuli |
Ragi |
Kelvaragu |
Rahulu |
Moothari |
Nachni |
Nagli, Bavto |
Mandhua |
Mandhuka, Mandhal |
|
Little Millet |
Kutki |
Nandimukhi |
Same |
Samai |
Samalu |
Chama |
Sava |
Gajro, Kuri |
Kangani |
Swank |
|
Kodo Millet |
Kodon |
Kodara |
Harka |
Varagu |
Arikelu, Arika |
Vargu |
Kodra |
Kodra |
Kodo |
Kodra |
|
Foxtail/Italian Millet |
Kangni, Kakum |
Kanguni |
Navane |
Tenai |
Korra, Korralu |
Thina |
Kang, Rala |
Kang |
Kaon |
Kangni |
|
Barnyard Millet |
Sanwa, Jhangon |
Shyama |
Oodalu |
Kuthiravaali |
Udalu, Kodisama |
Kavadapullu |
Shamul |
Sama |
Shamula |
Swank |
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Proso Millet |
Barre |
China |
Baragu |
Panivaragu |
Varigulu, Vargalu |
Panivaragu |
Vari |
Cheno |
Cheena |
Cheena |
International Names of Millets
| English | Arabic | Spanish | Italian | French |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sorghum Millet |
الدخن الذرة الرفيعة |
Yavakara |
Mijo sorgo |
Miglio di sorgo |
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Pearl Millet |
الدخن اللؤلؤي |
Mijo perla |
Miglio perlato |
Millet perlé |
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Finger Millet |
إصبع الدخن |
Mijo dedo |
Miglio da dito |
Kelvaragu |
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Little Millet |
القليل من الدخن |
Pequeño mijo |
Piccolo miglio |
Petit Millet |
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Kodo Millet |
كودو الدخن |
Mijo Kodo |
Kodo di miglio |
Millet Kodo |
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Foxtail/Italian Millet |
الدخن الثعلبي |
Mijo cola de zorra |
Miglio di coda di volpe |
Millet sétaire |
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Barnyard Millet |
الدخن الياباني |
Mijo de corral |
Miglio da cortile |
Millet de basse-cour |
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Browntop Millet |
الدخن براونتوب |
Mijo superior marrón |
Miglio superiore marrone |
Millet brun |
