RAGI

Over the years of cultivation, the name of Ragi has created such a famous place among the other crops. In India, the food crops are based on Wheat, Rice, and these two kinds of crops dominate the Indian food chart. Ragi has been used to prepare multiple kinds of foods with individual dishes. However, Ragi or the Finger millet has such nutrients that no other food crop can match. In the below section the necessary description about Ragi has been mentioned in a descriptive form. 

Discussion

• Ragi in English

The crop Ragi is also known as the Finger Millet which has several usages in the kitchen. In western countries, the finger millet is cultivated in such a wide manner. The western countries have more usage of Ragi than the other countries. The Ragi kinds of crops are specially cultivated in India with such intense care.

• Nutrition value of Finger millet (Ragi)

Ragi contains at least 65-75% of carbohydrates, 5-8% of protein, 1-2 % of the ether extractives, which are present in Ragi, at about 15-20% Diet fibers, and 2.5-3.5 % of minerals are also there. The crop also has 344 mg of calcium and 408mg of potassium which is great for health.

The minerals of ragi are 26%, Iron – 11% in 100g Ragi flour. Also, this crop has such vitamins with 5% thiamine, about 7.6% Riboflavin, 3.7% Niacin.

• Ragi as a breakfast food

The crop has immense health benefits which can be evaluated after having a glimpse at the nutrient value of the food. Internationally it has been considered that breakfast foods need to be fresh, full of instant energy-producing components, easy to digest, and full of health benefits. For so long both western countries and Indian food culture. It has been followed that the breakfast foods need to be light and healthy, in this context Ragi or the Finger millet is also one of the best choices on the level of healthy food.

Ragi also provides amino acids which are one of the most important components of health benefits in various countries. The usages of Ragi have been seen in varieties which proves the benefits of that crop.

• Ragi is the gluten-free food support

The usages of Ragi are also used to prepare gluten-free food supplies which supports health in a big way. Most of the foods that people used to have are somehow affected with gluten which is not good for health, in this case, ragi helps that person to get assured about a healthy food choice.

• Medical support of Ragi

Every food supply has its mind of medical support, similarly, the crop Ragi has also such medical support for the people who used to have it for daily life.

It has been seen in research that the crop has immense benefits that treat Anemia in such a great way. The aspect of iron deficiency affects health with such bizarre health issues with hazy reasons. It has been seen that every year due to such high iron deficiency anemia affects humans with countless effects. In this context, the crop ragi can help magically for the victims if taken regularly.

• Finger millet helps human health to boost the nervous system

It has been proven that regular and routine-based consumption of the ragi helps to boost the nervous system. In the daily life of human survival, support from the earth is needed to live well, here the crop also has the role of stimulating the nervous system of the human health system.

The nervous system and its functioning is the most important thing that needs to be taken care of consciously.

From the decade of high cultivation of Grain related crops, it has been seen that India has the highest level of grain cultivation which is a significant percentage.

 Table 1: Grain cultivation percentage regarding Millet (in million metric tons)

The above-attached table has demonstrated the graph of the cultivation which says that in the year of 2010 the cultivation percentage was 1.89 million metric ton, in the next year of 2011 the cultivation touched the percentage of 2.19 MMT which is a significant amount. In the next year of 2012, the cultivation got the percentage of 1.93. In the year 2013, the cultivation got the percentage of in the year of 2014 the cultivation percentage got the percentage of 1.98; in the next year of 2015 it was 2.06. In the next year of 2016, the percentage was 1.82. Similarly, the table has demonstrated other yearly results of this crop to have a better idea. 

• The organic Ragi flour 

The crop is already from the background of the organic grain family, which has been considered as one of the rice and wheat siblings. The usages of the organic flour can be with preparing the powder form of this edible. Usually, the finger millet is used to prepare such western foods as well as Indian foods. Here Ragi has been used with Indian foods such as Idly Dosha and more similar food items. India used to export this high-quality food grain internationally.

Conclusion

The above-mentioned description is based upon the aspect of Ragi which has been used to prepare foods both internationally and traditionally also. The elaborated points have described several benefits of consuming Ragi. On the other hand, there are so many health benefits of the grain which is also mentioned in this document. The overall document can share necessary information about Ragi.