HORSE GRAM

Horse gram, the uncommon legume is nutritious and highly beneficial. Often used as the feed for livestock, it has the nutritive value of 22g Protein, 0.5g Fat, 3.2g Minerals, 5.3g Fibre, 57g Carbohydrates, 287mg Calcium,311mg Phosphorus, 6.77mg Iron, 321k cal Energy per 100g of the Pulse. De-husking, germinating, cooking, & roasting have shown to produce beneficial effects on the nutritional quality of this legume. It is consumed as such as boiled Dal, or made into Rasam, Dosa, Gravy, Thogayal, Laddu..etc.

WHOLE HORSE GRAM

Horse gram is an excellent food with comprehensive medicinal uses of,

• Anti-Hepatotoxic activity (de-toxicate liver )
• Antilithic activity (prevent formation of kidney stones )
• Diuretic activity
• Anti oxidant potential
• Reducing the risk of Fat deposition
• Preventing Heart problems
• Protecting and healing Peptic Ulcer
• Muscle Building
• Bone development
• Preventing and Treating Aneamia
• Loosing Weight 
• Warming up the Body &
• Relieving Constipation.

You might have heard the saying, "FOOD AS MEDICINE AND MEDICINE AS FOOD", it is a one such thing!

RAGI

One of the most nutritious and beneficial millet to our body is Ragi, the Finger Millet. It has a very good nutritive value of  7.3g Protein, 1.4g Fat, 72g Carbohydrates, 344mg Calcium, 3.6g Fibre, 3.9mg Iron, 1.1mg Niacin, 0.42mg Thiamin,0.19mg Riboflavin, 283mg Phosphorus, 18.3microgram Folic acid, 42microgram Carotene per 100g of the millet. Ragi is consumed as roti, dosa, idli, porridge, mudde ( balls), biscuits, malt drink, pancakes, custard ..etc. Sprouting Ragi increases the bio-availability of its Iron to 88%. You know the Calcium, Protein and Iron content of Ragi is comparitively higher than cow's milk! It also provides some of the Essential amino acids ( Methionone, Valine, Iso leucine, Threonine & Tryptophan ) to our body.

SPROUTED RAGI

The Health benefits of Finger Millet includes,

• helps to lose weight
• reduces blood sugar level
• increases haemoglobin level
• helps in bone development
• provides good quality protein
• lowers blood cholesterol level
• improves Gastro-intestinal function
• reduces risk of cancer
• helps to over-come malnutrition
• cools your tummy
• reduces risk of hyper tension and stroke
• natural relaxant
• fights anxiety, insomnia and depression.

NOTE:  High intake of Ragi may increase the oxalic acid content in your body and is not advisable for people with urinary calculi.

BAJRA

Bajra known as Pearl millet is most widely grown in Asia and Africa. With 8g of protein, 2.4g of fat, 3.1g of fibre, 57g of carbohydrates, 5mg of sodium, o.3mg of thiamin, 3.2mg of niacin, 106mg of magnesium, 2.2mg of zinc per 100g of the millet, it ranks sixth most important grain in the world. Normally this millet is consumed as roti and as porridge. It can also be mixed with wheat flour to make breads, cakes, cookies, muffins and biscuits.

WHOLE BAJRA

Considering the health benefits of Bajra, it is gluten and cholesterol free and  is a source of

• Iron 
• Cholesterol lowering Phytochemicals
• Calcium
• Energy
• Unsaturated Fats
• B- Vitamins 
• Manganese
• Potassium
• Zinc
• Copper and
• Magnesium

The magnificent fact is that, its rich in Protein and it provides all the 8 essential Amino acids( Phenyl alanine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Lysine, Tryptophan, Threonine, Valine,& Methionine ) to our body. And another interesting fact is that, is helps to tone up your skin while loosing weight and hence prevents it from sagging!

WHEAT

Wheat, the most important cereal crop in the world contains 11.8g protein, 1.5g fat, 1.2g fibre, 71.2g carbohydrates, 37g calcium, 298g phosphorus, 4.9g iron, 64 micro g carotene, 0.45mg thiamine, 5.5mg niacin, 0.17mg riboflavin, 36.6micro g folic acid, 1.5g minerals per 100g. wheat is the staple food to make flour for breads, biscuits, cakes, cookies, pasta, noodles, breakfast cereal and for fermentation of beer and other alcoholic beverages.

WHOLE WHEAT

The health benefits of wheat entirely depends on the form in which you consume it. If you select wheat that has been processed into extraction ( 60% ) and bleached white flour, the benefits will be few. On the other hand if you select 100% whole wheat products, however the bran and the germ remain in your meal, the benefits will be dazzling! It,

• balances the body weight
• reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes
• helps to prevent gallstones
• prevents constipation
• protects against breast cancer
• helps to lose weight
• protects against heart diseases
• best source of folic acid
• reduces risk of oesteoporosis bone fracture
• serves as poerful anti oxidant ( wheat germ )
• protects against childhood asthma

Therefore to  receive benefit from the wholesomeness of wheat you need to choose wheat products made from whole wheat flour rather than those that are refined and stripped of their natural goodness.

Apart from its phenomenal health benefits, it has its dark side too. Due to high gluten content, wheat may trigger "Celiac Disease" in some patients who are gluten in-tolerant and the effect are on the hook.