Handbook of Millets -
Processing, Quality,
and Nutrition Status

There has been an increased interest in millets and its products owing to its
nutritional composition, health benefits and ease of cultivation. As a result, the
UN declared the year 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets’, which would
further enhance the public awareness on the health benefits of millets. The present
chapter introduces about different types of millets and the countries involved in
the production of millets. Also presented here are the information about the
composition of different types of millets, the challenges in commercial production and industrial processing of millets.