Gloriya Mariya John, Amandeep Kaur, Sravya Gorige and Muskan Guleria
Abstract
Finger millet is rich in nutrients and minerals. It is an annual herbaceous plant widely grown in arid and semi-arid areas in Africa and Asia. It is well adapted to grow under low soil fertility, low moisture and hot environmental conditions. Finger millet has nearly 7 %protein. The ash content has been found nearly 1.7 to 4.13 %. Finger millet is the richest source of calcium and iron. Due to anti-nutrients present in finger millet, it has restrictions in food preparation and to remove these, it undergoes different processing treatments after that it can be used for food preparation. Large number of foods is prepared from processed finger millet and they are supplied. These all include large number of procedures. Therefore, this review focuses on processing, value addition and different marketing strategies for its promotion.