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India stood first for millet production in the world and plays a significant role in meat production and consumption too. To meet the demand of health conscious consumers for healthy and nutritious meat food item, the incorporation of millet grains and its byproducts to the meat products by the processors can serve the purpose. The multidimensional positive nutritional and functional characteristics millet grain not only improve the acceptability of the meat products but also increase its own demand as a main coarse food grain in competition to the wheat and rice over the world.
印度在世界小米生产方面位居第一，在肉类生产和消费方面也发挥着重要作用。为了满足注重健康的消费者对健康营养肉类食品的需求，加工商可以将小米粒及其副产品掺入肉类产品中。小米粒的多维积极营养和功能特性不仅提高了肉类产品的可接受性，而且还增加了其自身的需求，作为世界范围内与小麦和大米竞争的主要粗粮。
