Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110 016, India.
Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110 016, India.
Food Res Int. 2023 Feb;164:112310. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112310. Epub 2022 Dec 7.
Millets are small-seeded crops which have been well adopted globally owing to their high concentration of macro and micronutrients such as protein, dietary fibre, essential fatty acids, minerals and vitamins. Considering their climate resilience and potential role in nutritional and health security, the year 2023 has been declared as 'International Year of Millets' by the United Nations. Cereals being the major nutrient vehicle for a majority population, and proteins being the second most abundant nutrient in millets, these grains can be a suitable alternative for plant-based proteins. Therefore, this review was written with an aim to succinctly provide an overview of the available literature take on the characterization, processing and applications of millet-based proteins. This information would play an important role in realizing the research gap restricting the utilization of complete potential of millet proteins. This can be further used by researchers and food industries for understanding the scope of millet proteins as an ingredient for novel food product development.
小米是一种小种子作物，由于其富含蛋白质、膳食纤维、必需脂肪酸、矿物质和维生素等大量和微量营养素，已在全球范围内得到广泛应用。考虑到其对气候的适应能力以及在营养和健康安全方面的潜在作用，联合国宣布 2023 年为“国际小米年”。谷物是大多数人口的主要营养物质来源，而蛋白质是小米中第二丰富的营养物质，因此这些谷物可以作为植物性蛋白质的合适替代品。因此，本综述旨在简要概述有关小米蛋白的特性、加工和应用的现有文献。这些信息将在认识限制小米蛋白充分利用的研究差距方面发挥重要作用。研究人员和食品行业可以利用这些信息来了解小米蛋白作为新型食品开发原料的应用范围。
