Nutraceutical Properties of Polyphenols and Dietary Fibers from Finger Millet

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a cereal grain grown in several Asian and African nations. It possesses numerous nutraceutical and health-promoting qualities, including hypoglycemic, hypocholesterolemic, nephroprotective, antidiabetic, decreased cardiovascular disease, antiulcerative, antioxidant, antibacterial, and wound healing capabilities. These qualities of finger millet are due to its high nutritional content, which includes protein (6%-13%), dietary fibre (18%), carbs (65%-75%), minerals (2.5%-3.5%), phytates (0.48%), tannins (0.61%), phenolic compounds (0.3-3%), and trypsin inhibitory factors. It has the most calcium (344 mg%) and potassium (408 mg%) of any cereal or millet. This review focuses on the existence and possible benefits of polyphenols and dietary fibres found in finger millet.