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. 2024 Feb 29;61(10):1848–1861. doi: 10.1007/s13197-024-05952-y

Table 3.

Incorporation of millet grains into food products and the related in-vitro starch digestibility

SI No Millet Food products RDS (%) SDS (%) RS (%) PGI Mode of Action References
1 Foxtail millet Steamed Bread (75% millet flour + 25% extruded millet flour) 46.3 44.9 8.8 86.3 The extrusion processing of foxtail millet leads to decrease in crystallinity which will enhance the gelatinization extent and accessibility of enzymes Ren et al. (2016)
2 Foxtail millet Pancake (100% millet flour) 39.1 45.0 15.9 57.2 Increase in RS reduced the glycaemic index Ren et al. (2016)
3 Foxtail millet Cooked millet 36.9 38.3 24.9 54.3 Increase in RS reduced glycaemic index Ren et al. (2016)
4 Proso millet Couscous (100%) 27.6 25.6 46.8 50.2 It contains significant amount of protein, polyphenols and fibre which lead to reduced glycaemic index McSweeney et al. (2017)
5 Pearl millet grain Parboiled millet porridge and Couscous 17.6–18.3 36.6 45.0–45.8 42.7–43.7 Reduction in RDS and increase in RS related to formation of amylose lipid complexes during parboiling reduced the GI Bora et al. (2019b)
6 Proso millet grain Parboiled millet porridge and Couscous 17.4–17.9 32.8–33.8 48.9–49.1 41.7–42.2 Reduction in RDS and increase in RS related to formation of amylose lipid complexes during parboiling reduced the GI Bora et al. (2019b)
7 Finger, kodo, banyard,little, proso, and foxtail millet Flat bread (100%) 19.45–31.06 32.28–47.21 0.36–1.42 67.06–75.85 Increase in RS content reduced the GI Sharma and Gujral (2019a, b)
8 Sorghum Heat moisture treated flour incorporated into noodles 20 25 50 53.41 Increase in RS due to the formation of amylose lipid complexes lead to reduction in GI Liu et al. (2020)
9 Finger millet and pearl millet Waffle (40% wheat flour + 40% finger millet flour + 20% pearl millet flour 24.78 22.05 4.64 RS increased due to increase in fibre content Chaitra et al. (2020)
10 Finger millet

Rice noodles

(30% finger millet)

50.00 42.0 9.0 Increase in RS reduced the starch digestibility Chen et al. (2021)

RDS Rapidly digestible starch; SDS Slowly digestible starch; RS Resistant starch; PGI Predicted glycaemic index