Pigmented Cereals and Millets: Bioactive Profile and Food Applications Bangar Sneh Punia

In recent years, consumers have been concentrating on the health benefits and nutrition from food to preserve a healthy lifestyle. Coloured cereals (wheat, rice, barley, oat, maize, sorghum, and millets) contain many phytochemicals, including anthocyanins and carotenoids associated with numerous health benefits. They are looking for colorants derived from natural sources to enhance the nutritional and antioxidant value of foods.

Novel approaches to the integration of coloured grain into food in the food processing industries are included, reviewing high-value pigments in the bran layer which can easily be extracted and utilized as functional foods and natural colorants.Aimed at researchers carrying out innovative studies, food regulatory This book presents a comprehensive overview of the bioactive potential, food applications, and health benefits of coloured cereal grains.