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Malting and Popping as Tools to Combat Malnutrition

Many researchers reported that malting reduces the antinutrient content and increase the vitamins ( B and C), minerals (calcium, manganese, copper and zinc) and protein content in the cereal grains viz wheat, barley, sorghum, pearl millet, oats, rice etc.

--- Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research

The popping process retains the true nutritional profile of grains while dramatically boosting iron bioavailability, protein digestibility, and dietary fibre content. Some of the anti-nutrients that popping reduces include phytate, phosphate, and tannin.

--- Biological Forum 

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    2009-01-20 Porridges are made by boiling traditional starchy foods such as cornmeal, rice, oatmeal, potato, or ground sorghum in water. However, it can be difficult for infants to swallow. Enzymes in malted barley flour (germinated barley seeds that have been carefully dried and ground into a powder) can...
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  14. Dietary Supplementation with Popped Amaranth Modulates the Gut Microbiota in Low Height-for-Age Children: A Nonrandomized Pilot Trial

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