Finger millet is an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid areas of Africa and Asia. Finger millet is originally native to the Ethiopian Highlands.
Although statistics on individual millet species are confused, and are sometimes combined with sorghum, it is estimated that finger millet is grown on approximately 38,000 square kilometres.
Nutritive value of Ragi per 100 g of Finger millet
Protein 7.3 g
Fat 1.3 g
Carbohydrate 72 g
Minerals 2.7 g
Calcium 3.44 g
Fibre 3.6 g
Common names for finger millet
Sri Lanka: Kurakkan
Tamil: Aariyam
Hindi: Rag
Nepal: Koddo
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