Teff, fibre component, micronutrient components, protein contents and potential nutraceutical activities
Description : Teff is a nutritious grain belongs to grass family. It is considered as the tinniest seed of world
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Teff is a nutritious grain belongs to grass family. It is considered as the tinniest seed of world and it is very popular for its therapeutic advantages.
Nutritional profile
- It contains carbohydrates and mainly composed of glucose, maltose, fructose and resistant starch
- It contains fibre too
- It also contains desirable amount of protein
- It contains negligible amount of fat
- It is packed with various important micronutrients
Health benefits
Role on promoting growth
- Protein plays significant role in promoting growth and development. We know that protein helps to synthesize new cells of body, it also helps to repair old ones and support overall development of body
- Teff contains eight vital amino acids, which act as building blocks of protein thus its consumption, is associated with delivering substantial support for optimum growth and development of the body
Role on immunity
- Consumption of teff is extremely useful for boosting up the overall immunity of body as it contains numerous immune boosting nutrients
- It helps to promote the functionality of immune cells
- Its Vitamin C content is responsible for stimulating the synthesis of WBC and also helps to improve the activity of WBC
Role on skeletal system
- Teff is packed with various minerals among which calcium, phosphorus and manganese are considered as the principal components required for bone growth and development
- It helps in the synthesis of healthy bone tissue
- Calcium and phosphorus components of teff also help to mineralize the bone thus help to increase bone mineral density
- It helps to improve bone strength that significantly decreases the prevalence of bone fractures
- Its manganese content is responsible for synthesizing various enzymes as well as hormones, which are involved in bone metabolism
- Its consumption is very effective for improving the symptoms of osteoporosis
Role on circulation
- It contains significant amount of iron, which helps to synthesize hemoglobin and RBC thus its consumption is considered as extremely useful for maintaining proper blood flow
- As it helps to enhance blood circulation thus it is also associated with improving the supply of adequate oxygen, nutrients, enzymes, hormones and many other important biological substances throughout the body, which ultimately helps to provide proper nourishment to the body
Role on metabolism
- Metabolism is referred as a set of chemical reactions, which have occurred in every living organism for maintaining the living state of the cells. Metabolism is of two types, which include catabolism and anabolism. Catabolism is the process of breaking down substances to produce energy whereas anabolism is the process of synthesizing new substances as per the body’s requirement
- Teff contains numerous imperative micronutrients that help to boost up the overall metabolism of the body by actively participating in every metabolic reactions
- It has seen that magnesium component of teff is responsible for promoting the catabolic reactions of body hence helps in energy production. It also helps in protein synthesis
- Its copper component is also accountable for promoting enzymatic reactions of body, energy production, cellular growth and repairing
- Manganese component of teff helps to stimulate neoglucogenesis process, which is referred as a process of synthesizing glucose from non carbohydrate sources and this process helps to support energy production and also helps to regulate blood sugar concentration
Role on digestive health
- It has been traditionally used as an effective laxative substance. Its high fibre content is responsible for bulking up the stool that ultimately makes the defecation process easy
- It is associated with enhancing bowel movement, which also helps to improve regularity
- It helps to increase peristalsis motion as well thus helps to improve colonic health
- It has seen that consumption of teff is very effective for decreasing the prevalence of bloating, flatulence, diverticular disease, irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhoea, cramping, stomach upset etc
Role on weight management
- It helps to make an individual feel full for long period of time with fewer calories thus its consumption is very much useful for facilitating weight reduction, whereas individuals who want to maintain their ideal body weight should also include teff in their regular diet
- Its fibre content plays imperative role in weight reduction as it helps to reduce hunger by delaying stomach emptying thus prevents over eating, which promotes weight reduction. On the other hand it helps to decrease total body fat percentage also that helps to prevent obesity
