Guinea Corn

Do you know guinea corn is a nutritionally dense food product?

If not, let’s take a toll to unveil some important nutritional benefits.

Guinea corn is also known as “Sorghum” and it is readily available and one of the most valuable edible plants grown in Nigeria. The fun part is “it’s great for everyone’s diet”. It is a gluten-free, high-protein cereal.

Truth be told, guinea corn is an underappreciated crop.

It can be dried, milled into flour, and can be used in baking, and used as pap.

The nutritional benefits:

1) It is a good source of vitamins and minerals;

– B-vitamins help convert food to energy, create new blood cells, and maintain healthy skin and brain cells as well as other body tissues.

– Calcium is a key electrolyte that plays an important role in regulating the heartbeat, lowering blood pressure as well as homeostasis regulation.

– Potassium regulates heartbeat and ensures the proper function of muscle and nerves.

-Magnesium helps maintain normal nerve and muscle function, boost immunological function, and maintain a healthy heartbeat.

– Copper which plays an important role in the production of red blood cells, maintains healthy bones, blood vessels, nerves, and immune function.

– Iron transports oxygen in the hemoglobin of red blood cells throughout the body.

2) Sorghum is also incredibly rich in protein which is an important bodybuilding block, and source of energy, and also serves as an antibody to boost immunological functions.

3) It is a good source of dietary fiber which helps in weight reduction by making one fuller, and lessens the risk of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and dyslipidemia.

“Guinea Corn” can be used as a complementary food for infants by mothers?

– First, it is a baby-friendly dish that contains cellulose, protein, and vitamins.

-It is also used for underweight babies who have problems achieving their physical psychological and, developmental milestones.

-To top it up, it is accessible, available, and affordable!

Don’t miss out on these important nutrients.