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Pangar Seeds Eating Benefits: This simple seed found in inaccessible mountains is now emerging as a superfood of health. Due to its qualities, it is giving a lot of competition to expensive dry fruits like cashew-almond. The special thing is that…Read more
Ayurvedic doctor of Bageshwar, Dr. Aisal Patel told Local 18 that Pangar is actually a seed, not grain. Which is placed in the category of superfood due to nutrition. Its dough is light brown and a slight nuts in taste. Pangar rotis, pudi, halwa and dish are eaten with great fervor in rural areas. The most important thing is that it is gluten-free, so light for stomach and beneficial for digestion. Pangar is found in abundance of minerals like protein, fiber, iron, magnesium and zinc. The antioxidants present in it increase immunity by protecting the body from free-radicals. This is the reason that it is considered more beneficial than expensive dry-fruits like cashew-almond.
Dr. Aisel Patel said that nowadays diabetes (diabetes) has become a common problem. Pangar is also beneficial in this. By consuming it, blood sugar level is controlled. The fiber and amino acids present in it slow down the speed of absorption of sugars in the body. Due to which energy persists for a long time, and weakness is not felt. Consuming Pangar is also beneficial for heart patients. The element called rootin present in it helps in controlling blood pressure by making the arteries flexible.
Increasing demand across the country
At the same time, magnesium and calcium strengthen bones, and protect against problems like arthritis. This is the reason that hill people who keep Pangar a part of their diet. They suffer less fatigue or weakness. Earlier, Pangar was limited to rural areas only, but now it is becoming the first choice of healthcare people. In the big cities of the country, the demand for buckle floor is increasing rapidly. People have started adopting it as an alternative to diet food and gluten-free flour. People associated with yoga and fitness consider it as energy food.
Can be the basis of stopping migration
Pangar is not only health, but also with the economy of the mountain. Farmers grow it as traditional farming. If its marketing and processing are taken care of, then it can also be helpful in providing employment to the youth of the mountain and preventing migration. Pangar is not only a traditional food, but also a superfood of modern era. It gives energy to the body, protects against diseases, and helps in adopting a healthy lifestyle. Truth is to be told, this brown dry-fruit of the mountains is far ahead of cashew nuts in terms of health.
