Know the benefits of black wheat cultivation

  • Black wheat is a special variety of wheat. The name of this variety has been given by NABI as ‘Nabi MG’,  which is cultivated in a special manner. Black wheat cultivation is generally very less in India.

  • Black wheat contains up to 60 percent more iron than normal wheat and the same amount of protein, nutrients and starch.

  • Wheat contains 5 to 15 ppm of anthocyanin while in black wheat it is 40 to 140 ppm.

  • Anthocyanin is a natural antioxidant and antibiotic, which is very effective in diseases such as heart attack, cancer, sugar, mental stress, knee pain, anemia.

  • The market price of its produce is also better than that of normal wheat.

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