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A recent study led by researchers from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) reveals concerning insights about the nutritional content of rice and wheat in the Indian diet.
KOLKATA: The nutritional quality of rice and wheat, the most common staples in Indian households, has dipped alarmingly over the past five decades eve.
Scientists have found that the concentrations of essential elements including calcium, iron and zinc in grains from present-day cultivated rice and wheat varieties are between 19 per cent to 45 per cent lower than in grains from the 1960