Millets Now · NutriTherm™
NutriTherm™ Technology
Innovating Millets for Sustainable Food Systems.
NutriTherm™ Technology is an innovative hydrothermal processing solution that enhances millet quality, functionality, and shelf life through science-driven innovation, creating value for farmers, food manufacturers, and sustainable food systems.
Millets Now · NutriTherm™
About the Innovation
Millets Now is a research-driven agrifood enterprise strengthening sustainable food systems through millet innovation, value-chain development, farmer engagement, and nutritious food solutions.
We build a farmer-centric, nutrition-focused millet value chain by sourcing directly from smallholder farmers and transforming millets into affordable, convenient, and shelf-stable food products.
We combine collaboration, research, farmer-centric innovation, and systems thinking to strengthen sustainable food systems worldwide, creating value for farmers, consumers, and the environment.
The Challenges
Research, innovation, and value-chain development create sustainable market opportunities while improving access to nutritious millet-based foods.
Limited value addition
Post-harvest losses
Poor farmer market access
How NutriTherm™ Works
Select a stage to explore the process. NutriTherm™ treats dehulled millet grains before further processing, such as milling into flour.
1Grain preparation
Cleaning → Dehulling → Grading → Impurity removal → Sorting → Metal detection. NutriTherm™ is applied immediately after these preparation steps.
2Controlled soaking
The prepared, dehulled millet grains are treated under precisely controlled soaking conditions.
3Controlled steaming
Precisely controlled steaming forms part of the hydrothermal treatment, enhancing grain quality, functionality, processing performance, and shelf life.
4Further processing and millet foods
Treated millets can be further processed, including milling into flour, for convenient cooking and value-added food applications.
Benefits Across the Millet Value Chain
The supplied panel describes benefits for grains, food processing and everyday eating.
Grain quality
Enhances the quality of treated millet grains.
Functionality
Improves millet functionality for food applications.
Processing performance
Enhances performance during further processing.
Reduced bitterness
Reduces bitterness in treated millets.
Simpler cooking
Simplifies cooking and supports convenient millet meals.
Shelf life
Extends the shelf life of hulled millets.
Nutrient preservation
Preserves up to 90% of nutrients, as reported in the panel.
Consumer acceptance
Improves consumer acceptance and market demand for millet-based foods.
Reported Performance
These figures are reported in the supplied AgroZee Organics – RESET 2026 Exhibition Panel. The hulled millet shelf-life figure does not describe flour or every finished product.
Hulled millet shelf life
From 3–6 months to up to 18 months.
Nutrient retention
Reported for NutriTherm™-treated millets.
Impact
NutriTherm™ creates impact across nutrition, sustainability, and farmer livelihoods. By reducing post-harvest losses and increasing the value of millet products, it enhances income opportunities for smallholder farmers.
The technology promotes the adoption of climate-resilient millets, contributing to sustainable food systems, reduced food waste, and improved access to nutritious foods.
Figures below are reported in the supplied panel; no reporting period is specified.
Pearl millet processed
Smallholder farmers
Installed capacity
Water conserved
People and Reach
Farmers, women producers and artisans are part of the millet value chain shown in the panel.
Maharashtra: Pune, Nashik, Nandurbar, Dhule, Satara, Ahilyanagar, Jalna, Solapur, Latur, Parbhani and Nanded.
At the harvest
Women producers and artisans
Farmers and their millets
