Names: Shwetha Santhosh, Gopika Anil and Ramya Nambiar.

College: CMR National PU college, ITPL campus, Bangalore.

Item observed: Ragi (two different samples).

Description:-

SAMPLE 1

“The sample 1 of ragi taken was coarse when compared to the second sample. This is primarily a powder food, made out of Ragi grain. It is finger millet powder.”

SAMPLE 2

“The sample 2 of ragi taken had more finer particles. There was no lumping as it was kept in well aerated conditions. The sample we took was pure and wasn’t mixed with other substances.”

Observing both these samples under the foldscope gave a magnified and a differentiated image of every single particle that made it and also gave us a better understanding of it.

Importance: Ragi, also referred to as finger millet and Nachni, contains proteins, iron and calcium in high amounts. This has a lot of health benefits for infants. It helps in the overall growth and development of them.