Satish Kumar

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry · Department of Food Science and Technology

Functional oligosaccharides (FOSS) are low molecular weight non-digestible short chain carbohydrate polymers linked together by glycosidic bonds. FOSS being non-digestible escape the digestion in the upper gut and move as such to the colon where they are fermented to lactate, short chain fatty acids (SCFA) and carbon dioxide, hence promoting the gr...

Background Over several decades, osmotic dehydration has been used extensively to dehydrate fruits and vegetables. However, it is a time consuming process and leads to poor rehydration ability along with loss of nutrients. To overcome these shortcomings, ultrasound waves are integrated with osmotic dehydration, a process referred to as osmosonicati...

Consumers’ demand for novel and non-destructive systems to assess food freshness in real time has led to the development of halochromic or pH-sensitive dyes based freshness indicators (FI) as affordable technique for intelligent monitoring of perishable food. However, the genuine concern regarding the toxicity and deleterious health effect of incor...

Citrus pseudolimon is grown in Asia and has received little attention in terms of industrial uses and research. In this study, the effect of growing location on the physicochemical, functional, and bioactive characteristics of C. pseudolimon collected from different areas of India were studied. The results regarding physicochemical parameters indic...

Drying is the most used post-harvest processing unit operation which has significant effect on the quality of ultimate produce. The current study investigated the impact of different drying techniques (microwave drying-MD at various power levels 360 W, 540W and 720W and tray drying-TD at 65ºC) on the physicochemical, functional and bioactive parame...

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) has been subject of fascination and research for centuries, owing to its diverse culinary and medicinal properties which further afftects its agronomic significance. This review paper delves into the multifaceted aspects of the garlic crop, aiming to unveil the various dimensions that make it truly remarkable botanical wo...

Malting can be employed as an appropriate pre-treatment to improve the nutritional properties of native cereal grains. Malted and fermented cereal-based drinks are gaining popularity due to nutrition density and functional properties. On the other hand, the negative effects of alcoholic beverages like violent crime, vehicle accidents, civil disorde...

The trend for healthy food and lifestyle has enabled consumers to include fruits and vegetables in their daily diet. Fruits and vegetables are vulnerable to rapid deterioration while improper management of fresh produce also adds to unfruitful disposal causing environmental pollution and economic problems resultantly. Also, the consumer refusal of...

Main conclusion The article highlights omics-based interventions in sorghum to combat food and nutritional scarcity in the future. Abstract Sorghum with its unique ability to thrive in adverse conditions, has become a tremendous highly nutritive, and multipurpose cereal crop. It is resistant to various types of climatic stressors which will pave i...

Rosehip fruit, which is usually discarded, is a potential source of bioactive compounds. A green approach was employed for the efficient extraction of phytocompounds from rosehip. The effect of shaking water bath extraction (SWE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), and ultrasonication-assisted (UAE) techniques on the extraction of phytocompounds...

Tree tomato is an underutilized high-value vegetable possessing high functional value to satisfy the needs of health-conscious people. Its fruits contain a diverse range of nutrients and bioactive compounds including vitamins, minerals, dietary fibers, polyphenols, anthocyanin, and carotenoids possessing potent nutraceutical properties. The presenc...

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are 2D laminar clay materials [Hydrotalcite (HTs)- like] comprising of brucite-like layers (positively charged) with charged compensating anions and water molecules in interlayered region. Because of their compositional variation, HTs/LDHs as multifunctional materials have attained significant attention in differe...

Consumer’s interest for health promoting foods has reshaped the food industry to come up with novel biological compounds with diverse health benefits. Postbiotic are the cell fractions, or cell lysates which have emerged as potential functional food compounds during the last decade. The health benefits of postbiotic are well established while attem...

Black carrots are a type of carrot that is naturally dark purple or black in color. They are a good source of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, and have been shown to have several health benefits, including reducing the risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. This review article discusses the bioactive compounds present in black carrot, in...

As compared to mature vegetables, radish and mustard sprouts have superior nutritional and phytochemical profiles. Depending on the cultivar, species, environmental factors, and germination time, radish and mustard seeds of various kinds had a 2–10 times increase in phytochemical profiles. Mustard and radish both contain a variety of healing and he...

As compared to mature cruciferous vegetables, sprouts have higher nutritional and functional value and have high concentration, availability, and activity. In addition to their normal nutritional properties, vegetable sprouts contain health-promoting or disease prevention properties. They are considered functional food as they are rich in phytonutr...

Pulses are among one of the cheapest and nutritious source having abundance of proteins and other essential nutrients for vegetarian especially in the developing countries. However, pulses like kidney bean and lentil also contains significant amount of anti-nutritional factors which are eliminated by simple processes like sprouting. Compared with r...

Brassica sprouts have emerged as a healthy alternative as they are rich sources of calcium, and folic acid. The phenolic profile and antioxidants enhanced during sprouting including anthocyanins, terpenes, flavonoids, coumarins etc.. Sprouting process not only improves the nutritional quality but also inhibits the antinutritional factors like oxali...

Carrots are root vegetables rich in nutrients and antioxidants. Phytochemicals present in them need to be preserved at an appropriate level for human health. Therefore, novel processing techniques have been utilized to maintain the nutritional composition, functional properties, and phytochemical profile of carrots. Furthermore, emerging technologi...

Fruits and vegetables (F&V) are highly perishable and have important contributions to nutritional and economic sustainability. Although the developing nations have shown an immense increase in the production of horticultural commodities, the post-harvest losses are significant and have an adverse impact on the resources, economy, and environment as...

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are well-known and important class of hydrotalcite-type anionic clays (HTs) materials that are cost-effective with additional advantages of facile synthesis, composition, tenability, and reusability. These convincing characteristics are liable for their applications in various fields related to energy, environment,...

In this study, the effect of dip blanching-DB, steam blanching-SB (2 and 4 min), and microwave blanching-MB (180, 450, and 750 W) on the physicochemical, functional, bioactive, and structural characteristics of okra were studied. Compared with the unblanched sample, blanching led to a significant change in the color and water activity of okra. The...

Tannins are secondary metabolites that belong to the family of polyphenolic compounds and have gained a huge interest among researchers due to their versatile therapeutic potential. After lignin, these are the second most abundant polyphenols found in almost every plant part like stem, bark, fruit, seed, leaves, etc. Depending upon their structural...

Layered double hydroxides are also known as Hydrotalcite-like compounds that have emerged as fascinating mineral materials with numerous applications in catalysis, adsorbents, plastic, agriculture and electronics. These are promising materials that gained significant interest due to their captivated properties, such as ease of preparation, ability...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different sweeteners on the physiochemical, minerals, bioactive, and microstructure of sand pear cubes was investigated under different blanching time (0, 2.5, and 5 min). Compared with the unblanched sample, blanching led to a significant increase in the water activity, total soluble solids (T...

Volume 3: Trends, Nanomaterials and Food Delivery provide an overview of the current trends in nanotechnology for food applications and food delivery systems. Topics include a collection of chapters on diverse topics, including the stability of nanoparticles in food, nano biosensing for the detection of food contaminants, nanotechnology application...

Volume 2 discusses nanotechnology use in non-thermal techniques such as high-pressure processing (HPP), pulsed electric fields (PEFs), pulsed light, ultraviolet, microwave, ohmic heating, electrospinning, and nano- and microencapsulation. This volume looks at the role and application of minimal processing techniques such as ozone treatment, vacuum...

Purpose Pyrus Pyrifolia (Sand Pear) is one of the most underused pear variety despite its nutraceutical potential. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the Pyrus Pyrifolia in term of origin, distribution and classification, nutritional and bioactive potential, therapeutic potential and valorization along with future prospectus. Design/methodology...

In recent years, saponins are gaining extensive attention due to their occurrence in several plants. Saponins and their derivatives are versatile glycosidic compounds, which play an important role in food, agriculture and pharmaceutical industries, ranging from as a natural additive in food and having their role in traditional medicines to various...

Jamun is a valuable therapeutic plant in India and is also referred to as “Black Jamun” while, all the plant parts, i.e., leaves, bark, fruit, roots, and seeds, have therapeutic applications. The fruits are perishable seasonal berries containing the pulp and are processed into several value-added products like health drinks, juices, squashes, jelli...

Plant secondary metabolites are vital for human health leading to the gain the access to natural products. The quality of crops is the result of the interaction of different biotic and abiotic factors. Abiotic stresses during plant growth may reduce the crop performance and quality of the produce. However, abiotic stresses can result in numerous ph...

In recent years, the risk of catastrophic conditions has increased with the changed environmental conditions. Herbal teas are an ideal way to provide phytocompounds having specific health benefits to the consumers. In this study, herbal tea infusion was prepared with the pre‐standardised dried kinnow peel, herbs and spices. Extraction of the polyph...

In modern days, to meet the steadily growing demand for novel and nutritional food products several innovative technologies have been used in the food industry. Among them, explosion puffing (EP) is considered an efficient method for the processing of food products and is proposed as an alternative to conventional processing methods. This review di...

Consumer interest for food products with a variety of health-beneficial qualities has grown as a result they demand for functional foods (such as prebiotics, probiotics etc.). Traditional probiotic food has been used mainly dairy-based, but nowadays, whole grain-based probiotic functional foods have made their debut. Cereals and cereal compounds ha...

Background Nowadays people demand for healthy, convenient, and wholesome foods. Double emulsions have attracted widespread attention in the food industry owing to their capability of encapsulating the compounds, fabricating polymersomes, and acting as fat replacers or sweetness enhancers in different foods. Scope and approach In this review, prope...

Mulberry (Morus alba L.) is having numerous natural phytocompounds, which possess nutritional and pharmaceutical value. Due to its perishable nature and limited availability, it is not yet much explored except for its value addition. However, the wholesomeness in terms of shape has been always ignored. Therefore, the aim of present study was to opt...

Ficusgeniculata (FG) is one of the underutilized fig species in India and throughout the world. However, the different parts of the plant have numerous phytochemicals and have the potential to boom the functional food as well as the pharmaceutical food industry. The plant is still unexplored and needs the attention of researchers and industrialists...

Hydrotalcite-like anionic clays (HTs) also known as Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have been developed as multifunctional materials in numerous applications related to catalysis, adsorption, and ion-exchange processes. These materials constitute an important class of ionic lamellar solid clays of Brucite-like structure which comprise of consecuti...

Apple tea wine having phytochemical potential of tea and apple, is an option to improve quality characteristics of wine. However, quality of wine is greatly dependent on different initial variables which need to be optimized before preparation of any wine with desirable quality characteristics. Therefore, present study was conducted to investigate...

The low calorie diet drinks is entering into a new era as preferred by different age groups. All these beverages are having no fruit or vegetable juice, which need to be taken care. Therefore, present study was aimed to develop a fruit‐oriented (watermelon) diet drink using different variables i.e. tea extract (0‐20%), herb extract (0‐5%) and sorbi...

Postharvest Handling and Storage of Fruits and Vegetables

Bioplastics in Food Packaging

Harvest Indices, Maturity and Post-harvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables

Technology for production of preserve, leather, candies and toffee

Considering the well-being cognizance of masses, the microgreens have emerged as the potential therapeutic functional foods for improving the overall health by dietary supplementation. Microgreens have delicate texture, distinctive flavors and exceptional volume of various nutrients accounting for higher neutraceutical benefits compared to their ma...

Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are produced in the form of phytochemicals in various plant parts as a natural defense system against attack of various microorganisms and environmental stresses. The role of these compounds is beyond providing protection, as they are linked to many biochemical pathways inside and outside the plants and possess va...

Food quality control and analysis have many attributes that are discussed in this chapter. Quality and safety are the major parameters in any food industry, the importance of which is discussed in this chapter. Food analysis involves various steps along with different methods, the selection of which depends on various factors such as composition of...

Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) has high nutritional value but the high water content makes it susceptible to water loss and shrivelling, limiting the storage life. The present investigation was carried out at the post-harvest physiology laboratory of Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Himachal Pradesh in 2017-18 to eval...

Crucifers have long been documented for their potential therapeutic food properties and are also referred to as the super-foods. They include the crops like kale, collards, kohlrabi, and brussels sprouts. These constitute the major source of secondary metabolites viz. flavonoids, anthocyanins, carotenoids, polyphenols, vitamins, minerals, coumarins...

Considering the well-being cognizance of masses, the microgreens have emerged as the potential therapeutic functional foods for improving the overall health by dietary supplementation. Microgreens have delicate texture, distinctive flavors and exceptional volume of various nutrients accounting for higher neutraceutical benefits compared to their ma...

The sedentary lifestyle coupled with continuously changing food habits and search for nutrient-dense enriched protective foods has resulted in increased demand and consumption of natural foods. Among natural dietary ingredients, vegetables are the daily consumed dietary ingredients packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and an array of bioac...

An attempt has been made for drying of Bauhinia variegata flowers along with retaining its quality attributes. The effect of various pre‐treatments viz. steam blanching (0‐6 min), potassium metabisulphite (KMS) (0‐3000ppm), citric acid (0‐1%) and dipping time (0‐45 min) was evaluated on physico‐chemical as well as phytochemical potential of dried B...

The utilization of various herbals in the different traditional therapeutical and medicinal systems has been reported prehistorically. India due to its geographical positioning on the global map is blessed with a variety of climatic and growth conditions and sustains various herbals. India is the largest producer of medicinal plants and herbs and i...

Extraction of functional and bioactive compounds with high volumes, quality and bioactivity to improve their delivery particularly in food applications has always been a priority in food chemistry. The continuous search for newer, more sophisticated extraction mediums with improved sustainability, extractability, stability, bioactivity and safety h...

Trend for consumption of healthy meat without synthetic additives is blooming globally and has attracted the interest of consumers and research sphere to look for enhancement of quality and safety of food. Chitosan is multi-functional marine biopolymer with several befitting properties such as non-toxicity, ease of modification, antimicrobial activ...

Since ancient times the medicinal plants have been under use as food and potential therapeutic agent for the management of overall health and the use of all plant parts including fruits, seeds, is well reported in the literature. One such plant is Berberis aristata which is rich in vitamins, minerals, and various phytochemicals amongst which Berber...

Historically, pesticides have shaped and revolutionized modern agriculture in successions and thus have played a major role in increasing agricultural productivity with a substantial reduction in losses and increased farm incomes. Fresh produce like vegetables is attacked by a large number of insects and pests which necessitates the use of pesticid...

The growing interest in plant foods as a source of phytochemicals in general and antioxidants like polyphenols in particular continues to receive a great deal of attention of nutritionists, food scientists and consumers as well. Food is no more regarded as just a source of energy and nutrition but is gaining importance as a functional or nutraceuti...

The shift in food consumption pattern to accommodate an array of bioactive compounds in foods with minimum calorie intake has resulted in the development of many novel beverages in the last decade. In the present study, optimization of apricot (AP; 0–50%) blended Aloe vera (AV; 50–100%) based low-calorie beverage functionally enriched with aonla ju...

ABSTRACT The ever-growing need for rapid, selective, sensitive and reliable methods for the detection of various markers, contaminants, metabolites and toxins to ensure the highest food quality and at the same time to prevent outbreaks of many foodborne illnesses has resulted in continuous improvement of the existing technologies and introduction o...

The rise in population is driving up the global food demand, which, in turn, influences the processing of foods that leads to the ample generation of waste material throughout the world. Molasses is one of the wastes generated from the sugarcane processing industry by repeated crystallization during sugar preparation. The yield varies from 2.2 to –...

Vegetables are essential protective diet ingredients that supply ample amounts of minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins, dietary fiber, and various nutraceutical compounds for protection against various disease conditions. Color is the most important quality parameter for the farmers to access the harvest maturity while for the consumer's rel...

Presently, there’s a great zeal for development of nutritionally sound beverages using fruits and vegetables owing to the presence of potential phytochemicals. The objective of present study was to perform process optimization for the development of tea and fruit‐oriented energy drink (ED) using apple juice concentrate (AJC), tea extract, herb extr...

The growing interest in plant foods as a source of phytochemicals in general and antioxidants like polyphenols, in particular, continues to receive a great deal of attention from nutritionists, food scientists, and consumers as well. Food is no more regarded as just a source of energy and nutrition but is gaining importance as a functional or nutra...

Mahua (Madhuca longifolia) flowers are boon for the local tribes of India and have been successfully utilized traditionally for the value addition, and are very prone for microbial spoilage. Local folks utilized malpractices of drying which deteriorates the quality attributes of the mahua flowers and ultimately fails to fetch a good price in the ma...

Vegetarian protein diet based food industry have emerged as one of the fastest growing industries with largest than ever shelf space it has created in today's market. The rapid growth of plant protein industry is attributed to increased health awareness, economic and environmental sustainability issues of animal proteins and their nutritious, econo...

The research was conducted to optimize the microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) process for the extraction of bioactive components from fruits of Ficus racemosa, which is considered as an underutilized and extreme source of various polyphenols. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used and the influence of different variables i.e., pH (3.5–5.5), m...

Purpose Malnutrition is a serious public health problem, which occurs because of an inadequate supply of nutrients and therefore affects many children and women (especially pregnant and lactating women of low economic class) worldwide. There is a great need to develop cost-effective fortified food supplements to overcome this problem. Therefore, th...

Aim The aim of the present study was to establishment of a process for extraction of phytochemical from Ficus racemosa Background Ficus racemosa is an underutilized crop, contains numerous phytochemical and having potential to play a significant role in food and nutritional security. However, it has lower consumer acceptability because of its tast...

Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata) is distributed throughout the India and world. Its each part (flowers, stem, seed, root, bark, leaves) contains numerous phytochemicals like flavonoids, tannins, kaempferol, terpenoids, saponins, cardiac glycosides and quercetin which plays a vital role in promoting human health and hence this tree has gained popularity...