Srinivasan Krishnamoorthy

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management - Thanjavur

Significant efforts have been made to address the hidden hunger challenges due to iron, zinc, iod- ine, and vitamin A since the beginning of the 21st century. Prioritizing the vitamin A deficiency (VAD) disorders, many countries are looking for viable alternative strategies such as biofortification. One of the leading causes of VAD is the poor bioc...

Objective To determine the association between the fecal microbiota diversity of the infants with different disease conditions, and vitamin A supplementation, antibiotic, and deworming therapies. Study design In this case-control study, the bacterial community variations and the potential pathogens were identified through 16S ribosomal RNA gene-...

Globally, the valorization of fish biowaste as a feedstock to recover valuable components is an emerging research and commercial interest area to achieve the SDG goals by 2030. Fish waste-derived biomolecules are increasingly finding diverse applications in food and other biotechnological fields due to their excellent chemical, structural and funct...

The present study evaluated antibiotic resistance (ABR) in bacteria isolated from different food wastes viz., meat slaughterhouses, dairy and restaurants. About 120 strains isolated from the food waste were subjected to ABR screening. More than 50% of all the strains were resistant to Vancomycin, Neomycin and Methicilin, which belong to third-gener...

This study investigated antibiotic resistance (ABR) and extended-spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBL) patterns in bacterial isolates collected from the dairy, hotel, meat, and canteen food waste samples. A total of 144 bacterial strains were collected and screened for resistance against 9 standard antibiotics belonging to three generations and ESBL product...

Diarrhoea is a considerable agent of disease and loss of life in children below age five in South Africa. Soweto, South Africa is an urban township in Johannesburg, with most of its population living in informal settlements. Informal settlements in areas such as Soweto are often impoverished communities that do not get water easily, inadequate sani...

LAB is a diverse group of phylogenetically related microbes that produce lactic acid as the primary byproduct of carbohydrate fermentation. The fermented food sector extensively uses LAB, which can ferment carbohydrates to generate lactic acid. LAB’s microbial metabolic characteristics have drawn more attention due to their significant function in...

The rural communities of the sub‐Sahara regions in Africa are rich in diverse indigenous culinary knowledge and foods, food crops, and condiments such as roots/tubers, cereal, legumes/pulses, locust beans, and green leafy vegetables. These food crops are rich in micronutrients and phytochemicals, which have the potentials to address hidden hunger a...

A comparison of concrete solar dryer (CSD) to stainless steel solar dryer (SSSD) in terms of the effect of drying and 10% vinegar pretreatment on antioxidant activities of ginger rhizome using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity method, Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) Assay, and total antioxidant methods was in...

There is an increasing focus on biodegradable, eco‐friendly, and edible food packaging films and coatings for replacing or partially substituting conventional petroleum‐based plastics due to rising consumer awareness and environmental concerns. This chapter summarizes starch‐based film applications in the food packaging industry. The high amylose c...

Highlights • Fish waste valorization is crucial for implementing SDG 2030 goals “zero discards”. • Biointensification opens economically viable routes for low-value fish wastage. • Intensified bioprocesses hold high potential on the circular economy of fish waste. • Potentialities of intensified processes for fish waste biorefinery are reviewed....

Byproducts generated during jackfruit processing that mainly consists of rind, strand, core, and seeds were analyzed for their composition. It was found that jackfruit is rich in fiber content (highest in core part, 32%) and a good source of protein (highest in seed part, 15%). Different parts possess appreciable functional properties, which give a...

The food wastage due to household and industrial processes is estimated to be hundreds of tons representing environmental and economic issues. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) led biorefinery processes of industrial interest are considered sustainable valorization techniques for nutrient-rich food organic waste. However, this food waste can be a major di...

Chitin (CT), an abundant biopolymer, next to cellulose, constitutes a vital renewable resource obtained from diverse biological sources. Chitosan (CS), its main derivative, is valued for its 'tunable' feature that facilitates numerous optimizable applications in multiple industrial sectors. The CS market is escalating exponentially, while crustacea...

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly jeopardized the global food systems and affected consumer views on food safety and food purchasing patterns. The SARS-CoV-2 transfer to and from the fomites had heightened concerns about the safety in the entire food chain, although there is no evidence so far. In this context, this review gives an overview of ex...

The food-processing sector is gradually shifting to the industry 4.0 concept, and the potential of disruptive computer-based techniques is indispensable. This chapter focuses on the potential of wireless sensor networks, the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence systems, and other information and communication technologies (ICT) for...

The yellow crystalline “curcumin” has a long history of culinary applications and its potential therapeutic benefits in Indian Ayurveda and many global ancient medicine systems. In the modern scientific context, the golden spice is mostly exploited in food, cosmetics, pharmacological, and other health systems. Over the decades, curcumin’s safety is w...

Fluoride (Fˉ) is a non-biodegradable pollutant that is relatively persistent in nature and poses serious threats even at low contamination levels. The drastic increase in urbanization, industrialization, and population resulted in alarming Fˉ ion pollution and intensive search for effective and inexpensive measures to combat its consequences. This...

The food wastage due to household and industrial processes is estimated to be hundreds of tons representing environmental and economic issues. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) led biorefinery processes of industrial interest are considered sustainable valorization techniques for nutrient-rich food organic waste. However, this food waste can be a major di...

Fluoride (Fˉ) is a non-biodegradable pollutant that is relatively persistent in nature and poses serious threats even at low contamination levels. The drastic increase in urbanization, industrialization, and population resulted in alarming Fˉ ion pollution and intensive search for effective and inexpensive measures to combat its consequences. This...

Food is intricate, and food quality and safety are indispensable elements. With the rising public demands for safe and nutritious food products, a range of innovative, interdisciplinary, and multidimensional concepts have emerged in the last few decades. Nanozymes, apart from their therapeutic efficacies, are gaining increasing interest in safety a...

“DEHP, a plasticiser, can migrate from packaging into fatty food, and leaching of plasticisers into food from packaging is the potential danger of this era,” wrote Srinivasan K. of department of food safety and quality testing, along with Singaravadivel K., at the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur. Fatty food such as milk, b...

The sperm count is down, and egg quality low. Men and women in India are struggling to conceive. While lifestyle issues do contribute to infertility, researchers are more worried about hormone-altering chemicals that surround us. THE WEEK investigates how these are impacting our reproductive health BY POOJA BIRAIA JAISWAL

The sperm count is down, and egg quality low. Men and women in India are struggling to conceive. While lifestyle issues do contribute to infertility, researchers are more worried about hormone-altering chemicals that surround us. THE WEEK investigates how these are impacting our reproductive health BY POOJA BIRAIA JAISWAL

A sustainable food supply in order to ensure the extended survival of the growing human population is one of the most significant challenges in the food and agriculture sector. The major environmental concerns associated with current food-processing sectors are high energy but low-production scenario, long-time-consuming food processes, usage of hu...

The microbiome, be its pathobiome, or resistome have enormous impacts on food safety and quality. The exponential increase in food-microbiome research and its potential to explore the novel mechanisms behind the source of antimicrobial resistance has transformed the scientific landscape of food safety. The 16s rRNA amplicon sequencing and shotgun m...

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content of ruminant milk reported in published research papers (n = 65) from January 1995 to March 2020 around the world were analyzed to estimate the overall mean CLA value. The CLA content of ruminant milk samples was grouped according to geographical regions (Europe, South America, North America, Oceania, Asia, and...

Silver is a proven antimicrobial compound and silver nanoparticles are gaining their importance due to their biological activities. The aim of the current study was to use cinnamon bark extract for the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and to evaluate their antibacterial and anti- oxidant activity in vitro. The physical characterization of thes...

Objective: To study the chemical changes of paddy stored at metal silo for a period of 6-month. Methods: The peroxide value (PV) and free fatty acids (FFAs) were analyzed by titrimetry method. The total fatty acid profile was analyzed through gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) (Scion 436-GC Bruker model coupled with a triple quadrupole ma...

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Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) powder was investigated in terms of its volatile chemical composition through Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (Scion 436-GC Bruker model coupled with a Triple quadruple mass spectrophotometer) and NIST-MS library. Twenty seven compounds were identified from jackfruit powder. The major jackfruit volatile c...

Objective: To profile the chemical composition of ethanolic extract of Gymnema sylvestre through Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry technique. Methods: The chemical compositions of the plant leaf extracts of G. sylvestre were investigated using Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectroscopy (Scion 436-GC Bruker model coupled with a Triple, quadruple mass s...

Phthalates, an alkyl aryl esters of 1, 2 benzenedicarboxylic acids are widely used as plasticizer. They show low water solubility, high oil solubility, high octanol-to-water partition coefficient and low volatility. Phthalates are easily released into the packed food because there is no covalent bond between the phthalates and plastics in which the...

Different pesticides have been used in tropical countries to control agricultural pests. Problem of the presence of pesticides in milk contributes to the serious issue of human health. The identification and quantification of Organophosphorus (Methamidophos, Acephate, Omethoate, Monocrotophous, Diazinon, Chlorpyrifos, Parathion methyl, Malathion an...

In Ayurveda, the leaf juice of Adhatoda vasica, a shrub native to Asia is incorporated in many traditional herbal formulations. However, suitable solvent and a suitable extraction method for phytochemical profiling are not well established, and there is no published mass spectra structural interpretation of the identified compounds. This has caused...

Vasicine, a quinazoline alkaloid is the major active compound of Adhatoda vasica, an Indian traditional herb which gives its antiasthma property in the treatment of asthma disorder. The purpose of this research work is to evaluate the retention of pyrroloquinazoline alkaloid vasicine in Adhatoda vasica raw herb and its formulations through microenc...

GCMS analysis of Adhatpda vasica

Adhatoda vasica (AV), a popular Indian medicinal plant, is a rich source of polyphenolic compounds especially flavonoids which are responsible for strong anti-oxidant properties that helps in the therapy of various respiratory diseases. In the present investigation, phytochemical screening and gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis of AV lea...

Research Paper Adhatoda vasica (AV), an official drug in the Indian Pharmacopoeia has been used for the treatment of cold, cough, bronchitis and asthma. However, no conclusive formulation study of its leaves has been performed yet. In present investigation, optimization of drying conditions of AV leaves based on qualitative analysis and the retenti...

AimTo formulate ready‐to‐make millet mix Idli and Dosa, and to compare the chemical and sensory qualities of those with pure rice mix Idli and Dosa. Methods Germinated powders of high‐quality millets were mixed and incorporated with other basic traditional ingredients like rice powder and de‐husked black gram powder in formulated proportions. Nutri...

Mammalian models are frequently used for drug research and delivery systems. However, valid mammalian models are expensive, time consuming and not easy to set up and evaluate. Furthermore, they are often linked with ethical and legal aspects. Many micro, macro nutrients and other photochemical from food materials are found to possess many desirable...