Lecturer in Food Processing Technology
Phone: +91-8876972305
E-mail: nitamani.c.03@gmail.com
Area of Interest: Food Engineering, Food Technology, Food Quality Control and Assurance, Food Safety, New Product Development, Equipment designing and process optimization, Food Plant operations
Educational Qualification
PhD in Food Engineering and Technology (Pursuing)
M.Tech in Food Safety and Quality Management (National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Haryana), 2017-2019
B.Tech in Food Engineering and Technology (Tezpur University), 2013-2017
Publications
1.Choudhury, N., Nickhil, C., & Deka, S. C. (2025). Optimization and characterization of physicochemical, morphological, structural, thermal, and rheological properties of microwave-assisted extracted pectin from Dillenia indica fruit. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 295, 139583.
2.Gupta, H., Choudhury, N., Nickhil, C., & Deka, S. C. (2025). Exploring the nutritional and bioactive profile, health advantages, starch extraction, modification, and diverse applications of millets: A comprehensive overview. Cereal Research Communications, 1-20.
3.Choudhury, N., Nickhil, C., & Deka, S. C. (2023). Comprehensive review on the nutritional and therapeutic value of banana by-products and their applications in food and non-food sectors. Food Bioscience, 56, 103416.
4.Sharma, S., Kumari, T., Choudhury, N., & Deka, S. C. (2023). Extraction of dietary fiber and encapsulated phytochemical enriched functional pasta from Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) peel waste. Food Chemistry Advances, 3, 100492.
5.Choudhury, N., Iftikhar, F., & Makroo, H. A. (2022). Non-Thermal Processing of Foods: Science, Shelf Life, and Quality. In Shelf Life and Food Safety (pp. 181-196). CRC Press.
6.Choudhury, N., Meghwal, M., & Das, K. (2021). Microencapsulation: An overview on concepts, methods, properties and applications in foods. Food Frontiers, 2(4), 426-442. (https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.94)
Project/ Research Experience
1. Shelf-life study of fresh-cut pineapple treated with natural extract and fuzzy approach for sensory evaluation.
2. Microencapsulation of Kinnow peel polyphenols using freeze drying and foam-mat Drying.
Achievements
1. Second position in poster session at SAFETy-2022 organized by Department of Food Engineering & Technology. Tezpur University, Assam and Department of Soils, water & Agricultural Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
2.Gold Medalist in M.Tech (2017-2019)
3. Awardee of Student Foreign Exposure Programme to AAFC, Quebec, Canada (M.Tech), 2018
4.Qualified GATE 2017 (XE)