Development of functional dairy foods, food fortification, shelf life extension of foods, use of edible coatings on foods, etc.

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1. Ranjna Sirohi, Jai Prakash Pandey, Anupama Singh, Raveendran Sindhu, Umesh Chandra Lohani, Reeta Goel, Anil Kumar. 2020. Acid hydrolysis of damaged wheat grains: Modeling the formation of reducing sugars by a neural network approach. Industrial Crops & Products, (149 112351), doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112351.


2. Kumar Anil, Kathuria Deepika, Sharma SK and Kumar Sachin. 2018. Optimizing process to prepare lactose hydrolysed milk by enzymatic treatment. Journal of Hill Agriculture, 9(3): 361-369.


3. Anil Kumar, Patil GR, Singh RRB, Gupta HR, Swarnita Kandpal, Shahi NC. 2016. A comparative study on the quality of laboratory-made and market samples of milkcake - a traditional Indian sweet. Journal of Hill Agriculture, 7(1): 139-148.


4. Singh G, Kumar A, Kumbhar BK and Dar BN. 2015. Optimization of processing parameters and ingredients for development of low-fat fibre-supplemented paneer. J Food Sci Tech, 52(2): 709-719.


5. Khan Chand, Verma, A. K., Anil Kumar and N. C. Shahi. 2014. Effect of edible coating on quality parameters of jaggery during storage. Sugar Tech, (Jan-Mar 2014) 16(1):80–85.

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Advisor to 13 B.Sc./B.Tech. students

Advisor to 2 M.Sc. and two Ph.d. students

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(i)Patent Granted:

“A process for long life Milkcake”, (Indian Patent No. 270312) Application No. 641/DEL/2007, dated: 23/03/2007. Inventors: Anil Kumar, G.R. Patil, R.R.B. Singh, A.A. Patel

“Paneer Coated with Protein-Based Edible Coating and A Process For Preparing the Same”, Patent Application No. 667/DEL/2012, dated: 07/03/2012. (Indian Patent No. 317802) Inventors: Reeta, Anil Kumar, Gurmukh Singh, Kumbhar, B.K.

(ii)Patents Applied/Filed

“Development of antioxidant enriched whey-based chalta (Dillenia indica L.) beverage and process thereof”
Application No.: 201811006747; Dated: 22-02-2018
Inventors: Anil Kumar, Ms. Deepika Kathuria, Ms. Garima Gandhi, Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma, Dr. C.S. Chopra, Dr. V.K. Sah and Dr. Salil Tewari

“Process for reducing splitting/butterflying in kidney beans using edible coating to develop ready to cook product”,
Application Ref. No. IPR/FA/13038/2014; Ref: PAA 1919/AS/SC/.
Inventors: Nisha Agarwal, Gurmukh Singh, Anil Kumar, Kumbhar, B.K

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1. He has published 36 research and review papers in national and international journals and presented 23 research papers in national and international conferences/ seminars/ workshops/ symposia. He wrote 4 book chapters, 3 popular articles, 3 laboratory manuals.
2. Being a Major Advisor, guided 15 M.Sc. students of the Dept. for thesis dissertation work and as a member of Research Advisory Committee contributed to thesis research planning of more than 50 M.Sc./Ph.D. students from different departments related to food discipline.
3. He developed technologies to store paneer for about 2 months at refrigeration temperature, to prepare milkcake with shelf life of about 2 months at room temperature and to reduce splitting in kidney beans meant for the preparation of ready-to-cook product. He has also developed processes for prevention of liquefaction of jaggery during rainy season, utilization of whey to develop herbal beverages, dietary-fibre supplemented low-fat paneer, and improvement of fatty acid profile of edible oil as per WHO recommendations.
4. Dr. Anil served as a member of Scientific Panel on ‘Milk and Milk Products’ for national level committee by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) during 2015-2019.
5. Recently he is selected as a member for Scientific Panel on ‘Labelling and claims/Advertisements’ by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) effective from Jan 2020 to Dec. 2022.
6. Editorial Board member and peer reviewer for various journals of national and international repute (Food Biosciences, Journal of Food Science & Technology, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Journal of Food and Dairy Technology, Journal of Hill Agriculture, etc.).
7. He has been member of various professional societies of National and International repute (DTSI, NGA, IDA, AFSTI, ISHA, etc.).
8. He is also honoured as Fellow Member of International Society of Research & Development (ISRD), London, UK.
9. He contributed to student related activities include holding the responsibility of Programme Officer, NSS (2007-2014) and Co-Staff Counsellor (2008 and 2009).
10. Recipient of Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) (2001-2003) and from Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) (2003-2005) for Ph.D research.
11. Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) (1999-2001) for M.Tech. research.

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