Nutraceuticals from Fruit and Vegetable Waste

Vidisha Tomer, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India and has over 4 years of teaching and research experience. She completed her PhD in Food and Nutrition (2014) from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana. She has authored 20 publications and four book chapters and is also an active reviewer of reputed journals.

Navnidhi Chhikara, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Food Technology at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India. She has eleven years of teaching and research experience and has taught various subjects, including health foods and food safety at the graduate and postgraduate levels. She has published more than sixty research papers in scientific and technical journals, is an editor and editorial board member of multiple international journals, and has received numerous awards for her scholarship.

Ashwani Kumar, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India. He earned his PhD in food technology from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He has 31 papers and six book chapters in indexed journals and books. He has applied for one national patent and is also a reviewer of several esteemed journals.

Anil Panghal, PhD, is an assistant scientist in the Department of Processing and Food Engineering at CCS Haryana Agricultural University. Previously, he worked with Nestle as a production manager for nine years. His areas of expertise include bioprocessing, manufacturing, food chemistry, food science, and technology, FSMS, and nutrition. He obtained his PhD in food technology, focusing on the molecular and physicochemical quality aspects of commercial wheat varieties. He has published various research papers in reputed journals and chapters for international publishers.