Anthocyanins Postharvest Processing, Functionality and Industrial Applications

Tarun Belwal, MTech., PhD in plant biotechnology has over 10 years of experience in nutraceuticals, food science, bioprocessing, and phytopharmacology. After completing his PhD degree in biotechnology from Kumaun University, Uttarakhand, India, in collaboration with G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (NIHE), Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand, India, he worked at the College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, China, and in the Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Italy. He has extensively worked in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) mainly on wild berries and fruits, biodiversity conservation, and its sustainable use. He was awarded by the "Governor's Award for Best Research? 2016 and 2017 by the Government of Uttarakhand, India, for his work on wild berries. He has been served as guest editor in various leading food journals, namely few as Food Chemistry, Food and Chemical toxicology, Phytomedicine, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, Foods, and Frontiers in Nutrition. He has published over 100 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited 1 book. He is currently engaged in the development and promotion of safer and greener postharvest food bioprocess techniques, food waste utilization, and food functionality. Dr. Srinivas Janaswamy, Associate Professor in the Department of Dairy and Food Science at South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA, has more than 25 years of research experience that constitutes interdisciplinary at the frontier between Carbohydrate Chemistry, Materials Science, and Life Sciences. His research program on 'Functional Carbohydrates' is about designing and developing novel carriers of bioactive compounds, biodegradable packaging materials, water purification, and plant nutrition. He has published more than 95 international peer-reviewed journal articles, so far, edited one book on "Natural Polymers for Drug Delivery? and two special journal issues on "Green Physical Processing Technologies for the Improvement of Food Quality? and "Advances and Challenges of Carrier Architecture for Bioactive Delivery Systems?. Dr. Janaswamy has international research collaborations with groups in China, Kenya, and India, and is the recipient of the 2019 Global Engagement Research Award, and the 2022 David Fee Memorial Lecture Award. He serves as an editorial board member of Food Chemistry Advances, Functional Food Science, and Physical Chemistry & Chemical Physics. Dr. Monika Thakur is working as Associate Professor, Amity Institute of Food Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. She is currently engaged in the development of Functional foods, extraction of bioactive components, and applied Microbiology. She was awarded Ph.D. in 2006 by Himachal Pradesh University. She is Double Gold medalist (M.Sc & M.Phil) and received several prestigious awards as Post Graduate studies Himachal Pradesh (2004); Himalayan Research Scholar Association (2007); Wiley Research Academy (2017) Young Scientist Award, IITT 2020; Best Speaker Award (2020, 2021) and Young Researcher Award (2021). Apart from her teaching assignments, she has been involved in various research and extension activities. She has guided more than 30 Dissertations and 3 students have completed Ph.D. under her guidance. She is a member of editorial board and reviewer in Journals of national and international repute. She has done two Industrial consultancies and currently one DST sanctioned project is running. She has published more than 51 research publications, 1 patent, 3 Copyright, 230 book chapters, 7 books, 01 compendium and presented more than 45 papers. She has also organized various Training programme, Faculty Development programmes, National conferences and national seminars.