Functionality and Application of Colored Cereals: Nutritional, Bioactive, and Health Aspects - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Sneh Punia, Ph.D., is a researcher at Clemson University, United States. She received her doctorate in Food Science at Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, India, from 2013-2016. Her Ph.D was focused on “Characterization of bioactive compounds, starch and proteins of wheat and barley cultivars”. From 2017 to 2020, she worked as Assistant Professor (C) in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa. Her research interests include extraction and functional characterization of bioactive compounds, starches, functional foods, biofilms, and coatings. She has also worked on coloured cereals such as black rice and successfully published her work in international peer reviewed journal. She has presented her research in various national and international conferences and publishes more than 50 research papers/book chapters in national and international journals/books. She has published two edited and two authored books with CRC Taylor and Francis Group. She also serves as the reviewer for various international journals. To date, she has authored or co-authored more than 63 publications (published/accepted), one book series, 2 authored books, 2 edited books, one reference book, 34 book chapters, 20 conference proceedings/seminars, and 3 Guest Editor of Journals special issues.

Dr. Kumar has expertise in extraction and functional characterization of proteins and other bioactive compounds from plant-based matrices. His Ph.D topic was focused on “Anthocyanins as ingredient for food industry: Strategy for extraction, Functional characterization and Enhanced stability”. This research is both commercially useful and socially beneficial as anthocyanins from black soybean and black carrot act as natural colorants and have a lot of demand in the domestic and industrial market.

Currently, Dr. Kumar is working on a project funded by Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development (SEED) Division of DST (Govt. of India). Dr. Kumar has been revered with several awards throughout his academic career, including Prime Minister fellowship 2014, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Ph.D. Gold medal, InSc Young Scientist Award 2019”. ICAR’s national talent scholarship and junior research fellowship during under graduation and postgraduation. He has presented his research in various national and international conferences and publishes more than 75 research papers/book chapters in national and international journals/books.

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Functionality and Application of Colored Cereals is the first book to focus on exploiting the full and functional possibilities of those grains. From their physical chemistry to their health benefits, the book highlights those cereals with the greatest potential for enhanced products.

Plant-based food colorants play an important role in conferring colors to food to increase its attractiveness to consumers, improve appetite, minimize synthetic colorants, and even conform to the food culture. Over the past decades, the presence of anthocyanin and other bioactive compounds in colored (black, purple, blue, pink, red, and brown) cereal grains (maize, rice, wheat, barley, sorghum, millet, and rye) has attracted the attention of various food processors and researchers. Colored cereals are imperative for food processing industries as high-value pigments present in the bran layer can easily be extracted and utilized as functional foods and natural colorants. The extracted pigments such as anthocyanin can replace synthetic dyes currently used in food, drug, and cosmetics. In addition, natural additives may improve the nutritional value, appearance, texture, flavor, and storage properties of food products. Colored cereals may promote health and fight diseases and have been found to have antioxidant, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, and analgesic effects.

This book addresses that need in a comprehensive reference ideal for researchers, academics, and professionals in product development.