Monalisa Sahoo

My research focuses on developing healthy, tasty, and nutritious wheat-based products using germination and fermentation to enhance nutrient bioavailability and functional properties. I investigate how processing methods affect the structure–function relationship and nutritional profile of cereal matrices. Additionally, I work on valorising green biomass to extract proteins and natural pigments like chlorophyll. The goal is to create sustainable, plant-based food ingredients with improved functionality and health benefits.

Ph.D (Processing and Food Engineering): Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2023).
Thesis research title: Processing of wild yam (Dioscorea spp) for development of functional foods. 
PhD visiting research scholar: School of Food science and Agriculture, University of MAine, USA (2019) 

Masters's of Technology in Processing and Food Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, India

Sahoo, M., Titikshya, S., Kumar, V., & Naik, S. N. (2025). Influence of Different Drying Techniques on Physicochemical and Techno-Functional Properties, Gelatinization, Pasting Behaviors, and Morphology of Bitter Yam (Dioscorea bulbifera L.). Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 103672.

Sahoo, M., Panigrahi, C., Titikshya, S., Pradhan, R., Kumar, V., & Naik, S. N. (2025). Development of yam-based chickpea protein enriched functional cookies: fuzzy logic optimization, nutritional and nutraceutical characterization. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 1-14.

Sahoo, M., Balasubramaniam, S. P., Nayak, B., Kumar, V., & Naik, S. N. (2025). Investigation of Structural and Morphological Alterations and Antinutrient Reduction in Bitter Yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) Induced by Different Processing Techniques. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 48(6), e70100.

Sahoo, M., Kumar, V., & Naik, S. N. (2024). Convective drying of bitter yam slices (Dioscorea bulbifera): Mass transfer dynamics, color kinetics, and understanding the microscopic microstructure through MATLAB image processing. Food Physics, 1, 100016.

Sahoo, M., Titikshya, S., Aradwad, P., Kumar, M., Kumar, V., & Naik, S. N. (2023). Microwave drying of bitter yam (Dioscorea bulbifera): An approach of MATLAB image processing to comprehend moisture diffusion process. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 46(12), e14454. 

E-mail: monalisa.sahoo@slu.se
Postal address:

Växtförädling, Box 190, 

234 22 LOMMA

Visiting address: Sundsvägen 10, Alnarp