Monalisa Sahoo

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Plant Breeding

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Food processing techniques (Fermentation, Drying) , food biochemistry and material characterization, product development, Sensory analysis

Research

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.

Research groups

Plant Product Quality Division

Educational credentials

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)

Selected publications

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.

Contact

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

Växtförädling, Box 190,

234 22 LOMMA