Plant Extracts: Applications in the Food Industry

Shabir Ahmad Mir (Ph.D) is an Assistant Professor at the Government College for Women, Srinagar, India. He has published numerous international papers and book chapters, and has edited two books. In addition to his close association with many scientific organizations in the area of food technology, he is an active reviewer for several journals, including Food Chemistry, Journal of Cereal Science, Journal of Food Science and Technology, Food Packaging and Shelf Life, and many other scientific journals of repute. At present, he is an Assistant Professor at the Government College for Women, Srinagar, India. During his PhD work, he has received the Best Whole Grain PhD Thesis Award 2016 (South Asia) for outstanding research work by the Whole Grain Research Foundation. M. A. Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dr. Annamalai Manickavasagan is an Associate Professor of Food Technology at the School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Canada. He is Vice President – Technical for the Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE). His research is focused on improving the availability of safe and healthy food. Key areas of focus include bioimaging techniques for food quality and safety and processing and product development for health and wellness including pulses and legumes. Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Shah works as an Assistant Professor at the Government Degree College for Women, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has received MSc (food technology) degree with Gold Medal from Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora, India, and PhD (food technology) from Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. Dr. Shah has published numerous papers and book chapters and edited two books. He is an active reviewer for several international scientific journals of repute. He has attended several national and international conferences, workshops, and seminars.

• 1. Sources of plant extracts2. Extraction techniques for plant extracts3. Chemistry of plant extracts4. Encapsulation techniques for plant extracts5. Stability of plant extracts6. Plant extracts as antimicrobials7. Plant extracts as preservatives8. Plant extracts as nutrient enhancers9. Plant extracts as flavoring agents10. Plant extracts as coloring agents11. Plant extracts as enzymes12. Plant extracts as packaging aid13. Health benefits of plant extracts14. Opportunities and challenges of plant extracts to use in food applications