PLANT PROTEINS: Nutritional Aspects and Processing Applications

• Provides in-depth understanding of various methods used to extract and purify plant proteins
• Identifies different techniques employed to characterize plant protein structure and functionality
• Recognizes bioactive peptides from plant-based proteins and benefits to health
• Focuses on the isolation, characterization, modification, and application of plant-based proteins to improve flavor, nutrition, and functional attributes for product development
• Highlights the sustainability and cost effectiveness of novel plant proteins

Dr. Nisar Ahmad Mir received his Ph.D. from Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Technology, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, J & K. He received National Postdoctoral Fellowship (NPDF) from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. His research interests include cereal and pseudocereal protein characterization, modification and applications in food systems. He has published more than twenty research and review articles in journals of repute. He has also published more than fifteen book chapters with esteemed publishers. He serves as a reviewer to highly reputed journals like Trends in Food Science and Technology, Food Hydrocolloids, Food Chemistry, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Heliyon, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Journal of Food Process Engineering and International Journal of Food Properties.

Dr. Mohd Khalid Gul, works as an Academic Visiting Researcher at the School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom. His primary affiliation is with National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, where he works as an Assistant Professor in Food Process Engineering. His research interests include investigating different aspects of food colloids, such as their functionalities and modifications, sensory-satiety relationships, interactions between proteins and polysaccharides, encapsulation, and food safety. To date Khalid has published over +62 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He is part of the Editorial Board for Food Packaging and Shelf Life, and Associate Editor for Frontiers in Nutrition - Food Science.