Abhimanyu Thakur

Studies on Storage Quality Evaluation of Dried Wild Pomegranate Arils (Anardana) Prepared in Mechanical Cabinet Drier

Abhimanyu Thakur, N. S. Thakur, .` Hamid, Pradeep Kumar & Sunakshi Gautam · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2020

Wild pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), fruit is widely found in hilly slopes of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. It contains higher amount of acid content along with other quality characteristics. To exploit the appreciable amount of acid content in this fruit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1130226

Effect of Packaging and Storage on Quality Characteristics of Dried Wild Pomegranate Arils (Anardana) Prepared in Solar Tunnel Drier

Abhimanyu Thakur, N. S. Thakur, Hamid ., Pradeep Kumar & Kanchan Bhatt · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Wild pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruits were procured from Karsog area of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India (1265 m above mean sea level). The arils extracted from the fruits were dehydrated in a solar tunnel (30-45°C) drier to prepare value added product Anardana. T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1330674

Standardization of Recipe for the Preparation of Wild Jamun Squash: Effect of Packaging Materials and Temperature Conditions on Nutritional Quality during Storage

Kanchan Bhatt, N. S. Thakur, Abhimanyu Thakur, . Hamid & Chetna Sharma · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2020

Jamun (Syzygium cumini L.) an evergreen wild fruit of utmost importance belongs to Myrtaceae family and grows throughout the Asian subcontinent, Eastern Africa, South America, Madagascar to USA.  It is an edible antidiabetic fruit rich in anthocyanins native to India and West Ind...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1230232

Utilization of Edible Rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum Sm.) Flowers for Development of Spiced Beverage (Appetizer) and Its Shelf Life Evaluation during Storage

N. S. Thakur, Aarti ., Hamid ., Abhimanyu Thakur & Sunakshi Gautam · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2020

In India, various types of unexplored edible flowers are being utilized traditionally as food and medicine by the rural communities since ancient time only during their flowering time due to short post harvest life. These flowers are rich in phytochemical (e.g. polyphenolics, ant...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i730180

Optimization of Juice and Total Soluble Solids Concentration for the Preparation of Wild Jamun Syrup: Effect of Packaging Materials and Temperature Conditions on Nutritional Quality during Storage

Kanchan Bhatt, N. S. Thakur, Hamid ., Abhimanyu Thakur & Chetna Sharma · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Jamun (Syzygium cumini L.) is a wild fruit with major importance due to its antioxidant activity, anthocyanins content and exotic taste besides high medicinal value. This fruit is known for its antidiabetic properties as its seeds contain glucoside “Jamboline”. Due to its perisha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i530553

Optimization of Fructooligosaccharide Fortified Low Calorie Apple-Whey Based RTS Beverage and Its Quality Evaluation during Storage

Rakesh Sharma, Richa Choudhary, N. S. Thakur, Rohit Bishist & Abhimanyu Thakur · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Apple based beverages are rich source of sugars and dietary fibres but deficit in proteins and some minerals like calcium. Whey- a major environmental pollutant from dairy industry is an excellent source of proteins and calcium. Non-nutritive sweeteners can be used for the develo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i1030625

Effect of Type and Permeability Behaviour of Packaging Material on the Quality Characteristics of Dried Carrot Roundels during Storage

Pradeep Kumar, N. S. Thakur, K. D. Sharma, Hamid . & Abhimanyu Thakur · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Carrot (Daucus carota L) is a carotenoids rich vegetable which is mainly consumed raw, converted to various products and cooked vegetable dishes. Present studies were carried out to study the changes observed in quality characteristics of dried carrot roundels during storage. Ste...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i730579