Faculty Profile

Dr. Nitin Kumar

Associate Professor

nitin.kumar@niftem.ac.in

+91-130-2281261

Area of Interest/Specialization

Food Process Engineering and Process Equipment Design
Functional/Fermented Food Formulation and Development
Engineering and Characterization of Hydrogels, Oleogels, and Bigels
Agro-Waste Valorization and Utilization, Including Medicinal Plant Resources

Awards & Recognition

GATE fellowship during the year 2006-08.
Qualified NET conducted by the ASRB-ICAR, 2010-11 in the discipline of Post Harvest Technology.

Publications

Abdul Wahid, P., Chopra, R., Kumar, N., Chand, M., Dhiman, A., & Singh, R. (2026). Fibers as oleogelators: Innovations, applications, and future prospects in structured lipid systems. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 103 (3): 197-224.

Islam, M., Yadav, D. K., Malakar, S., & Kumar, N. (2025). Exploring magnetic field-assisted freezing and drying process of fruits and vegetables. Food Biophysics, 20(4), 156.

Dwivedi, U., Islam, M., Bist, Y., Kumar, N., & Kishore, A. (2025). Effect of Different Roasting Techniques on Physicochemical, Functional, Phytochemical, Thermal, And Rheological Properties of Kalanamak Rice Flour and Its Application in Gluten-Free Cookies. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 19(12), 9924–9939.

Alam, M., Sid, S., Giri, S., Das, R., Kishore, A., & Kumar, N. (2025). Encapsulated Kinnow Peel Powder Using Freeze Drying: Effect of Maltodextrin and Gum Arabic Concentrations on Physiochemical, Functional and Thermal Properties. Food and Humanity.

Reddy, N. P., Kishore, A., Kumari, K., Prabhakar, P. K., & Kumar, N. (2025). Valorization of kinnow (Citrus reticulata) peel: Effects of blanching techniques on drying kinetics and bioactive compounds of kinnow peel and its application in cookies. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 1–14.

Kishore, A., S., M. A., Kumar, P., Singh, A., Kumari, K., & Kumar, N. (2024). Innovative Packaging Strategies for Freshness and Safety of Food Products: A Review. Packaging Technology and Science, 37(5), 399–427.

Sahil, M., Madhumita, M., Prabhakar, P. K., & Kumar, N. (2024). Dynamic High-Pressure Treatments: Current Advances on Mechanistic-Cum-Transport Phenomena Approaches and Plant Protein Functionalization. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 64(9), 2734–2759.

Sid, S., Alam, M., Islam, M., Kumar, Y., Mor, R. S., Kishore, A., & Kumar, N. (2023). Characterization And Quality Attributes of Spray-Dried Kinnow Peel Powder Using Maltodextrin and Gum Arabic. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 46(12), E14488.

Saikumar, A., Singh, A., Kaur, K., Kumar, N., Sharma, S., Dobhal, A., & Kumar, S. (2023). Numerical optimization of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) treatment parameters and its effect on postharvest quality characteristics of tomatoes. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 14, 100762.

Islam, M., Malakar, S., Dwivedi, U., Kumar, N., & Prabakar, P. K. (2023). Impact of Different Drying Techniques on Grapefruit Peels and Subsequent Optimization of Ultrasonic Extraction Conditions for Bioactive Compounds. Journal of Food Process Engineering.

Kumar, N., Sahu, J. K., Kumar, A., & Naik, S. (2022) Numerical Optimization Approach for the Development of Giloy Stem (Tinospora Cordifolia) Extract Based Functional Yoghurt. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation.

Kumar, N., Kumar, G., Prabhakar, P.K., Sahu, J.K., And Naik, S.N. (2022). Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Giloy (Tinospora Cordifolia) Stem: Quantitative Process Optimization and Bioactives Analysis. Journal of Food Process Engineering

Kumar, G., Kumar, N., Prabhakar, P. K., & Kishore, A. (2022). Foam mat drying: Recent advances on foam dynamics, mechanistic modeling and hybrid drying approach. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-17.

Mehta, A., Singh, A., Singh, A. P., Prabhakar, P. K., & Kumar, N. (2021). Ultrasonic induced effect on mass transfer characteristics during osmotic dehydration of aonla (Phyllanthus emblicaL.) slices: A mathematical modeling approach. Journal of Food Process Engineering,44(12),1–15.

Kamble DB, Singh R, Rani S, Upadhyay A, Kaur BP, Kumar N, Thangalakshmi S. (2020). Evaluation of structural, chemical and digestibility properties of multigrain pasta. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 1-13.

Malakar, S., Kumar, N., Sarkar, S., & Mohan, R. J. (2020). Influence of Modified Atmosphere Packaging on the Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality Attributes of King Chili (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) during Storage. Journal of Biosystems Engineering. 45(4): 213-222

Kamble, D. B., Singh, R., Rani, S., Kaur, B. P., Upadhyay, A., & Kumar, N. (2019). Optimization and characterization of antioxidant potential, in vitro protein digestion and structural attributes of microwave processed multigrain pasta. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, e14125.

Kumar N and Khushbu Kumari Vibhuti Mittal, Mahesh Bhatt, Anand Kishore. (2020) Development of nutritional enriched herbal cookies: Physical, sensory and nutritional properties. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 18 (3&4): 53-57

Kumar N Murali RD (2020). Black Rice: A Novel Ingredient in Food Processing. Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences

S Malakar, S Sarkar, N Kumar (2019) King chilli (Capsicum chinense Jacq.)," The India's hottest chilli"-An Overview. Journal of Applied Horticulture, 21(1)

Meena, G. S., Dewan, A., Upadhyay, N., Barapatre, R., Kumar, N., Singh, A. K., & Rana, J. S. (2019). Fuzzy analysis of sensory attributes of gluten free pasta prepared from brown rice, amaranth, flaxseed flours and whey protein concentrates. Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Research, 2(1), 022–037.

R Kant, PK Prabhakar, N Kumar, S Kumari (2018), Chemical and organoleptic characteristics of functional gulabjamun along with food energy value, International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6 (1), 897-902.

Nitin Kumar, Pramod K Prabhakar, GS Meena, Anand Kishore, Kumaresh Halder (2017), Effective Energy Management in a Commercial Multi-Product Dairy Plant through a Graphical User Interface, The Pharma Innovation Journal 6 (11), 193-198

SS K Halder, N Kumar, GS Meena, AK Pathera. (2017). Physico-chemical characterization and fuzzy logic modeling of sensory evaluation for market Ghewar, International Journal of Chemical Studies 5 (6),1809-1816

Santanu Malakar, Sanjib Roy and Nitin Kumar (2015). Physico-Chemical Parameters of Banana (Musa Spp.) during Ripening in Storage, Journal of Agricultural Engineering and Food Technology, Volume 2, Number 2; pp100-103.

Ganga S. Meena, Pankaj K. Meena, Nitin Kumar, Gautam C. Majumdar, Rintu Banerjee, (2014) Growth Characteristics Modeling of Mixed Culture of Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus acidophilus using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, Vol.57, n.6: pp. 962-970.

Ganga S. Meena, Pankaj K. Meena, Vijesh Yadav, Nitin Kumar, Gautam C. Majumdar, Rintu Banerjee, (2013) Growth characteristics modeling of Lactobacillus acidophilus using RSM and ANN. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology.

Gajendra Prasad, Deepak Kumar, Nitin Kumar, Ganga Sahay and Alok Gora (2014). Effect of soaking characteristic of paddy variety P-1121 on milling quality of rice, P-1757, GREEN FARMING (International Journal of Applied Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences), Vol. 5 (6): 1150-1152.

Alok Gora, Gajendra Prasad, Nitin Kumar and Santanu Malakar (2014) Development and testing of rice husk gasifier stove for Northeast region in India. GREEN FARMING (International Journal of Applied Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences), Vol. 5 (4): 678-680.

Jyotirmoy Goyary, Nijw. M Mushahary, Daisy Basumatary, Khunthi Rani Owary, Tanuja Muramalla, and Nitin Kumar, (2013). Analyses of Synbiosis between Lactobacillus Bulgaricus and (Oat & Onion) Prebiotic”. International Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering Research, Volume 4, 446-450.

Baloraj Basumatary, Mrinmoy Roy, Dhwrwm Basumatary, Sanjaupu Narzary, Uma Deuri, Prakash K Nayak and Nitin Kumar (2013). Design, Construction and Calibration of Low-Cost Solar Cabinet Dryer”. International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Management, Volume 4, pp. 446-450.

BOOK CHAPTERS (Reverse chronological order)

Kumar, Y., Roy, S., Sharma, A., Yadav, D. K., Kishore, A., Kumar, N., & Meghwal, M. (2022). Edible Packaging: Mechanical Properties and Testing Methods. In Poonia, A., Dhewa, T. (eds) Edible Food Packaging. Springer, Singapore.

Ghanghas, N., Mukilan, M. T., Prabhakar, P. K., & Kumar, N. (2019). Rice protein: Properties, extraction, and applications in food formulation. In S. C. Deka, D. Seth, & N. R. S. Hulle (Eds.), Technologies for value addition in food products and processes. Apple Academic Press.

Kumar, N., & Gora, A. (2013). Solar energy assisted refrigeration and air-conditioning. In Emerging trends in solar technology (pp. 47–54). ISBN: 78-93-81583-75-3

Gora, A., & Kumar, N. (2013). Solar powered water pump with drip irrigation system: An efficient use of energy and water. In Emerging trends in solar technology (pp. 55–62). ISBN: 78-93-81583-75-3

Qualification

S.No	Degree	Subject	University/College	Year
1	Ph.D	Food Engineering	IIT Delhi	2023
2	M.Tech.	Dairy and Food Engineering	IIT Kharagpur	2008

Experience

S.No	Designation	Institution	Duration
1	Assistant Professor(B.Tech , M.Tech)	NIFTEM	2014 - Present
2	Assistant Professor(B.Tech , M.Tech)	Assam University	2011-14
3	Senior Executive(Design and Techno-commercial proposal of Turnkey project of Dairy, and Dairy Equipment Sales and Marketing of entire Dairy business for Karnataka and Kerala.)	Anand, Gujarat Bangalore, Karnataka	2008-11

International Experience/Collaboration/Consultancy

Participants of Asian Food and Agribusiness Conference: Greening the Food Supply Chain (26-28 October 2016, Bali, Indonesia).

Presented at 3rd International Conference on Food, Nutrition, Health and Lifestyle (07– 08 November 2019, Bangkok, Thailand).

Externally Funded Projects

Preparation of a Baseline Survey and Preparation of State Level Upgradation Plan (SLUP) for Ladakh funded by Director Industries and Commerce Office, UT Ladakh (Co-PI)
Preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Turnkey Project of Spices Grinding funded by M/S Ganpati Advisories Pvt Ltd. Ballery UP (PI)
Formulation of Sattu based products (Ready to use) funded by M/S SRM, International Pvt Ltd. Chandigarh (PI)
Formulation of cake pop funded by Miss Deepa Tuli (Co-PI)

Patent

Husking apparatus and a method of operation thereof (Patent application No: 155/DEL/2014)

Books

Nitin Kumar and Alok Gora,“Solar Energy assisted Refrigeration and Air-conditioning”. Emerging Trends in Solar Technology, ISBN: 78-93-81583-75-3, January 5 (2013), pp. 47-54.
Alok Gora and Nitin Kumar, “Solar Powered Water Pump with Drip Irrigation System – An Efficient Use of Energy and Water”. Emerging Trends in Solar Technology, ISBN: 78-93-81583-75-3, January 5 (2013), pp. 55-62.