Sinija V R

Dr. Sinija currently working as Professor and heads the Food Processing Business Incubation Centre of NIFTEM-T has acquired her Ph.D. and M. Tech. (Post-Harvest Engineering) degrees in Agricultural & Food Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur after her B. Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) degree from Kerala Agricultural University. She was awarded with National Doctoral Fellowship by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) New Delhi, for carrying out her research work. She has 16 years of teaching and research experience in the field of food processing. Dr. Sinija is member of Academic council, Board of Studies and Board of Examinations of various institutions across the country. Her research works have been published as papers in 75 peer reviewed journals, 18 popular articles, 5 book chapters and more than 75 international and national conference proceedings and 3 patents. She is also life member of various professional bodies like AFST (I

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Food Process Engineering
Non-destructive quality evaluation
Waste utilization and non-thermal processing

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

The effect of co-precipitation and high-pressure treatment on functional and structural properties of millet and moringa protein
MR Bhavana, KR Hegde, M Buvaneswaran, VR Sinija, A Rawson, ...
Food Chemistry 471, 142773 2025



Studies on unlocking the potential of onion waste extracts in edible coating for shelf-life extension of strawberry
P Thivya, N Bhanu Prakash Reddy, VR Sinija
Journal of Food Science and Technology 62 (4), 667-679 2025



Novel Three-Dimensional-Printed ι-Carrageenan–Carnauba Wax Bigel Formulation for Codelivery Applications
BS Swathika, P Santhoshkumar, JA Moses, VR Sinija
ACS Food Science & Technology 2025



Effect of thermal and high-pressure processing on the quality and shelf life of coconut-cashew nut milk beverage
K Sanjana, M Buvaneswaran, JA Moses, V Hema, VR Sinija
Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 19 (2), 1469-1481 2025



Effects of ultrasound and high-pressure assisted extraction of pearl millet protein isolate: Functional, digestibility, and structural properties
KR Hegde, M Buvaneswaran, MR Bhavana, VR Sinija, A Rawson, ...
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 289, 138877 2025



Coconut: Expanding avenues in processing and an exposition on non‐conventional value‐added products
SA Kumar, A Negi, P Santhoshkumar, JA Moses, VRN Sinija
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 105 (3), 1522-1532 2025



Impact of different drying techniques on Moringa oleifera leaves as a sustainable tea alternative
KR Hegde, MV Suruthi, MR Bhavana, VR Sinija, V Hema
Discover Chemistry 2 (1), 6 2025



Exploring Millet Proteins: Extraction Techniques, Post-Processing, and Modification using novel approaches
KR Hegde, MR Bhavana, M Buvaneswaran, VR Sinija, A Rawson, ...
Food and Humanity, 100504 2025



Food processing: extraction
S Nimbkar, P Murugesan, VR Sinija, JA Moses
Utilizing Microfluidics in the Food Industry, 171-185 2025



Non-Destructive Testing to Determine Quality and Maturity of Coconut and Coconut Products
A Nair UK, SM Varghese, VRN Sinija
Preservation and Authentication of Coconut Products: Recent Trends and 2024



Preservation of Tender Coconut Water: Recent Technologies and Way Forward
BPR Nalla, KN Waded, K Sanjana, VRN Sinija
Preservation and Authentication of Coconut Products: Recent Trends and 2024



Shelf Life Extension of Coconut Milk-Based Products
K Sanjana, KN Waded, BPR Nalla, VRN Sinija
Preservation and Authentication of Coconut Products: Recent Trends and 2024



Evaluation of quality characteristics of ultrasound–treated browntop millet grains
A Mounika, A Shanmugam, TJ Rao, VR Sinija, A Rawson, N Baskaran
Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification 203, 109919 2024



Effect of pulsed electric field processing on the quality characteristics and enzyme activity of tender coconut water
N Bhanu Prakash Reddy, P Thivya, S Anandakumar, V Hema, VRN Sinija
Food Science and Technology International, 10820132241253301 2024



High‐pressure processing for inactivation of enzymes, microbes, and its effect on nutritional composition of tender coconut water
NBP Reddy, M Buvaneswaran, AM Anto, VR Sinija
Journal of Food Process Engineering 47 (5), e14624 2024



Extraction and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose from wine waste
U Harini, S Harish, A Harishankar, M Buvaneswaran, VR Sinija
Food and Bioproducts Processing 144, 92-101 2024



14 Applications of High
NBP Reddy, YB Khasherao, T Perumal, VR Sinija
Non-Thermal Technologies for the Food Industry: Advances and Regulations, 216 2024



12 Hydrodynamic Cavitation and Its Applications in
V Athira, UKA Nair, NBP Reddy, YB Khasherao, VR Sinija
Non-Thermal Technologies for the Food Industry: Advances and Regulations, 184 2024



Non-thermal Technologies for the Food Industry: Advances and Regulations
C Anandharamakrishnan, VR Sinija, R Mahendran
CRC Press 2024



Applications of High-Pressure Processing in Liquid Food Processing
NBP Reddy, YB Khasherao, T Perumal, VR Sinija
Non-Thermal Technologies for the Food Industry, 216-231 2024

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Green tea: Health benefits
VR Sinija, HN Mishra
Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine 17 (4), 232-242 2008
Citations: 214



Moisture sorption isotherms and heat of sorption of instant (soluble) green tea powder and green tea granules
VR Sinija, HN Mishra
Journal of food engineering 86 (4), 494-500 2008
Citations: 152



Fuzzy analysis of sensory data for quality evaluation and ranking of instant green tea powder and granules
VR Sinija, HN Mishra
Food and bioprocess technology 4 (3), 408-416 2011
Citations: 123



FT-NIR spectroscopy for caffeine estimation in instant green tea powder and granules
VR Sinija, HN Mishra
LWT-Food Science and Technology 42 (5), 998-1002 2009
Citations: 122



Process technology for production of soluble tea powder
VR Sinija, HN Mishra, S Bal
Journal of Food Engineering 82 (3), 276-283 2007
Citations: 97



Development of active packaging film from sodium alginate/carboxymethyl cellulose containing shallot waste extracts for anti-browning of fresh-cut produce
P Thivya, YK Bhosale, S Anandakumar, V Hema, VR Sinija
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 188, 790-799 2021
Citations: 81



FTNIR spectroscopic method for determination of moisture content in green tea granules
VR Sinija, HN Mishra
Food and Bioprocess Technology 4, 136-141 2011
Citations: 58



A comprehensive review on cellulose-based hydrogel and its potential application in the food industry
P Thivya, S Akalya, VR Sinija
Applied Food Research 2 (2), 100161 2022
Citations: 56



Proximate composition and antioxidant activity of banana blossom of two cultivars in India
VR Arya Krishnan, S and Sinija
International journal of Agriculture and food science technology 2016
Citations: 55



Study on the characteristics of gluten/alginate-cellulose/onion waste extracts composite film and its food packaging application
P Thivya, YK Bhosale, S Anandakumar, V Hema, VR Sinija
Food Chemistry 390, 133221 2022
Citations: 38



Influence of microwave heating as accelerated aging on physicochemical, texture, pasting properties, and microstructure in brown rice of selected Indian rice varieties
S Devraj, Lavanya and Natarajan, Venkatachalapathy and Vadakkeppulpara ...
Journal of Texture Studies 51, 663-679 2020
Citations: 33



Exploring the effective utilization of shallot stalk waste and tamarind seed for packaging film preparation
P Thivya, YK Bhosale, S Anandakumar, V Hema, VR Sinija
Waste and Biomass Valorization 12, 5779-5794 2021
Citations: 31



Detection of soybean oil adulteration in cow ghee (clarified milk fat): An ultrafast study using flash gas chromatography electronic nose coupled with multivariate chemometrics
M Roy, M Doddappa, BK Yadav, R Jaganmohan, VRN Sinija, L Manickam, ...
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 102 (10), 4097-4108 2022
Citations: 21



Effect of microwave treatment on drying characteristics and quality parameters of thin layer drying of coconut.
JA Moses, P Karthickumar, VR Sinija, K Alagusundaram, BK Tiwari
2013
Citations: 21



Biodegradable medicated chewing gum: A modernized system for delivering bioactive compounds
P Thivya, M Durgadevi, VRN Sinija
Future Foods 4, 100054 2021
Citations: 19



Storage of onions-a review.
EPB Priya, VR Sinja, R Alice, S Shanmugasundaram, K Alagusundaram
2014
Citations: 19



Detection of adulteration in coconut oil and virgin coconut oil using advanced analytical techniques: A review
RB Priya, R Rashmitha, GS Preetham, V Chandrasekar, RJ Mohan, ...
Food Analytical Methods 15 (11), 2917-2930 2022
Citations: 18



Studies on assessment of safety and nutritional quality of shallot waste fractions
YK Bhosale, SM Varghese, P Thivya, V Hema, VR Sinija
Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 45 (2), e15147 2021
Citations: 18



Effect of Radiofrequency Pre-treatment on the Extraction of Bioactives from Clitoria ternatea and Hibiscus rosa sinensis and Insights to Enzyme Inhibitory Activities
N Kochadai, BY Khasherao, VRN Sinija
Food and Bioprocess Technology 15 (3), 571-589 2022
Citations: 17



Indian Cashew Processing Industry-An overview
KA P Karthickumar, VR Sinija
JOURNAL OF FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2, 60-66 2014
Citations: 17