Education:
B.Sc., Home Science, COHSc, PAU, Ludhiana (2008). M.Sc., Food and Nutrition, COHSc, PAU, Ludhiana.(2010). Ph.D., Food and Nutrition, COHSc PAU, Ludhiana (2014).

Positions held :
Assistant Professor PAU, Ludhiana (2015-till date)

Field of Specialization:
Food and Nutrition

Research Interests:

1. Prebiotic enriched food products

2. Food based approaches to reduce micronutrient deficiencies

Selected Research Publictions:

1. Naveena J H, Choudhary M (2023) Consumption pattern of rice bran oil among adults in the highest rice producing region of Punjab. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, India, Section B: Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-023-01494-z (Clarivate analytics impact factor 0.96)

2. Kharkwal V, Choudhary M, Bains K, Bishnoi M (2023) Non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risk assessment of heavy metals in cooked beans and vegetables in Punjab, North India. Journal of Food Science and Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3678 (Clarivate analytics impact factor 3.5)

3. Choudhary M, Grover K and Singh M (2020) Maize significance in Indian food situation to mitigate malnutrition. Cereal Chemistry 98(2):212-21. (NAAS Rating:8.53)
4. Choudhary M, Grover K, Kaur G (2015) Development of rice bran oil blends for quality improvement. Food Chemistry, 173, 770-777. (NAAS Rating: 15.23)
5. Choudhary M, Sangha J, Grover K (2014) Conventional and non- conventional edible oils – An Indian perspective. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society 91:179-206. (NAAS Rating: 7.95

Book Chapters

• Choudhary M, Kaur A , Kaur P (2022) Recent development in nanoencapsulation of β-sitosterol and γ-oryzanol and food fortification. In: Kour J, Haq R-ul and Wani A J (ed) Handbook of Nanoencapsulation: Preparation, Characterization, Delivery and Safety of Nutraceutical Nanocomposites. Chapter 4. CRC Press/ Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, USA.
• Choudhary M, Kaur A (2022) Banana. In: Wani A J, Kour J, Haq R-ul (ed) Fruits and their role in nutraceuticals and functional foods. Chapter 10. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, USA.
• Choudhary M, Kaur A (2022) Regulatory aspects of global nutraceuticals and functional foods for the utilization of Fruits– An insight. In: Wani A J, Kour J, Haq R-ul (ed) Fruits and their role in nutraceuticals and functional foods. Chapter 14. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, USA.
• Choudhary M, Kaur A, Singh A (2022) Composition and Functionality of Coriander Root. In: Ramadan F M (ed) Handbook of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) Chemistry, Functionality and Applications. Chapter 29. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, USA.
• Choudhary M (2020) Cold-pressed Eucommia ulmoides Oliver Oil. In: Ramadan M. (eds) Cold Pressed Oils: Green Technology, Bioactive Compounds, Functionality, and Applications. Pp.659-664. Elsevier, Academic Press, USA
• Choudhary M, and Grover K (2018) Biological applications of bael oil. In: Ramadan M. (eds) Fruit Oils: Chemistry and Functionality. pp. 605-613. Springer Nature Switzerland AG/ Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland.
• Choudhary M and Grover K (2018) Pharmacological functionalities of amla oil. In: Ramadan M. (eds) Fruit Oils: Chemistry and Functionality. pp. 875-882. Springer Nature Switzerland AG/ Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland.
• Choudhary M and Grover K (2018) Therapeutic roles and food applications of palm oil. In: Ramadan M. (eds) Fruit Oils: Chemistry and Functionality. pp. 789-802. Springer Nature Switzerland AG/ Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland.

Projects accomplished: Nil

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

• PAU Gold Medal for B.Sc. (Home Science) (2008)

• PAU Merit Scholarship Holder for M.Sc (Food and Nutrition) (2010)

• Awarded Junior Research Fellowship by UGC (2011)

• Awarded INSPIRE Fellowship by DST for Doctorate Degree (2011-2014)

• Awarded Travel Grant by Dr. G.S. Khush Foundation for Presenting Research Paper at National Conference (2013) for presenting Research Paper at National Conference on Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods in Health and Disease Management at NIFTEM, Sonepat (15-16th Nov.,2013)

• “Nestle Research Award” during Nestlé Research Awards and Grants Event, held at Nestlé Research and Development Centre India Private Limited, Gurgaon-2016

• “Young Scientist Award” Shared with M.Sc. Student Ms. Prabhjot Kaur for research paper “Evaluation of prebiotic potential of selected fruit peels” during the 54th Annual conference of the Nutrition Society of India held at the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telangana, India from Dec.22-23, 2022