Dr. Smriti Chaturvedi

• Synbiotic, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Food Extrusion, Pulses and legumes, Rice Analogs, Non-dairy alternatives, Functional Foods, Food microbiology and biotechnology

Books:

• Chaturvedi, S. & Chakraborty, S. (2024). Synbiotic Food: Significance, Applications, and Acceptance. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN-13: 978-1-032-29337-0. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003304104
• Chaturvedi, S. & Manickavasagan, A. (2024). Parabiotics, Postbiotics and Psychobiotics in Foods. Academic Press, Elsevier. ISBN: 9780443331169.

Book Chapters:

• Chaturvedi, S., Gokhale, J.S., & Chakraborty, S. (2021). Probiotics in the Prevention of Infant Infection. In I.P. Kaur, S.V. Pawar & P. Rishi (Eds.), Probiotics Research in Therapeutics, Vol 2: Modulation of Gut Flora: Management of Inflammation and Infection Related Gut Etiology, Chapter 3, Springer. ISBN 978-981-336-235-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6236-9_3
• Chaturvedi, S. & Manickavasagan, A. (2025). Introduction to Psychobiotics: Definition, mechanism of action, sources and functionality to Paraprobiotics, Postbiotics and Psychobiotics in Foods. In Chaturvedi, S. & Manickavasagan, A. (Eds.), Parabiotics, Postbiotics and Psychobiotics in Foods. Chapter 9, Elsevier. ISBN: 9780443331169

National

• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Engineering Test- Life Science (GATE-XL) in 2017.
• Received 2nd position award in “Essay Writing Competition” conducted by All India Food Processors’ Association (AIFPA) on the theme of "Food Sustains Life, Processing Sustains Food"- 2018.
• Received appreciation certificate from NIFTEM for achievement in external participation.
• Received academic excellence awards in 2007, 2011, and 2013.

Conference Awards

• Winner of the Poster competition at the International Conference Sustainable Approaches in Food Engineering and Technology (SAFETy-2022) organized by Tezpur University, Assam, India, and Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, in association with AFST(I), October 19-20, 2022.

Professional Funds and Awards

• Received Professor N.R. Kamath Book Author Awards 2024-25 with a cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- by Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai.
• Received Postdoctoral Professional Development Fund (2024) of $300 CAD by United Steel Workers 412 Unit A Postdoctoral scholar at the University of Guelph, Canada.

National Journal Papers

• Chaturvedi, S., Sabharwal, M., Kaur, N., Agarwal, A., & Sabharwal, P. K. (2022). Development of probiotic tomato kulfi. Indian Journal of Dairy Science, 75(1). https://doi.org/10.33785/IJDS.2022.v75i01.004

International Journal Papers

• Chaturvedi, S. & Chakraborty, S. (2024). Effect of temperature and packaging materials on the shelf-life stability and in vitro properties of microencapsulated and spray-dried synbiotic legume-based instant beverage powder. Sustainable Food Technology, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). https://doi.org/10.1039/d3fb00094j
• Chaturvedi, S. & Chakraborty, S. (2023). Evaluation of quality attributes and in vitro characteristics of synbiotic legume-based beverage during storage. Food Bioscience, 55, 103000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2023.103000
• Chaturvedi, S. & Chakraborty, S. (2022). Comparative analysis of spray-drying microencapsulation of Lacticaseibacillus casei in synbiotic legume-based beverages. Food Bioscience, 50, 102139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2022.102139
• Chaturvedi, S. & Chakraborty, S. (2022). Optimization of fermentation conditions of synbiotic legume-based beverages and study of their antimicrobial and proteolytic activity. Journal of Food Science, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.16357
• Chaturvedi, S. & Chakraborty, S. (2022). Evaluation of prebiotic properties of legume-based synbiotic beverages. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, e16685. https://doi.org/10.1111/JFPP.16685
• Chaturvedi, S. & Chakraborty, S. (2022). Optimization of extraction process for legume-based synbiotic beverages, followed by their characterization and impact on antinutrients. International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 28, 100506. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJGFS.2022.100506
• Meenakshi, P. L., Manickavasagan, A. & Chaturvedi, S. (2025). Non-destructive testing techniques (NDTTs) for microbial contamination in cheese: A review. Trends in Food Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105207
• Chaturvedi, S. & Manickavasagan, A. (2024). Rice analogues: Processing methods and product quality. Trends in Food Science and Technology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2024.104493
• Chaturvedi, K., Chaturvedi, S., Singha, S., & Das, K. (2021). Ultrasonic in food microbiology: Application and future trends. Network Biology, 315–333.
• Pandian, A., Chaturvedi, S. & Chakraborty, S. (2020). Applications of enzymatic time-temperature indicator (TTI) devices in quality monitoring and shelf-life estimation of food products during storage. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-020-00730-8
• Chaturvedi, S., Khartad, A. & Chakraborty, S. (2021). The potential of non-dairy synbiotic instant beverage powder: Review on a new generation of healthy ready-to-reconstitute drinks. Food Bioscience, 42, 101195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2021.101195
• Chaturvedi, S. & Chakraborty, S. (2020). Review on potential non-dairy synbiotic beverages: A preliminary approach using legumes. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14779

National Conference Papers

• Chaturvedi, S. & S. Chakraborty, Optimization of the process for the development of legume-based probiotic beverage. Presented in EAT-SAFE organized by 28th ICFOST-AFSTI, Mysuru, India. (January 2022). (National Conference)

International Conference Papers

• Chaturvedi, S. & S. Chakraborty, Optimization of spray drying conditions for developing synbiotic beverage powder. Presented in SAFTEy-2022, organized by Tezpur University and the University of Oman. (October 2022). (International Conference)
• Chaturvedi, S. & S. Chakraborty, Optimization of spray drying conditions for developing synbiotic kidney-mung bean beverage powder. Presented in KETSAC-2022, organized by the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India. (December 2022). (International Conference)
• Optimization of Spray Drying Conditions for Developing Nondairy Legume-Based Synbiotic Beverage Powder. Presented in Canadian Society for Bioengineering / La Societe Canadienne de Genie Agroalimentaire et de Bioenginierie (CSBE/SCGAB) held in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba, Canada. (July 2024) (International Conference)