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General Informations

  • Join Date: 12/08/2014
  • College: College of Agriculture
  • Department: Food Science & Technology Programme
  • Office Email: manashi.das[at]aau.ac.in

Education Details

 
 
 
 
 
2008
B.Sc. (Zoology Major)

Gauhati University

 
 
 
 
 
2010
M.Sc.

Tezpur University

 
 
 
 
 
2015
Ph.D.

Tezpur University

Employment History

 
 
 
 
 
12-08-2014 - Till date
Assistant Professor

Assam Agricultural University

Publications

Ridhi Borah; Manashi Das Purkayastha; Madhusmita Malakar; Avik Mukherjee; Arnab Roy; Santosh Kumar (2024) . Progress in essential oil extraction and their applications in food packaging and preservation, Food Biomacromolecules, 0(0), 0-0 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/fob2.12014
Jyotismita Konwar; Mamoni Das; Moloya Gogoi; Pranjal Kumar Kaman; Soumitra Goswami; Jadav Sarma; Purnima Pathak; Manashi Das Purkayastha (2024) . Enemies of Citrus Fruit Juice: Formation Mechanism and State-of-the-Art Removal Techniques, Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science, 12(3), 0-0 , DOI : https://bit.ly/489e1Dc
Srishtty Kashyap; Purnima Pathak; Bornali Gogoi; Joyarani Pegu; Manashi Das Purkayastha; Tonmoy Tamuli (2024) . Shelf life evaluation of processed Assam lemon (Citrus limon Burm) juice, AMA-Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 55(2), 17239-17247 , DOI : https://www.shin-norinco.com/article/shelf-life-ev
Natasha R. Marak; Pranati Das; Manashi Das Purkayastha; Luna Dutta Baruah (2024) . Effect of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa W.) flour supplementation in breads on the lipid profile and glycemic index: an in vivo study, Frontiers in Nutrition, 11(0), 0-0 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1341539
Rupbarna Borooah; Bhaskar Das; Luna Dutta Baruah; Sheriful Alam; Ananta Saikia; Manashi Das Purkayastha (2024) . Novel biscuits using whey protein and Ocimum gratissimum to mitigate protein burden: Quality parameters, in vitro protein digestibility, SWOT analysis and implication on public health, Food and Humanity, 3(0), 0-0 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2024.100318
Santosh Kumar; Jyotismita Konwar; Manashi Das Purkayastha; Sweety Kalita; Avik Mukherjee; Joydeep Dutta (2023) . Current progress in valorization of food processing waste and by-products for pectin extraction, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 239(124332), 1-10 , DOI : DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124332
Santosh Kumar; Annapureddy Rama Linga Reddy; Indra Bhusan Basumatary; Anamika Nayak; Debjani Dutta; Jyotismita Konwar; Manashi Das Purkayastha; Avik Mukherje (2023) . Recent progress in pectin extraction and their applications in developing films and coatings for sustainable food packaging: A review, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 239(124281), 1-12 , DOI : DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124281
Hemanta K Manne; M Dutta; R Sen; S Baishya; Manashi Das Purkayastha; A R Baruah; S Sen; R P Paswan; Sunayna Rathi (2022) . Nutritional, antinutritional and in vitro digestibility of sprouted mung beans, AMA-Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America, 53(7), 9113-9121
Udangshree Borah; Rimki Baruah; Sweety Kalita; Francis Dutta; Abhijit Borah; Manashi Das Purkayastha (2022) . Core-shell structured alpha-tocopherol acetate encapsulation using elephant apple mucilage-alginate matrix: In vitro digestion and thermal degradation kinetics, Food Bioscience, 50(0), 1-8 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2022.102189
Indrani Chetia; Sunayana Rathi; Manashi Das Purkayastha; Ananta Saikia; Samindra Baishya (2022) . Bamboo Shoot Processing-effects on Nutritional and Anti-nutritional Quality from Assam, India, International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 12(12), 460-471 , DOI : DOI: 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121483
Das; D.; Tamuly; S.; Das Purkayastha; M.; Dutta; B.; Barman; C.; Kalita; D.J.; Boro; R.; ; Agarwal; S. (2021) . Green tea leaves extract with low concentration of EGCG can provide health benefits without causing renal damage. , Acta Alimentaria, 0(0), 1-14 , DOI : https://doi.org/10.1556/066.2021.00007
Devi; P.; Kalita; S.; Saikia Barooah; M.; Saikia; A.; Borah; A.; Ahmed; T.H.; ; Das Purkayastha; M. (2020) . Instant rice-based composite pasta requiring no cooking. , Food Science and Technology International, 0(0), 1-14 , DOI : 10.1177/1082013220973807
Boruah; R.; Saikia; S.; Islam; S.; Das Purkayastha; M.; ; Borah; A. (2020) . Dillenia indica: An underutilized fruit with gamut of food and industrial prospective, Medicinal Plants, 12(2), 214-219 , DOI : 10.5958/0975-6892.2020.00028.3
Islam; S.; Das Purkayastha; M.; Saikia; S.; ; Tamuly; S. (2019) . Augmenting the yield of polyphenols and its antioxidant activity from fresh tea leaves of Assam by response surface approach, The Pharma Innovation Journal, 8(6), 560-566
Das Purkayastha; M.; Borah; A.K.; Saha; S.; Manhar; A.K.; Mandal; M.; ; Mahanta; C.L. (2016) . Effect of maleylation on physicochemical and functional properties of rapeseed protein isolate., Journal of Food Science and Technology, 53(4), 1784-1797 , DOI : 10.1007/s13197-016-2197-9
Das Purkayastha; M.; Dutta; G.; Barthakur; A.; ; Mahanta; C. L. (2015) . Tackling correlated responses during process optimization of rapeseed meal protein extraction., Food Chemistry, 170(0), 62-73 , DOI : 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.08.053
Das; B.; Chattopadhyay; P.; Maji; S.; Upadhyay; A.; Das Purkayastha; M.; Mohanta; C.L.; Maity; T.K.; ; Karak; N. (2015) . Bio-functionalized MWCNT/hyperbranched polyurethane bionanocomposite for bone regeneration., Biomedical Materials, 10(0), 25011-0 , DOI : 10.1088/1748-6041/10/2/025011
Das Purkayastha; M.; Barthakur; A.; ; Mahanta; C. L. (2015) . Production of vegetable protein from rapeseed press-cake using response surface methodology, weighted multivariate index and desirability function: a way to handle correlated multiple responses, International Journal of Food Properties, 18(6), 1248-1271 , DOI : 10.1080/10942912.2014.891612
Das Purkayastha; M.; ; Mahanta; C. L. (2015) . Statistically designed optimal process conditions for recuperation of protein from rapeseed meal., Journal of Food Science and Technology, 52(6), 3203-3218 , DOI : 10.1007/s13197-014-1299-5
Das Purkayastha; M.; Manhar; A. K.; Mandal; M.; ; Mahanta; C. L. (2014) . Industrial waste-derived nanoparticles and microspheres can be potent anti-microbial and functional ingredients., Journal of Applied Chemistry, 0(0), 0-0 , DOI : 10.1155/2014/171427
Das Purkayastha; M.; Dutta; N.; Kalita; D.; ; Mahanta; C. L. (2014) . Exploratory analysis for characterization of solvent-treated products (meal and extract) from rapeseed press-cake: Preliminary investigation using Principal Component Analysis., Waste and Biomass Valorization, 5(0), 835-846 , DOI : 10.1007/s12649-014-9293-8
Das Purkayastha; M.; Manhar; A. K.; Das; V. K.; Borah; A.; Mandal; M.; Thakur; A. J.; ; Mahanta; C. L. (2014) . Antioxidative, hemocompatible, fluorescent carbon nanodots from an ‘End-of-pipe” agricultural waste: Exploring its new horizon in the food-packaging domain, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62(0), 4509-4520 , DOI : 10.1021/jf500138f
Das Purkayastha; M.; Gogoi; J.; Kalita; D.; Chattopadhyay; P.; Nakhuru; K. S.; Goyary; D.; ; Mahanta; C. L. (2014) . Physicochemical and functional properties of rapeseed protein isolate: Influence of anti-nutrients removal with acidified organic solvents from rapeseed meal., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62(31), 7903-7914 , DOI : 10.1021/jf5023803
Das Purkayastha; M.; Nath; A.; Deka; B. C.; ; Mahanta; C. L. (2013) . Thin layer drying of tomato slices, Journal of Food Science and Technology, 50(4), 542-653 , DOI : 10.1007/s13197-011-0397-x
Das Purkayastha; M.; Das; S.; Manhar; A. K.; Deka; D.; Mandal; M.; ; Mahanta; C. L. (2013) . Removing antinutrients from rapeseed press-cake and their benevolent role in waste cooking oil-derived biodiesel: Conjoining the valorization of two disparate industrial wastes., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61(0), 10746-10756 , DOI : 10.1021/jf403657c
Das Purkayastha; M.; Kalita; D.; Das; V. K.; Mahanta; C. L.; Thakur; A. J.; ; Chaudhuri; M. K. (2012) . Effects of L-ascorbic acid addition on micro-filtered coconut water: Preliminary quality prediction study using 1H-NMR, FTIR and GC-MS., Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 13(0), 184-199 , DOI : 10.1016/j.ifset.2011.11.004
Das Purkayastha; M.; Kalita; D.; Mahnot; N. K.; Mahanta; C. L.; Mandal; M.; ; Chaudhuri; M. K. (2012) . Effect of L-ascorbic acid addition on the quality attributes of micro-filtered coconut water stored at 4°C., Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 16(0), 69-79 , DOI : 10.1016/j.ifset.2012.04.007
Konwar, J. and Purkayastha, M.D.(2024). Chapter 5 - Modification of pectin and its role in food, biomedical and pharmaceutical industries. in : Advanced Biophysical Techniques for Polysaccharides Characterization, Mazumder, N. (Ed), Elsevier Inc.,Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp 121-154, ISBN:9780443140426.
Kalita, S.; Purkayastha, M.D.; Mukherjee, A. and Kumar, S.(2024). Chapter 4: Coir Fibers for Sustainable Food Packaging. in : Agro?Waste Derived Biopolymers and Biocomposites: Innovations and Sustainability in Food Packaging, Kumar, S.; Mukherjee, A.; Katiyar, V. (Eds), Scrivener Publishing LLC,Wiley Online Library, pp 91-114, ISBN:9781394175161.
Purkayastha, M.D. and Kumar, S.(2022). Protein-Based Films and Coatings. in : Biopolymer-Based Food Packaging Innovations and Technology Applications, Kumar, S. and Mukherjee, A. Dutta, J.; (Eds), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,USA, pp 178-224, ISBN:9781119702320.
Datta, H.S.; Bora, D.; Purkayastha, M.D.; Choudhury, M. and Neog, M.(2022). Chapter 27 - Murraya koenigii (L) Spreng. in : Himalayan Fruits and Berries: Bioactive Compounds, Uses and Nutraceutical Potential, Belwal, T.; Bhatt, I.; Devkota, H.; (Eds), Elsevier Inc.,USA, pp 271-287, ISBN:978-0-323-85591-4.
Purkayastha, M.D. and Boruah, R.(2020). Processing and Packaging Techniques for nuts and oilseeds. in : Sustainable Development through Food and Nutritional Security, Baranwal, D. and Chandra, R. (Eds), Astral International Pvt. Ltd.,New Delhi-110002, pp 179-219, ISBN:978-93-88982-95-5.
Purkayastha, M.D. and Manhar, A.(2016). Nanotechnological applications in Food packaging, sensors and Bioactive delivery systems. . in : Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 21: Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture 2 , Ranjan, S. and Dasgupta, N. Lichtfouse, E.; (Eds), Springer International Publishing,Switzerland, pp 59-128, ISBN: 978-3-319-39306-3.
Gade, P.(2023). Development of nanoparticle-based food emulsion to stabilize curcumin in aqueous food medium.M.Sc (Food Technology) thesis submitted to Horticulture (Food Science & Technology Programme), Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India 785013
Lahkar, A.(2023). Development of Gluten-free biscuits using rice, soy okara and Elephant apple pomace.M.Sc (Food Technology) thesis submitted to Horticulture (Food Science & Technology Programme), Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India 785013
Agarwal, S.(2022). Development of Whey fortified low-fat containing muffins.M.Sc (Food Technology) thesis submitted to Horticulture (Food Science & Technology Programme), Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India 785013
Borooah, R.(2022). Process Standardization for making Protein-rich and fibre-rich biscuits.M.Sc (Food Technology) thesis submitted to Horticulture (Food Science & Technology Programme), Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India 785013
Borah, U.(2021). Development of a beverage powder using Elephant apple (Dillenia indica) and whey.M.Sc. (Food Technology) thesis submitted to Horticulture (Food Science & Technology Programme), Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India 785013
Dei-Koomson, J.(2019). Ready-to-reconstitute mix from makhana (fox-nut) seeds, malted mung beans and wood-apple.M.Sc. in Food Technology thesis submitted to Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013
Devi, P.(2018). Nutritionally improved rice based composite pasta and to evaluate its cooking quality.M.Sc. (Agri) in Food Science and Technology thesis submitted to Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013
Pramodini, B.(2018). Development of betalain loaded whey-alginate microencapsulate.M.Sc. in Food Technology thesis submitted to Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013
Kalita, U.(2018). Ready-to-reconstitute mix from makhana (Euryale ferox) seeds.M.Sc. in Food Technology thesis submitted to Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013
Achievements
  • Technology transfer of Elephant apple beverage powder
Membership
  • AFSTI
    Life Member
Projects
  • Assam Agricultural University sponsored project on "Bitterness-oriented germplasm screening and preservation of Assam lemon (Citrus limon) juice", project cost Rs.5.75 Lakh implemented in 2023.
  • DBT (New Delhi) sponsored project on "Identification of the genetics associated with Resistant Starch content in Rice for nutraceutical benefits", project cost Rs.1.005 Crore implemented in 2018.
  • DBT sponsored project on "Development of tea polyphenols-rapeseed protein microencapsulate for delivery of bioactive ingredients in functional foods: in vitro and in vivo study", project cost Rs.1.25 Crore implemented in 2017.
  • DBT, New Delhi sponsored project on "Developing bioactive compound-enriched functional food ingredients from Dillenia indica and valorization of its pomace", project cost Rs.25.29 Lakh implemented in 2017.
  • DBT, New Delhi sponsored project on "Value addition and Product Diversification in Tea", project cost Rs.3.82 Crore implemented in 2022.