Food Science and Human Nutrition

On-going Projects

SN

Project title

Principal investigator (PI)

Amount

Funding agency

1

Effect of different antibiotics and steroidal residues in meat of chicken and their effect on humans in Punjab

Dr. M. Sohaib

3 Million
PKR

PARC

2

Maximizing shelf life, microbial safety and quality of red meat through Modified atmosphere packaging technology

Dr. M. Sohaib

11.023 million
PKR

HEC, Pakistan

3

Nutritional profiling, Safety assessment and Bio-evaluation of commercial tea whiteners available in Pakistan

Dr. M. Sohaib

4.99 million
PKR

HEC, Pakistan

4

Exploring the dynamic role of different condiments for improving oxidative stability and microbial safety of meat products

Dr. M. Sohaib

0.5 Million
PKR

HEC, Pakistan

5

Prevalence of lactose intolerance in Punjab, Pakistan and development of lactose free dairy products containing prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides

Dr. Sanaullah Iqbal

Pak Rs. 3.377 Million

HEC, Pakistan

6

Milk production potential, reproductive efficiency and milk nutraceutical value of Brella camel (Camelus dromedarius) of Cholistan kept under intensive management

Dr. Sanaullah Iqbal

Pak Rs. 17.3 Million

PARB

8

Glycemic index and glycemic load of indigenous foods/recipes of Pakistan

Dr. Sanaullah Iqbal

Pak Rs. 2.87 Million

HEC, Pakistan

9

High pressure processing innovative technology for development of all-natural food products

Dr. M. Shahbaz

PK Rs. 13.412 Million

HEC, Pakistan

10

Innovative bio-preservation method for development of clean-label fruit juice products

Dr. M. Shahbaz

PK Rs. 4.98 Million

HEC, Pakistan

11

Comparative Assessment of Various Edible Films and Coatings and Evaluate them for Overall Nutritional Quality and Product Safety in Perishable Foods

Dr. M. Waqas

2.9 Million PKR

HEC, Pakistan

12

Development of Multiple Fortified Noodles as a Dietary Intervention Against Micronutrient Deficiencies

Dr. M. Waqas

0.375 Million PKR

HEC, Pakistan

13

Safety assessment of Human Milk in Pakistan. Is there a Health Concern?

Dr. Zahra Khan

4.4 Million
PKR

HEC, Pakistan

14

“Determining the optimal time to introduce FULL oral feeds in preterm infants in order to establish successful breastfeeding during hospital stay” with collaboration of Division of Neonatology, The Children’s Hospital and Institute of Child’s Health Lahore. 

Dr. Zahra Khan

0.5 Million
PKR

HEC, Pakistan

15

Comparison between different feeding protocols and existing protocol for the treatment of acute malnutrition (a cluster randomized controlled clinical trial) in collaboration of World Bank, World Food Program and Department of Health, Punjab. Pakistan.

Dr. Zahra Khan

2 Million
PKR

WFP, Health Dept. Punjab, Pakistan