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CURRENT RESEARCH PROGRAMME OF THE GROUP |
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| Current Research Programme of the Group |
- Development of low cost zero-energy cooling chambers for field heat removal and storage of fruits and vegetables and its transfer to small farmers
- Strengthening National Capabilities to Mitigate Vitamin A Deficiency in the Pakistani Vulnerable Population Using Stable Isotope Techniques
- Development of Rapid Test Kit (RTK) for Qualitative Determination of Peroxide Value (POV) in Oil/Fats
- Development of functional/therapeutic foods through food fortification and enrichment to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable Pakistani population
- Method optimization and assessment of fortified iron in wheat flour samples collected from local markets of district Peshawar and Nowshera
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- Nutritional evaluation of Milk Thistle seeds.
- Iron fortification of roller milled wheat flour in Pakistan.
- Nutritional and physiological evaluation of Red Palm Oil (Carotino).
- Fortification of Vanaspati Ghee in Pakistan with red palm oil as a natural source of Vitamin A.
- Utilization of dried citrus peel (an agro-waste) in poultry ration.
- Radiation decontamination of commercial poultry feed
- Iodine stability study in different climatic conditions and different packaging materials
- Developed RTK for qualitative determination of Fortified Iron in wheat flour
- Developed RTK for qualitative determination of Fortified Vitamin-A in edible Oils/Fats
- Developed RTK for qualitative determination of Peroxide Value (POV) in edible Oils/Fats
- Development Zero Energy Cooling Chambers (ZECCs) and its dissemination to small farmers
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