Faculty Profile

Dr. Samreen Ahsan
Assistant Professor, HEC Approved Supervisor
PhD (Food Technology) UAF, Pakistan

Dr. Samreen Ahsan is serving as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Food Science and Technology, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Pakistan. She earned her PhD in Food Technology from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF). During her doctoral studies, she was awarded the prestigious International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) scholarship, under which she completed a research visit as a Visiting Research Scholar at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, and West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

Dr. Ahsan has an extensive academic and research portfolio in the areas of functional foods, plant-based proteins, food microbiology, fermentation technology, edible packaging, and nanotechnology in food systems, and nutraceutical product development. She has supervised numerous M.Sc. and M.Phil. Research students and actively contributes to postgraduate training and research mentoring.

She has authored and co-authored approximately 60 research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals of repute, along with 15 book chapters published by renowned international publishers. Her research work spans food safety, probiotics, sustainable food processing, bioactive compounds, and value-added food product development.

Dr. Ahsan holds memberships in various national and international professional scientific societies and has actively participated in multiple national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops, contributing to knowledge dissemination and academic collaboration.

2025

  1. Lentil Protein Concentrate Enrichment in Biscuits to Target Protein Energy Malnutrition
    Saeed K, Ahsan S, Chughtai MFJ, Khaliq A, Mehmood T, Liaqat A.
    Food Sciences Insights and Trends, 1(1), 2025.
  2. Development and Optimization of Corn Silk Powder Enriched Cookies to Enhance Nutritional Composition
    Ahsan A, Ahsan S, Mehmood T, Khair K, Farooq MA, Chughtai MFJ.
    Food Sciences Insights and Trends, 1(1), 2025.
  3. Sustainable Edible Packaging: Advances in Materials, Manufacturing, and Applications
    Ayesha BE, Ahsan S, Chughtai MFJ, Khaliq A, Saima H, Mehmood T.
    eFood, 6(5), 2025.
  4. Sustainable Edible Packaging: Advances in Materials, Manufacturing, and Applications
    Bint‐E‐Zafar A, Ahsan S, Chughtai MFJ, Khaliq A, Saima H, Mehmood T.
    eFood, 6(5), e70095, 2025.
  5. Characterization of Polyphenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activities of Tagetes Flowers With Varying Treatments Using LC‐ESI‐QToF‐MS/MS
    Siddiqa A, Khaliq A, Sultan MT, Chughtai MFJ, Ahsan S, Khalid W.
    Food Science & Nutrition, 13(10), e71047, 202
  6. Physicochemical, Organoleptic and Anti-Obesity Effects of Watermelon Peel Powder Incorporation into Chapatti
    Niaz S, Ahsan S, Chughtai MFJ, Mehmood T, Farooq MA, Wali M.
    Food and Humanity, 100751, 2025.
  7. Green and Sustainable Synthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles: A Stevia Leaf Extract Approach
    Chughtai MFJ, Ahsan S, Khaliq A, Farooq MA, Qayyum MMN.
    Food Science & Nutrition, 13(8), e70698, 2025.
  8. Hepatoprotective Effect of a Kalanchoe pinnata–Based Beverage Against Carbon Tetrachloride– and Gentamicin-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Wistar Rats
    Saeed K, Chughtai MFJ, Ahsan S, Mehmood T, Khalid MZ, Khaliq A.
    Journal of the American Nutrition Association, 44(5), 405–421, 2025.
  9. Application of Plant-Based Proteins in the Development of Fish and Meat Analogues Products
    Rahaman A, Ahsan S, Kumari A, Khaliq A, Mehmood T, Chughtai MFJ.
    Journal of Texture Studies, 56(3), e70025, 2025.
  10. Phytochemical Profiling of Tagetes erecta L. Flowers at Various Blooming Stages Through Optimized Extraction of Bioactive Compounds
    Siddiqa A, Khaliq A, Mehmood T, Chughtai MFJ, Sanchez-Migallon AM.
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9, 1474848, 2025.

2024

  1. A Mini Review on Application of Non-Thermal Techniques for Protection of Fruit Juices
    Ahsan S, Siddiqa A, Chughtai F, Khaliq A, Makhmudov F, Azimova S.
    Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 14(3), e11879, 2024.
  2. Impact of Baby Spinach as a Carrier for the Development of Sustainable Probiotics Prior to Consumption
    Xie K, Ling J, Mishra AK, Farooq MA, Ahsan S, Hassan S.
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1430146, 2024.
  3. Development of Active Packaging Film Based on Phyllanthus wightianus and Their Application to Meat Product Preservation
    Ahsan S, Tariq A, Liaqat A, Khaliq A, Farooq MA, Hussain A, Kauser S.
    Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 18(6), 4905–4919, 2024.

2023

  1. Pathogenic Microbes in the Food Systems
    Liaqat A, Ahsan S, Iqbal R, Chughtai MFJ, Khaliq A.
    In: Food Microbial and Molecular Biology, pp. 287–309, 2023.
  2. Food Hazards and Their Risk Management
    Khaliq A, Ahsan S, Chughtai MFJ, Liaqat A, Mehmood T, Sameed N.
    In: Food Microbial and Molecular Biology, pp. 99–130, 2023.
  3. Current Trends and Prospects of Transforming Animal Waste into Food
    Ahsan S, Liaqat A, Khaliq A, Iqbal R, Chughtai MFJ, Mehmood T, Saeed K.
    In: Climate Changes Mitigation and Sustainable Bioenergy Harvest Through Animal Waste, 2023.
  4. Post-Harvest Losses of Cereals
    Ahsan S, Liaqat A, Chughtai MFJ, Khaliq A, Mehmood T, Siddiqa A, Ali A.
    In: Cereal Grains, pp. 103–122, 2023.
  5. Bombax ceiba Flower Extract Mediated Synthesis of Se Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Activity and Urea Detection
    Safdar M, Aslam S, Akram M, Khaliq A, Ahsan S, Liaqat A, Mirza M.
    World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 39(3), 80, 2023.
  6. Detection and Quantification of Aflatoxins in Spices Stored in Different Food Packaging Materials
    Abrar M, Ahsan S, Nadeem M, Liaqat A, Chughtai MFJ, Farooq MA.
    Journal of Stored Products Research, 101, 102081, 2023.
  7. Safety and Quality Assessment of Street-Vended Barbecue Chicken Samples from Faisalabad, Pakistan
    Ali A, Ahmad N, Liaqat A, Farooq MA, Ahsan S, Chughtai MFJ.
    Food Science & Nutrition, 11(2), 930–939, 2023.
  8. Development and Evaluation of Fruit Leather from Guava and Jujube Blend
    Saleem A, Ahmad T, Yasir A, Tahir F, Ali E, Ahmad H, Ali H, Ahsan S.
    International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S7), 6893–6914, 2023.
  9. Cinnamon Essential Oil
    Liaqat A, Ahsan S, Fayyaz MS, Ali A, Ashfaq SA, Khan S, Khan MA.
    In: Essential Oils, pp. 377–390, 2023.
  10. Green-Synthesized Selenium Nanoparticles Using Garlic Extract and Their Application for Rapid Detection of Salicylic Acid in Milk
    Aftab R, Ahsan S, Liaqat A, Safdar M, Chughtai MFJ, Nadeem M.
    Food Science and Technology, 43, e67022, 20

2022 (Selected Major Publications)

  1. Iqbal R, Liaqat A, Yasmin I, Ahsan S, Chughtai MFJ, Tanweer S.
    Double layered encapsulation to immobilize Bifidobacterium bifidum ATCC 35914 in polysaccharide-protein matrices.
    Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 46(8), e16748, 2022.
  2. Ahsan S, Khaliq A, Chughtai MFJ, Nadeem M, Tahir AB, Din AA.
    Technofunctional quality assessment of soymilk fermented with Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei.
    Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, 69(1), 172–182, 2022.
  3. Khaliq A, Chughtai MFJ, Mehmood T, Ahsan S, Liaqat A, Nadeem M.
    High-pressure processing: principle, applications, impact, and future prospective.
    In: Sustainable Food Processing and Engineering Challenges, pp. 75–108, 2021 (Published 2021, indexed 2022).

2020–2015 (Highly Cited Foundational Work)

  1. Yasmin I, Saeed M, Khan WA, Khaliq A, Chughtai MFJ, Iqbal R, Ahsan S.
    In vitro probiotic potential and safety evaluation of Bifidobacterium strains isolated from raw camel milk.
    Microorganisms, 8(3), 354, 2020.
  2. Ahsan S, Khaliq A, Chughtai MFJ, Nadeem M, Din AA, Hlebová M.
    Functional exploration of bioactive moieties of fermented and non-fermented soy milk.
    Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 10(1), 145–149, 2020.
  3. Ahsan S, Zahoor T, Shehzad A, Zia MA.
    Valuation of co-culture soymilk as pragmatic approach on hyperglycemia and hypercholesterolemia.
    JAPS: Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 29(3), 2019.
  4. Ahsan S, Zahoor T, Hussain M, Khalid N, Khaliq A, Umar M.
    Preparation and quality characterization of soy milk-based non-dairy ice cream.
    International Journal of Food and Allied Sciences, 2015.

Her area of interest is Food Microbiology, Food Safety, Food Packaging, Nutraceutical and functional foods, Probiotics & Prebiotics.