Students can participate in research areas related to all aspects of food science and nutrition of the Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University based on their interests. Thesis research theme of the program includes but not limited to:
Food product development for nutritional purposes
Example Research Topics
• Development of Thai snacks from germinated brown rice
• Development of gluten-free brownie using colored rice flour
• Using mushroom as a saltiness enhancer in sausage
Food fortification
Example Research Topics
• Development of probioactive drink from brown rice milk fermented by GABA-producing lactic acid bacterium
• Calcium from pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) shells and its application in food
• Development of fruit bars from Thai fruits as convenient sources of dietary fiber and potassium
Appropriate and modern technologies for production and quality control of nutritious food
Example Research Topics
• Effect of pretreatments and frying methods on quality attributes of pumpkin chips
• Preparation and property determination of protein hydrolysate from Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis l.) press cake
• Properties of pectin from dragon fruit (hylocereus undatus) peels and its applications in food
Content, availability, and in vitro biological activities of nutrients, and non-nutrients in food
Example Research Topics
• Estimation of mineral contents and their bioaccessibility in white rice, brown rice, parboiled germinated brown rice and mixed food recipes
• Antioxidant activity and inhibition of key enzymes relevant to alzheimer’s disease from sweet pepper (Capsicum Annuum) extracts
• Effect of probiotic fermentation on isoflavone phytoestrogens and bioactivity in fermented soy milk
Food and nutrition policy research
Example Research Topics
• Efficiencies of training tool on good manufacturing practices and critical control points of production plants of 20-liter packing size drinking water in Cambodia
• Food waste in university food service: a case study at canteens of Mulawarman university, Indonesia
