Soorya Haridas is a Faculty Associate in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. She holds a Master’s degree in Food Science and Technology from Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology from the University of Calicut. She has professional experience in teaching, industrial quality control, and research-based community nutrition interventions.
Her research focuses on food fortification, micronutrient intervention, and value addition in traditional foods to address nutritional deficiencies among vulnerable populations, particularly mothers and children during the first 1000 days of life. She has worked as a Research Fellow under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, contributing to community-based micronutrient interventions and seasonal mapping of locally available food resources.
She has also served as a Guest Lecturer and Quality Supervisor in the food industry, gaining experience in food safety, GMP audits, and training. Her research contributions include publications in international journals on micronutrient interventions and fortified food development. Her current work emphasizes developing fortified traditional foods and evaluating their biological efficacy to improve public health nutrition outcomes.
Year : 2025
Cite this Research Publication : Soorya Haridas, Janci Rani Ramaswamy, Vidhya Balasubramanian, N M Dhanya, Tharanidevi Natarajan, Digital Technologies in Diagnosing Maternal and Child Nutrition Deficiencies for Improved Health Outcome, 2025 Gender and Technology Conference (GTC), IEEE, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1109/gtc64325.2025.11478119
Publisher : IEEE
Year : 2024
Cite this Research Publication : Mundassery, Athira, Jancirani Ramaswamy, Tharanidevi Natarajan, Soorya Haridas, and Prema Nedungadi, "Modern and conventional processing technologies and their impact on the quality of different millets," Food Science and Biotechnology, Volume 33, Issue 11, August 2024, Pages 2441-2460 (Review)
Publisher : Food Science and Biotechnology
Year : 2022
Cite this Research Publication : Jancirani Ramaswamy, Tharanidevi Natarajan, Soorya Haridas, KirthikaPalanisamy, Prema Nedungadi. A community-based approach to combat micronutrient deficiencies among irular tribal women: An education intervention- Indian Journal of Public Health;Volume 66;Issue 4; October-December 2022doi:10.4103/ijph.ijph_1985_21
Publisher : Indian Journal of Public Health
Year : 2022
Cite this Research Publication : Soorya Haridas, Jancirani Ramaswamy, TharanideviNatarajaj, Prema Nedungadi. Micronutrient interventions among vulnerable population over a decade: A systematic review on Indian perspective. Haridas et al, Health Promotion Perspectives, 2022, 12(2), 151-162.doi: 10.34172/hpp.2022.19
Publisher : Health Promotion Perspectives
Year : 2018
Cite this Research Publication : Padmashree, A., Negi, N., Soorya Haridas., Govindaraj, T., Kumar, K. R. A., Semwal, A. D., & Sharma, G. K. (2018). Development and Quality Evaluation of Choco Quinoa Nutri Bar during Storage. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 9(07), 899.
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Cite this Research Publication : Haripriya Ravikumar, Lee Hong Tee, Yin Hui Chow, Soorya Haridas, Athira Mundassery, Janci Rani Ramaswamy, Valorisation of food waste into bioactive compounds, Valorisation of Food Waste, 2025.
| Degree | Specialization & Thesis Title | University / Institute | Year (From- To) |
| PhD | Food Science and Nutrition (Ongoing) | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | Ongoing |
| M.Sc | Food Science and Technology | Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies | 2014–2016 |
| B.Sc | Food Technology | DGM MES Mampad College, University of Calicut | 2011–2014 |
| HSE | Science | Little Flower English Medium School, Nilambur | 2009–2011 |
| SSLC | General Education | Fatimagiri English School, Nilambur | 2009 |
| Position | Institution | Duration |
| Project Assistant | Amrita CREATE (O-Labs) | Dec 2021 – Apr 2023 |
| Research Fellow | Tribal Center of Excellence, Ministry of Tribal Affairs | Feb 2021 – Nov 2021 |
| Guest Lecturer | DGM MES Mampad College, Malappuram | Jul 2017 – Jun 2018 |
| Quality Supervisor | Snocap Icecreams Pvt Ltd | Aug 2016 – Apr 2017 |
Submitted Projects:
| Student Name & Roll Number | Project Title | Year |
| Vijitha (CB.SC.U3FSN21025) | Development and Characterization of Antioxidant Edible Film Packaging enhanced with Centella asiatica | 2024 |
| U. Akshaya (242DA002) – External | Standardization of Fermentation Condition for Enhanced Nutritional and Sensory Profiles in Fermented Millet Drinks |
2025 |
