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Dr. Janci Rani P. R

Chairperson, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore

Qualification: MPhil, Ph.D
b_janci@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Public Health & Community Nutrition, Prenatal and Post-natal Nutrition, Adolescent Nutrition, Institutional Food Service Management (Schools and Colleges), Food Formulations & Product Development, Fortification and value-added foods, Analysis of Food composition

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Bio

Dr. P.R. Janci Rani is currently serve as Chairperson and Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. She has a strong educational background, having obtained her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Bharathiyar University. She further pursued her M.Phil and Ph.D. at Avinashilingam Institute for Women in Coimbatore, India. Dr.Janci Rani has been associated with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham since 2001, where she has been actively involved in various roles, including administration, academics, and research. Her contributions to the university have been significant. Her broad area of research interests is Community Nutrition and Public Health focusing towards pre- and post-natal nutrition, functional foods, food product development, and food service management. Her expertise lies in studying the impact of nutrition on communities and exploring ways to improve health outcomes through dietary interventions. Additionally, she contributes to the development of functional foods and works on enhancing food service management practices. With her comprehensive knowledge and research experience, Dr.Janci Rani plays a vital role in advancing the understanding of nutrition and public health at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Modern and conventional processing technologies and their impact on the quality of different millets

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 : 2024

An interoperable ontology for CPS-enabled Polyhouse Solar Dryer: A case study of the AgroESP project

Cite this Research Publication : Gowtham Ramesh, P. Dheepan Kanna, C. Shunmuga Velayutham, Jancirani Ramaswamy, An interoperable ontology for CPS-enabled Polyhouse Solar Dryer: A case study of the AgroESP project, Journal of Industrial Information Integration,2024.

Publisher : Elsevier

Year : 2022

A community-based approach to combat micronutrient deficiencies among irular tribal women: An education intervention

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

Micronutrient interventions among vulnerable population over a decade: A systematic review on Indian perspective

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 : 2019

Nutrient analysis of underutilised indigenous weeds in Coimbatore

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Janci Rani P. R., Dr. N. Tharani Devi, N., K. Krishna, and S., S. Sunder, “Nutrient analysis of underutilised indigenous weeds in Coimbatore”, International Journal of Current Research, vol. Vol. 11, no. Issue 11, pp. pp.8277-8281, 2019.

Publisher : International Journal of Current Research

Year : 2019

Nutraceutical potentials of synergic foods: a systematic review

Cite this Research Publication : Natarajan, T.D., Ramasamy, J.R. & Palanisamy, K. Nutraceutical potentials of synergic foods: a systematic review. J. Ethn. Food 6, 27 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42779-019-0033-3

Publisher : BMC

Year : 2019

Identification of functional properties of non-timber forest Produces and locally available food resources in promoting Food security among irula tribes of South India

Cite this Research Publication : Kirthika P, Janci Rani P R Identification of functional properties of non-timber forest produce and locally available food resources in promoting food security among Irula tribes of South India. J Public Health (Berl.) 28, 503–515 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-019-01075-3

Publisher : springer

Year : 2019

Identification of functional properties of non-timber forest produce and locally available food resources in promoting food security among Irula tribes of South India

Cite this Research Publication : Kirthika P, Janci Rani P R , Identification of functional properties of non-timber forest produce and locally available food resources in promoting food security among Irula tribes of South India, Journal of Public Health,2019

Publisher : Journal of Public Health (Germany)

Year : 2016

Estimation of Micronutrients in Vitex negundo L. (Karunochi) Leaves

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. N. Tharani Devi, Dr. Janci Rani P. R., Theivaprakasham, H., Arumugam, S., and R, N., “Estimation of Micronutrients in Vitex negundo L. (Karunochi) Leaves”, FoodSci: Indian Journal of Research in Food Science and Nutrition, vol. 3, pp. 13-17, 2016.

Publisher : FoodSci: Indian Journal of Research in Food Science and Nutrition

Year : 2016

Formulation, nutrient analysis and storage study of processed tomato products

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Janci Rani R., Dr. N. Tharani Devi, ., A., ,, and Bhavanita, “Formulation, nutrient analysis and storage study of processed tomato products”, International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, vol. Vol. 7, no. Issue 6, pp. pp. 11580-11584, 2016.

Publisher : International Journal of Recent Scientific Research

Year : 2015

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Pregnancy and Post-Partum Care among Rural and Tribal Women

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Janci Rani P. R., Dr. N. Tharani Devi, R., S., and B., P., “Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Pregnancy and Post-Partum Care among Rural and Tribal Women”, FoodSci: Indian Journal of Research in Food Science and Nutrition, vol. 2, p. 10, 2015.

Publisher : FoodSci: Indian Journal of Research in Food Science and Nutrition, vol. 2, p. 10, 2015

Year : 2012

Nutrient content and total antioxidant activity in Brahmi, Moringa, Amla, dried powders and formulation of value added recipes.

Cite this Research Publication : PR Janci Rani, KS Sarojini, Nutrient content and total antioxidant activity in Brahmi, Moringa, Amla, dried powders and formulation of value added recipes,The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics,2012.

Year : 2009

Interdependence among nutritional status, Body Mass Index and Lifestyle

Cite this Research Publication : Janci rani P. R and Sarojini K.S, “Interdependence among nutritional status, Body Mass Index and Lifestyle”, Journal of Food, nutrition and Dietetics, 6(1), 10-13, 2009.

Publisher : Journal of Food, nutrition and Dietetics

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2024

AmritaSync: A Deep Learning based Anaemia Tracker for Non-Invasive Detection

Cite this Research Publication : Chalicham, Divyanth, Amrutham Varshit Purna, Alla Venkata Siddhartha, G. Jeyakumar, PR Janci Rani, Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam, and Senthil Kumar Thangavel, AmritaSync: A Deep Learning based Anaemia Tracker for Non-Invasive Detection, International Conference on Inventive Computation Technologies (ICICT),2024.

Publisher : IEEE

Year : 2018

Micro model food processing incubator: A sustainable solution for rural and tribal livelihood

Cite this Research Publication : Kirthika.P, PR Janci rani and Tharani Devi. N “Micro model food processing incubator: A sustainable solution for rural and tribal livelihood", IEEE - Technological Innovations in ICT for Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Information technology, Eswari college of Engineering, Chennai, April 5 and 6 2018.

Publisher : IEEE - Technological Innovations in ICT for Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Information technology, Eswari college of Engineering

Year : 2018

Nutraceutical potentials of Synergic Foods: An overview

Cite this Research Publication : Tharani Devi. N and PR Janci rani,” Nutraceutical potentials of Synergic Foods: An overview", 60th International conference on Innovation for next generation, Pondicherry May 11&12-2018, Pondicherry, India|

Publisher : 60th International conference on Innovation for next generation

Year : 2011

Value addition of fermented cereal foods (Bread, Idli, Dosa) with dry Moringa leaf powder, National Seminar on recent Advances in the development of fermented foods

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Janci Rani P. R. and Sarojini, K. S., “Value addition of fermented cereal foods (Bread, Idli, Dosa) with dry Moringa leaf powder, National Seminar on recent Advances in the development of fermented foods”, Centre of food Science and Technology, Varanasi. pp. Pp. 89-90, 2011.

Publisher : Centre of food Science and Technology

Year : 2011

Value addition of fermented cereal foods (Bread, Idli, Dosa) with dry Moringa leaf powder

Cite this Research Publication : P.R Janci rani and KS Sarojini, “Value addition of fermented cereal foods (Bread, Idli, Dosa) with dry Moringa leaf powder, National Seminar on recent Advances in the development of fermented foods, Centre of food Science and Technology, Varanasi, Pp. 89-90, 2011.

Year : 2010

Evaluation of Protein content and formulation of new recipes (Groundnut, coconut and sesame deoiled meal flour)

Cite this Research Publication : P.R. Janci rani and Kowsalya K.R, Evaluation of Protein content and formulation of new recipes (Groundnut, coconut and sesame deoiled meal flour), 39th annual national convention proceeding of Indian Dietetic Association, 5-6th June 2010.

Publisher : 39th annual national convention proceeding of Indian Dietetic Association

Year : 2007

Impact of Modification of Institutionalized foods

Cite this Research Publication : P.R Janci rani and Bhooma Mani, “Impact of Modification of Institutionalized foods” 38th National Annual conference of NSI-Nutrition Society of India held at Kolkota on 5-7th Nov 2007.

Publisher : 38th National Annual conference of NSI-Nutrition Society of India

Book Chapter

Year : 2018

Post Pregnancy Ethnic Nutritional Practices in India: A Critical Perspective of Immunity and Infection

Publisher : Taylor and Francis

Year : 2018

Postpregnancy Ethnic Nutritional Practices in India: A Critical Perspective of Immunity and Infection

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Janci Rani R., Dr. N. Tharani Devi, and Dr. Murali Rangarajan, “Postpregnancy Ethnic Nutritional Practices in India: A Critical Perspective of Immunity and Infection”, in Nutrition, Immunity and Infection, CRC Press, 2018, pp. 467-522.

Publisher : Nutrition, Immunity and Infection.

Academic Qualifications
Degree University
PhD Food Service Management and Dietetics Avinashilingam Institute for Women, Coimbatore 2009
M.Phil Food Science and Nutrition Avinashilingam Institute for Women, Coimbatore 2005
M.Sc Nutrition and Dietetics Vellalar College for Women, Erode 1996
B.Sc Nutrition and Dietetics Vellalar College for Women, Erode 1993
Awards and Recognition
  • Empanelled National Resource Person (NRP- “A”- Thrust Area-FNHW): Our professional has been recognized as an Empanelled National Resource Person (NRP-Thrust Area-FNHW) by the prestigious National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) and the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), under the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (MoRD& PR). Since 2016, they have been actively involved in this role, contributing to the advancement of rural development and livelihood initiatives.
  • UNICEF Roster Nutrition Consultant: Our professional served as a Nutrition Consultant on the UNICEF Roster. Their expertise and insights have been instrumental in shaping and implementing nutrition programs, addressing crucial issues related to child health and well-being.
  • SME – Subject Matter Expertise – Amrita O-Labs Project: Our professional’s subject matter expertise shines through their involvement with the Amrita O-Labs Project. Specifically, they are contributing as an SME for developing virtual labs for the Home Science Curriculum for XI and XII NCERT topics. Their valuable insights and guidance are enhancing the educational experience for students in these subjects.
  • Excellence in Research Award – Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham: Recognizing their outstanding research contributions, our professional received the Excellence in Research Award in 2017 from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. This accolade highlights their dedication and accomplishments in pushing the boundaries of knowledge and making a significant impact in their field.
  • Young Scientist Award – SagarmalGoenaka Award: In 2009, our professional was honored with the Young Scientist Award, specifically the SagarmalGoenaka Award, by the Indian Dietetic Association. This prestigious recognition showcases their early achievements and promising potential in the field of dietetics and nutrition.
  • Membership and Associations: Our professional is an active member of esteemed organizations such as the Nutrition Society of India, Indian Dietetic Association, and the Food Technologist Association of India. Through these memberships, they stay connected with the latest developments, contribute to the professional community, and foster collaborations for further advancement in their respective fields.

We are proud to have such a distinguished professional as part of our team. Their expertise, experience, and commitment ensure that our services and offerings are of the highest quality.

Funded project
Duration of the project Sponsors & status Title of the project Grant Amount in INR Investigators
Yr-2023-2026 DST STI HUB On Going “STI Hub Improving Tribal Livelihoods, Education Sustainability STI-ITLIVES. Dr.P.R.Janci Rani – CO-PI 4,01,01,052/- Dr.Raghu Raman- PI Prof. LalniwalaNitea-PI Dr.PremaNedungadi- CO PI Dr.Janci Rani- P.R-CO PI
Yr-2020-2023 DST SEED On Going “Enhancement of Livelihood for Scheduled Caste households through an ICT enabled Integrated Rural Nutrition Centre in Madukkarai block of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu” Dr.P.R.Janci Rani – PI ₹ 41,40,932/- Ref.no DST/SEED/SCSP/STI/2019/64 Dr.P.R.Janci Rani – PI Dr.Tharanidevi.N-CO PI Dr.VidyaBalasubramaniam-CO PI Dr.Rajathilagam.B-CO PI Dr.Dhanya .N.M-CO PI
Yr 2022-2023 SONY – India Phase 2 On Going An Edge-based Cyber-Physical System for Smart Polyhouse Solar Drying of Agricultural Food Products. –  Dr.P.R.Janci Rani – CO-PI ₹ 13,00, 000/- Dr.Gowtham.R PI -CSE Dr.P.R.Janci Rani- CO PI -Food Science Dr.VidyaBalasubramaniam-CO PI- CSE Dr.Karthi.R- CO PI- CSEDr.Anantha Narayanan-CoPI-CSE
Yr 2021-2022 SONY – India On Going Phase 1 Completed An Edge-based Cyber-Physical System for Smart Polyhouse Solar Drying of Agricultural Food Products. – Dr.P.R.Janci Rani – CO-PI ₹ 17,89, 000/-
Yr- 2020-2022 Tribal Ministry Completed AWARENESS ON MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES FOR TRIBAL WOMEN OF COIMBATORE DISTRICT —Dr.P.R.Janci Rani – PI ₹ 19, 89,481/- Ref.no 17014/01/2018 Dr.P.R.Janci Rani – PI Dr.Tharanidevi.N-CO PI
3 yrs 2016-19 DST-NRDMS Completed “Promoting a Model for Skill Development, Capacity Building and Food Processing among Irular Tribes of Madukkarai Block, Coimbatore District”-Dr.P.R.Janci Rani – PI  ₹ 23,75,000/- Ref.no: DST-NRDMS-PMSDCBFP/SCI/C/112/2016 Dr.P.R.Janci Rani – PI Dr.Tharanidevi.N-CO PI Dr.Nagalingam-CO PI Dr.Rajathilagam.B-CO PI
Research Guidance

PhD

Name Status
Mrs.Soorya Haridas Ongoing (Thesis advisor)
Mrs.Athira Mundassery Ongoing (Thesis advisor)
Ms.SharmilaShree V Ongoing (Thesis advisor)
Ms.Deva Prasanna.p Ongoing (Thesis advisor)
Advaitha S Ongoing (Thesis advisor)
Abikaysavee V L Ongoing (Thesis advisor)
Nimisha P Ongoing (Thesis co-advisor)

UG projects Guided

  1. Exploring Valorization Potentials in watermelon rind and its applications in Food Product Development – 2024
  2. Maximising millet microgreens through sustainable Urban agriculture: Growth Mediums, Nutrition, Ant nutrients, Bioactive compounds and shelf life study.
  3. Estimation of Phenoloc content in the developed buckwheat microgreen dark chocolates
  4. Evaluating the effectiveness of edible coating with pectin form dragon fruit peel and aloevera gel.
Courses Taught

UG Courses

  1. Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
  2. Food Service Management and Dietetics
  3. Food Science and Experimental Foods
  4. Nutrition Though Lifespan
  5. Understanding Science of Food and Nutrition
  6. Health and Lifestyle
  7. Introduction to Food Chemistry

PG/PhD Courses

  1. Advances in Community Nutrition and Public Health
  2. Principles of Food and Nutrition
  3. Principles of Food Science and Technology
  4. Metabolism of Nutrients
  5. Advanced Food Chemistry
  6. Food Processing and Preservation Technology
  7. Nutritional Approach to Holistic Health
Invited Talk
  • Invited as National Resource Person on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) for District and Block Officials of TNSRLM, Women Development Corporation on 20-21 August 2024 at Chennai.
  • Resource person for an invited talk on ”Nutrition- Focused Food Product Development: Bridging Research and Innovation”, convened by the Department of Food Processing Technology and Management on 23.07.2024 (Tuesday).
  • Resource person for a national conference on lifestyle diseases and management (NCLDM – 2024) 19 & 20 February 2024 “TOPIC: 100 DAYS CARE: A WAY FORWARD FOR PREVENTING LIFESTYLE DISEASE” organized by department of biochemistry faculty of Arts, Science, Commerce and Management, at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education.
  • Invited Speaker:  Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, sponsored training program on “Research for Societal Good through Social Responsibility“. Feb 22nd 2023.
  • National Resource person to ToT -NRLMRC & NIRD PR- Training of mainstreaming FNHW intervention and State operational Strategy in Puducherry for the Union territories &North East States- 30-31st May 2023.
  • National Resource person to ToT -NRLMRC & NIRD PR- Training of mainstreaming FNHW intervention and State operational Strategy in Gawhati for the North East States- 12-15th Dec 2022.
  • National Resource person to ToT -NRLMRC & NIRD PR- Training of mainstreaming FNHW intervention and State operational Strategy in Hyderabad- 24-25th Aug 2022.
  • National Resource Person (NRP) for conducting “Training on Covid-19 Vaccine, Covid-19 Appropriate Behaviors, Health Seeking Behavior and Immunity Building” for SRLMS-State Rural Livelihood Mission staff (Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal, Jharkhand) through the National Rural Livelihood Mission, 9 & 12th April 2021.
  • Training for Trainers (ToT) for Community Resource Person on Food Nutrition and Health WASH (FNHW) integration into state- Karnathka&Tamilnadu Self Help Group women organization, August-2020.
  • Invited Speaker to Nehru Institution, to address on the topic “Nutrition for a holistic living”, on 20th Oct 2020.
  • Invited Talk to Narayana Guru Institution, to address on the topic “Nutrition for a holistic living”, on 12th July 2019.
  • Panel Head for FNHW National Workshop for integrating FNHW interventions into the State SRLMS-Kranataka& Tamil Nadu on 24th 25, 26th June 2019.
  • Invited Speaker to a seminar on “Proposal Writing for Science and Technology Fields”, at Narayana guru Institution in the Month of April 2019.
  • Resource Person for DST Training –Research for Societal good through Social Responsibility Scientist in which presented a session on “Food, Nutrition and Health Wash (FNHW) initiatives for societal good– Indian perspective” at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, on 19th Feb 2019.
  • Training on Menstrual hygiene and usage of Non disposable banana fibre napkins for sustainable living”- Anju Bist&Dr.Janci- Resouece person- Amrita Coimbatore campus faculty & staff- Jan-2019.
  • National Resource Person for State Workshop to FNHW integration to Madya Pradesh SRLM at Bhopal, June 17, 18 & 19th June 2018.
  • Resource Person for UNICEF TOT for Institutional in charges for child help line on the session “Nutrition for Children” on 24th July 2018.
  • Resource Person for UNICEF TOT for Institutional Trainers of Child care Institutions on the session “Nutrition Knowledge building for Child Care Institution Staff” on 30th August 2018.
  • As a Resource Person for training Tribal People on Eco Tourism Foods in 12-13 December, 2017 “Workshop on promoting local food preparations at eco- tourism destinations for Irular tribes”.
  • National Resource Person to a State Workshop at Chhattisgarh through NRLM –Nutri Agri Convergence 21st August 2017.
Focus Area

Dr. P.R. Janci Rani’s research is centered around advancing knowledge in Community Nutrition and Public Health, with a particular emphasis on improving health outcomes in vulnerable populations. Her work focuses on pre- and post-natal nutrition, aiming to support maternal and child health through evidence-based dietary interventions. By studying the nutritional challenges faced by communities, Dr. Janci Rani seeks to develop innovative approaches to combat malnutrition and enhance overall well-being.

In addition to her focus on community health, she is actively engaged in the development of functional foods—nutrient-rich products designed to provide specific health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Her expertise in food product development enables her to contribute to the creation of health-promoting products that address key nutritional deficiencies. Moreover, Dr. Janci Rani also focuses on optimizing food service management practices, ensuring that healthy, safe, and nutritious food is accessible to all. Through her research, she continues to impact both the academic and practical aspects of nutrition science, promoting healthier communities.

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