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Pavel Somavat

Principal Investigator

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Research focuses on food engineering and agro-product valorization, including sustainable extraction and recovery of bioactive compounds, natural colorants, encapsulation, food processing, coproduct utilization, and development of functional ingredients and bioactive packaging materials.

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University of Missouri, Columbia

Midwest-adapted pigmented corn varieties for natural red food colorants

Pigmented corn varieties bred for Midwestern US conditions provide a stable, economical source of natural red food colorants. Anthocyanin pigments concentrated in the corn pericarp—a low-value processing byproduct—can be...

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Pavel Somavat

Principal Investigator

University of Missouri, Columbia

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University of Missouri, Columbia

Principal Investigator

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Food processing technologyFood waste valorizationSmart and active packaging

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Agricultural EngineeringFood Chemistry & BiochemistryFood Engineering & ProcessingFood Science

Last updated Sep 2026