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Sonika Sharma

Publications (12)

Development and Evaluation of a Nutritious Bar Fortified with Honey and Bee Pollen: Impact on Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Profile of College Students

Ravneet Kaur, Sonika Sharma & Shikha Mahajan · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

This study was undertaken to develop a functional nutritional bar incorporating multifloral honey and bee pollen, and to assess its nutritional composition, sensory acceptability, and impact on dietary adequacy and anthropometric parameters among college-going students. The nutri...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i83415

Exploring the Nutritional and Physiological Benefits of Bee-derived Products: Honey and Pollen as Emerging Functional Foods

Ravneet Kaur, Sonika Sharma, Shikha Mahajan & Sukhpreet Kaur · Archives of Current Research International · 2025

Honey and bee pollen are nutrient -rich natural products with promising health benefits. This study looked at the physical, chemical, nutritional, and antioxidant properties of multifloral honey and bee pollen to see if they could be used as functional foods. The honey sample had...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2025/v25i81421

From Data to Diet: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Nutritional Science

Karnika, Sonika Sharma, Amritpal Singh, Sukhmanvir Singh Batth & Arushi Sharma · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping nutrition science, offering groundbreaking ways to refine how we assess diets, tailor nutrition plans, monitor food quality, and enhance public health strategies. Traditional methods—often plagued by unreliable self-reporting,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i83388

Development and Characterization of a Kinnow Functional Bar Enriched with Coagulated Mung Bean Protein

Harnoor Dhillon, Shikha Mahajan, Sonika Sharma, Kriti Kumari & Arshdeep Singh · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2026

The present study developed and characterised a kinnow functional bar enriched with coagulated mung bean protein. Five formulations (T0–T4) were prepared by progressively increasing coagulated mung bean protein from 0 to 25 g while varying kinnow pulp and maintaining the other st...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i84374

Effect of Supplementation of Carrot Pomace and Soaked Chickpea Flour Based Developed Functional Food on Nutritional Status of Children

Lovepreet Kaur, Karnika, Sonika Sharma, Kiran Grover, Shikha Mahajan & Ruma Devi · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is an important horticultural crop that is prized for both its economic and nutritional value on a global scale. The byproduct of carrot juice extraction, carrot pomace, contains abundance of nutrients primarily beta-carotene and vitamin C range from 9.9...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i83372

Household Food Insecurity and Its Associated Factors in Punjab, India

Priyanka Sharma, Kiran Grover, Sonika Sharma & Mohammed Javed · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2025

Aims: This study was conducted to assess the household food security status and food consumption patterns of families in Punjab, India, and to determine the impact of socio-economic characteristics on their household food security status. Study Design: A cross-sectional study was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2025/v44i64567

Impact of Basfoliar and Biovita Applications on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Jatinder Kaur, Harmandeep Kaur, Puja Rattan, Sonika Sharma & Shabnam Pangtu · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

The present investigation was conducted to out the impact of basfoliar and biovita applications on the growth, yield and quality of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.). Basfoliar (an extract from Ecklonia maxima) and Biovita (a fresh extract from Norwegian seaweed, Ascophyllum nodosum...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i22055

Antecedents of Purchase Intention towards Herbal Products: An Emerging Market Study

Binaydeep Singh Kalra, Khushdeep Dharni, Rakesh Rathore & Sonika Sharma · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2023

The purpose of this paper to examines awareness and attitude of consumers towards herbal products and factors affecting the adoption of herbal products. To achieve the objectives of the study, using simple random sampling a sample of 301 respondents was taken during January-March...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i92081

Analysis of Vegetable Nutritional Garden Interventions to Improve Socio-economic Status, Nutritional and Livelihood Security of Selected Beneficiaries under DST- WOS-B Project of District Moga, Punjab, India

Manisha Dubey, S. K. Jindal, T. S. Dhillon, Sonika Sharma & Ravi Deepika · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2022

Study was carried out in Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab to analyse the impact of vegetable nutritional garden on the nutritional intake and socio- economic status of selected beneficiaries of District Moga, Punjab, India. Survey conducted to assess the impact of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031033

Growth and Yield Response to Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) Varieties to the Application of Bio-stimulants

Shavnam Khanm, Puja Rattan, Jeenia Thalyari, Ashutosh Sharma & Sonika Sharma · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

A field experiment was conducted at the Experimental farm of Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, DAV University, Jalandhar in Kharif-2024. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with three replications. The experiment consisted of two different vari...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103072

Standardization of Recipes and Storage Behaviour of Value-Added Products from Knol-Khol (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes L.)

Gurpreet Kaur, Ashutosh Sharma, Rahul Kumar, Neha Sharma, Shivam Sharma & Sonika Sharma · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

Knol-khol (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes L.) is one of the most important cruciferous vegetable crops which belongs to the family Brassicaceae. Knol-khol is a fast growing, cool season vegetable cultivated primarily for its enlarged stem called ‘knob’ which is rich in nutriti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101574