Education
- Ph.D. (Bioresource science), Chiba University, Japan (2018)
- M.E. (Food engineering), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand (2009)
- B.S. (Food science and technology ), Chiangmai University, Thailand (2002)
Research Interests:
- Postharvest and food engineering
- Impacts of environmental factors and manufacturing practices on end-use quality and digestibility of foods
- Effect of process unit operation on tea quality
- In vitro digestive recovery of bioactive compounds as affected by food processing
- Medicinal foods and alternative food sources
Contact Information
Tel: +66 5391 6749
Email: natthawuddhi.don@mfu.ac.th
Selected publications:
- Bunyameen, N., Perin, A. and Donlao, N. 2020. Utilization of Banana Agricultural Waste: — Effects of Processing Conditions on Properties of Unripe Banana ( Musa Cavendish) Pulp and Peel Flours —. Engineering in Agriculture, Environment and Food 13(4):129-138. [Availble]
- Donlao, N. and Ogawa, Y. 2019. The influence of processing conditions on catechin, caffeine and chlorophyll contents of green tea (Camelia sinensis) leaves and infusions. LWT – Food Science and Technology 116-108567. [Available]
- Ogawa, Y., Donlao, N., Thuengtung, S., Tian, J., Cai, Y., Reginio Jr, F. C., Ketnawa, S., Yamamoto, N. and Tamura, M. 2018. Impact of food structure and cell matrix on digestibility of plant-based food. Current Opinion in Food Science 19: 36-41. [Available]
- Donlao, N. and Ogawa, Y. 2018. Impacts of processing conditions on digestive recovery of polyphenolic compounds and stability of the antioxidant activity of green tea infusion during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion. LWT – Food Science and Technology 89: 648-656. [Available]
- Donlao, N., Matsushita, Y. and Ogawa, Y. 2018. Influence of postharvest drying conditions on resistant starch content and quality of non-waxy long-grain rice (Oryza sativa). Drying Technology 36(8): 952-964. [Available]
- Donlao, N. and Ogawa, Y. 2017. Impact of postharvest drying conditions on in vitro starch digestibility and estimated glycemic index of cooked non-waxy long grain rice (Oryza sativa). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 97(3): 896-901. [Available]
- Susantikan, P. and Donlao, N. 2016. Optimization of green tea extracts spray drying as affected by temperature and maltodextrin content. International Food Research Journal 23(3): 1327-1331. [Available]