Faculty Profile

Dr. Tariq Mehmood
Associate Professor HEC APVD
Ph.D. Food Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Dr. Tariq Mehmood is currently working as Associate Professor at the Institute of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, with the additional charge as Head of Department, Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management and Additional Director ORIC. Previously, He has worked as Assistant Professor in Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education, (DIHE) Karachi. He has also worked as Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Govt. College University Sahiwal Campus, Sahiwal. Dr. Mehmood has completed his PhD in Food Technology from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, with foreign experience as Research Scholar in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States of America. He has two-year research experience in HEC funded research project and served as Teaching Assistant in University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He also has worked in Micronutrient Initiative research project for Wheat flour and edible Oil fortification. He has participated in many national & International Conferences, Symposia, workshops and seminars. A number of publications on his credit are published in reputed National and International journals.

  • Tehmina Bibi, Atif Liaqat, Tariq Mehmood, Rabia Iqbal Muhammad Nadeem, Ashiq Hussain, Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Afzaal​, Suleiman A. Athawab, Tawfiq Alsulami, Robert Mugabi​, Yash D. Jagdale, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik. Combined effect of thermosonication and natural preservatives on the quality of sugarcane juice. Food Chemistry: X. 2025, 102861. (IF 8.2)
  • Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai Samreen Ahsan Adnan Khaliq Muhammad Adil Farooq Mir Muhammad Nasir Qayyum Atif Liaqat Saira Tanweer Tariq Mehmood Muhammad Zubair Khalid Waseem Khalid Yassine Jaouhari Matteo Bordiga Suleiman A. Althawab Tawfiq Alsulami. Green and Sustainable Synthesis of Silver and Gold: A Stevia Leaf Extract Approach. Food Science & Nutrition, 2025; 13:e70698. (IF 4.67)
  • Saadia Zainab, Xianqing Zhou, Yurong Zhang, Saira Tanweer, Tariq Mehmood. Impact of High-Pressure Steam on Multi level Structures of Rice Starch: A Review. Starch. 2025, e70018. (IF 2.7)
  • Ayesha Siddiqa, Adnan Khaliq, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Farhan J Chughtai, Ana M Sanchez-Migallon, Samreen Ahsan, Amanullah Sabir, Isam A Mohamed Ahmed. Phytochemical profiling of Tagetes erecta L. flowers at various blooming stages through optimized extraction of bioactive compounds for the development of functional juice. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2025, 1474848 (IF 3.1)
  • Abdul Rahaman, Samreen Ahsan, Ankita Kumari, Adnan Khaliq, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Farhan Jahanghir Chughtai, Muhammad Adil Farooq, Ibrahim Khalifa, Madiha Wali, Xin‐An Zeng. Application of Plant‐Based Proteins in the Development of Fish and Meat Analogues Products. Journal of Texture Studies. 2025, e70025 (IF 2.5)
  • Kanza Saeed, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Samreen Ahsan, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Zubair Khalid, Adnan Khaliq, Muhammad Zuhair, Waseem Khalid, Tawfiq Alsulami, Douglas Law & Emery Lenge Mukonzo. Hepatoprotective Effect of a Kalanchoe pinnata– Based Beverage Against Carbon Tetrachloride– and Gentamicin-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Wistar Rats. Journal of the American Nutrition Association. 2025, 2442615. (IF 2.6)
  • Saadia Zainab, Xianqing Zhou, Yurong Zhang, Saira Tanweer, Tariq Mehmood. Maximizing japonica rice quality by high-pressure steam: Insights into improvement. Food Chemistry: X. 2025, 102212. (IF 8.2)
  • Saadia Zainab, X Zhou, Y Zhang, Saira Tanweer, Tariq Mehmood. Tailoring the rice starch for the application in food sector by different processes. Food Physics, 2024, 100044.
  • Saadia Zainab, X Zhou, Y Zhang, Saira Tanweer, Tariq Mehmood. Suitability of early indica rice for the preparation of rice noodles by its starch properties analysis. Food Chemistry: X. 2024, 101921. (IF 8.2)
  • Kanza Saeed, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Adnan Khaliq, Atif Liaqat, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Zubair Khalid & Emery LengeMukonzo Kasongo. Impact of extraction techniques and process optimization on antioxidant and antibacterial potential of Kalanchoe pinnata leaf extract. International Journal of Food Properties. 27(2024) 909-926. (IF 3.9)
  • Muhammad Farhan Jahangeer Chughtai, Imran Pasha, Samreen Ahsan, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Zubair Khalid, Muhammad Adil Farooq, Atif Liaqat, Adnan Khaliq, Saira Tanweer, Mădălina Ungureanu-Iuga, Ionica Cotovanu, Abdullah Ali Alkahtane, Saleh Alfarraj, Felix Kwashie Madilo. Metabolic syndrome extenuation in rat model by feeding Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni cookies. Cogent Food & Agriculture. 10(2024). 2305513. (IF 2.31).
  • Abrar, Muhammad, Samreen Ahsan, Muhmmad Nadeem, Atif Liaqat, Muhmmad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Muhammad Adil Farooq, Tariq Mehmood, Adnan Khaliq, and Ayesha Siddiqa. "Detection and quantification of aflatoxins in spices stored in different food packaging materials." Journal of Stored Products Research 101 (2023): 102081 (IF=2.8).
  • Jingrong Gao, Ankita Kumari, Xin-An Zeng, Siewyin Chan, Muhammad Adil Farooq, Mahafooj Alee, Shaheer Hasan Khan, Abdul Rahaman, Shan He, Xiong Xin, Tariq Mehmood. Coating of chitosan on poly D, L-lactic-co-glycolic acid thymoquinone nanoparticles enhances the anti-tumor activity in triple-negative breast cancer. Frontiers in Chemistry. 11(2023) 1044953. (IF 4.2)
  • Aftab, Rashna, Samreen Ahsan, Atif Liaqat, Muhammad Safdar, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Muhmmad Nadeem, Muhammad Adil Farooq, Tariq Mehmood, and Adnan Khaliq. "Green-synthesized selenium nanoparticles using garlic extract and their application for rapid detection of salicylic acid in milk." Food Science and Technology 43 (2023) (IF: 3.38).
  • Khaliq, Adnan, Samreen Ahsan, Atif Liaqat, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Adil Farooq, Tatyana Bezhinar, Olga Gorelik, Miroslava Hlebová, and Mohammad Ali Shariati. 2022. “Physiochemical, Rheological and Organoleptic Assessment of Camel Milk Yogurt Prepared From Various Locations Of Punjab- Pakistan”. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences 11 (6):e7560 (IF=1.03).
  • Syed Junaid-ur-Rahman, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Adnan Khaliq, Atif Liaqat, Imran Pasha, Samreen Ahsan, Saira Tanweer, Kanza Saeed, Ayesha Siddiqa, Tariq Mehmood, Ayesha Ali, Shoaib Aziz, Nimra Sameed. Rice: A potential vehicle for micronutrient fortification. Clinical Phytoscience. 8(2022). 14. (IF 2.50)
  • Rabia Iqbal, Atif Liaqat, Iqra Yasmin, Samreen Ahsan, Muhmmad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Saira Tanweer, Tariq Mehmood, Saima Tehseen, Wahab Ali Khan, Muhammad Nadeem, Assam Tahir and Adnan Khaliq. 2022. Double Layered Encapsulation to Immobilize Bifidobacterium Bifidum ATCC 35914 in Polysaccharide‐Protein Matrices and their Viability in Set Type Yoghurt. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation: 46(8):16748. (IF 2.5)
  • Saira Tanweer, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Saadia Zainab, Tariq Mehmoodorcidorcid, Adnan Khaliq, Syed Junaid-ur-Rahman, Rabia Iqbal, Atif Liaqat, Samreen Ahsan, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Aamir Shehzad. 2021. Comparative study of physico-chemical and hedonic response of ginger rhizome and leaves enriched patties. Czech Journal of Food Sciences. 39: 402–409. (IF 1.00)
  • Adnan Khaliq, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Atif Liaqat, Saira Tanweer, Samreen Ahsan, Rabia Iqbal, Tariq Mehmood and Syed Junaid Ur Rehman. 2021. Exploration of Physicochemical, Rheological and Organoleptic characteristics of camel milk. Journal of Camel Practice and Research. (IF 0.146)
  • Rabia Iqbal Atif Liaqat, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Kanza Saeed, Adnan Khaliq, Tariq Mehmood, Samreen Ahsan. Garlic: A natural shield against detrimental effect of microorganisms. Journal of Food Technology and Preservation. 4(2021). 3.
  • Rabia Iqbal, Atif Liaqat, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Saira Tanweer, Saima Tehseen, Samreen Ahsan, Muhammad Nadeem, Tariq Mehmood, Syed Junaid Ur Rehman, Kanza Saeed, Nimra Sameed, Shoaib Aziz, Assam Bin Tahir, Adnan Khaliq. Microencapsulation: A pragmatic approach towards delivery of probiotics in gut. Journal of Microencapsulation.  38 (2021). 437-458. (IF 3.2)
  • Saira Tanweer, Tariq Mehmood, Saadia Zaianb, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Muhammad Ammar Khan, Aamir Shehzad, Adnan Khaliq, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai and Atif Liaqat. 2021. The Prophylactic potential of Zingiber officinale flowers and leaves extract to mitigate hyperglycemia in Sprague dawley rats. Nutrition and Food Science. 52(2):225-239. (IF 1.80)
  • Chughtai, Farhan; Tanweer, Saira; Ahsan, Samreen; Mehmood, Tariq; Liaqat, Atif; Khaliq, Adnan; Zahoor, Tahir; Nadeem, Muhammad; Khalia, Nazia; Zainab, Saadia; Junaid, Syed. 2021. Food and Immunity; A Pragmatic Approach to Mitigate Corona viruses Attack. Nutrition and Food Science. 25(2):346-365. (IF 1.80)
  • Abdur Rehman, Tong Qunyi, Hafiz Rizwan Sharif, Sameh A. Korma, Aiman Karim, Muhammad Faisal Manzoor, Arshad Mehmood, Muhammad Waheed Iqbal, Husnain Raza, Ahmad Ali, Tariq Mehmood. 2021. Biopolymer based nanoemulsion delivery system: An effective approach to boost the antioxidant potential of essential oil in food products. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 2 (2021):2666-8939. (IF: 6.5)
  • Syed Junaid-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Adnan Khaliq, Tariq Mehmood, Atif Liaqat, Samreen Ahsan, Imran Pasha, Saira Tanweer, Muhammad Nadeem and Assam bin Tahir. 2021. Food Induced Anaphylaxis: Causes, Risk Factors and Clinical Management. Food and Agricultural Immunology. 32(1):253-264. (IF: 2.1)
  • Ahmad Din, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Tariq Mehmood, Adnan Khaliq, Muhammad Nadeem, Samreen Ahsan, Rai Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Abrar, Kanza Saeed & Muhammad Sajid Manzoor (2021): Shelf Life Extension of Mango Fruit by using Non-Preservative Technique, International Journal of Fruit Science. (IF; 2.5)
  • Iqra Yasmin, Rabia Iqbal, Atif Liaqat, Wahab Ali Khan, Muhamad Nadeem, Aamir Iqbal, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Syed Junaid Ur Rehman, Saima Tehseen, Tariq Mehmood, Samreen Ahsan, Saira Tanweer, Saima Naz and Adnan Khaliq 2020. Characterization of Comparative Evaluation of Milk Protein Variants from Pakistani Dairy Breads. Koren journal of Food Science of Animal Resources 40(5). (IF: 3.28)
  • Saira Tanweer, Tariq Mehmood, Saadia Zainab, Zulfiqar Ahmad and Aamir Shehzad. 2020. Comarison and HPLC quantification of antioxidant profiling of ginger rhizome, leaves and flower extracts. Clin. Phytosci. 6(12):1-12. (IF: 2.50)
  • Iqra Yasmin, Muhamamd Saeed, Wahab Ali Khan, Adnan Khaliq, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Rabia Iqbal, SaimaTehseen, SaimaNaz, Atif Liaqat, Tariq Mehmood, Samreen Ahsan and Saira Tanweer. 2020. In vitro probiotic potential and safety evaluation (hemolytic, cytolytic activity) of bifidobacterium strains isolated from raw camel milk. Microorganisms. 8(354):1-21. (IF: 4.2)
  • Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Imran Pasha, Tahir Zahoor, Adnan Khaliq, Samreen Ahsan, Zhengzhong Wu, Muhammad Nadeem, Tariq Mehmood, Atif Liaqat and Saira Tanweer. 2020.  Nutritioanl and therapeutic perspetives of stevia rebaudianan as emerging sweetner; a way forward for sweetener industry. CyTA J. Food. 18(01):164-177. (IF: 1.7)
  • Adnan Khaliq, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Muhammad Nadeem, Ayesha Aslam, Atif Liaqat, Tariq Mehmmod, Samreen Ahsan. 2019. Camel Milk: Massive Paragon of Nutritional and Therapeutic Potentials: A Review. International Journal of Research Studies in Biosciences (IJRSB). 7(9): 12-26.
  • Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Tariq Mehmood, Atif Liaqat and Adnan Khaliq. 2019. Bioactive Peptides; Physiological Benefits and Commercial Applications. Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences. 2019; 12(2): 555831. (IF 0.941)
  • Saira Tanweer, Tariq Mehmood, Saadia Zainab and Aamir Shehzad. 2018. Physico-chemical and organoleptic perspectives of ginger marmalade. Journal of Food Processing and Technology. 9(9):1-7. (IF: 2.51)
  • Tariq Mehmood, Moazzam Rafiq Khan, Muhammad Asim Shabbir and Muhammad Anjum Zia. 2017. Phytochemical profiling and HPLC quantification of citrus peel from different varieties. Progress in Nutrition. 20(1-S):279-288. (IF 0.61)
  • Anees Ahmad Khalil, Ubaid Ur Rahman, Moazam Rafiq Khan, Amna Sahar, Tariq Mehmood and Muneeb Khan. 2017. Essential oil eugenol: sources, extraction techniques and nutraceutical perspectives. RSC Advances, 7(52):32669-32681.  (IF: 4.6)
  • Rana Muhammad Aadil, Xin An Zeng, Zhong Han, Amna Sahar, Anees Ahmad Khalil, Ubiad Ur Rahman, Muneeb Khan and Tariq Mehmood. 2017. Combined effects of pulsed electric field (PEF) and ultrasound (US) on bioactive compounds and microbial quality of grapefruit juice. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 13507.  (IF: 2.5)
  • Moazzam Rafiq Khan, Muhammad Asim Shabbir, Tariq Mehmood, Anees Ahmad Khalil, Ahmad Din and Zainab Zara Tariq. 2015. Revelation of antioxidant potential and sensorial attributes of sweet potato based nutritional drink. Pak. J. Food. Sci. 25(4):155-168.

Dr. Tariq has earned experience in the domains of Fruits and Vegetables Processing during his doctoral study and completed his dissertation entitled “Characterization and Utilization of Citrus Wastes as Value added Fruit Leather”. His areas of expertise comprise of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Food Analysis, Baking Science and Food Product Development. He supervised the students in International Student expo, in University of Education, Lahore and secured 2nd position among 60 Institutes of Pakistan. Currently, he is supervising MS and PhD Scholars as well.

  • Secured 2nd Position in “2nd International Student Convention & Expo 2019” held on 16-19th April 2019 at Royal Palm Club, Lahore.
  • Got 1st Prize (Certificate and 75,000 PKR) in Nationwide Innovation and Entrepreneurship Exhibition and Mega Event Dice Invent 2014 held on 19-20th December at IBA Main Campus Karachi Pakistan.

  • Lifetime member Pakistan Society of Food Scientists & Technologists
  • Nutrition Association of Pakistan
  • Student Nutritionists Club of Pakistan
  • School of Nutrition