Mr. W. M. Dilan Rangana

B.Sc. (General)- USJP, M.Sc. (Food Science and Technology)- USJP, Dip In English – Aquinas University College.

Academic Coordinator (On Contract)

Department of English Language Teaching (DELT)
Food Chemistry, Functional Foods ,Bioactive compounds, Human Nutrition, Product Development

Full paper publications

 

Rangana, W.M.D. and Delpachithra, H.D. (2025). Bioactive and functional properties of selected underutilized blue/purple colour fruits available in Sri Lanka: A review. Ceylon Journal of Science, 54(2), pp.584-593. (https://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v54i2.8589).

 

Delpachithra, H.D., Rangana, W.M.D. and Navaratne, S.B. (2023). Determination of the Nutritive Value of Ceylon Almond (Terminalia catappa) and Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea) Seeds from Sabaragamuwa Region of Sri Lanka. Asian Food Science Journal, 22(11), pp.1-9. (https://doi.org/10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i11681)

 

Rangana, W.M.D. and Wickramasinghe, I. (2023). Comparison of physicochemical characteristics of virgin coconut oils from traditional and hybrid coconut varieties. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 12, p. 100554. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100554)

 

Rangana, W.M.D., Samarasinghe, U.K.A., Chanaka H.H.U. and Arawwawala, L.D.A.M. (2025). Phytochemical and physicochemical evaluation of Cardiospermum halicacabum L. 7th Biennial Research Symposium/ 2nd International Research Symposium – 2025, Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Malabe, Sri Lanka, ISSN 2815-018X, pp 104.

 

Rathnayke, R.M.N.C., Dassanayake, M.R.P., Rangana, W.M.D., Jayathunge, H.G.T.H. and Arawwawala, L.D.A.M. (2025). Development of a NIR spectroscopic method to detect adulteration of virgin and RBD (refined, bleached, and deodorized) coconut oils with lard fat.  7th Biennial Research Symposium/ 2nd International Research Symposium – 2025, Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Malabe, Sri Lanka, ISSN 2815-018X, pp 20.

 

Rangana, W.M.D. and Wickramasinghe, I. (2022). Evaluation of physicochemical properties of virgin coconut oils manufactured in Sri Lanka, 9th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, ISSN: 2386 – 1509, pp 106.

Best Oral Presenter of the session – Life Science and Agriculture category 9th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches University of Sri Jayewardenepura – Sri Lanka