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Said Ajlouni

Associate Professor
Agriculture And Food
quality
Research topics cover the mode of action of natural antioxidants
Food Safety
examine the effect of various processing and preservation techniques on safety
fibers
and prebiotics
and physio-chemical properties of foods.
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
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Said Ajlouni

 
Division
Veterinary And Agricultural Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Food processing
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Dr Said Ajlouni is an A/ Prof in the School of Agriculture and Food in the Faculty of Veterinary and Agriculture Sciences at the University of Melbourne. His teaching areas are food microbiology, advanced food analysis and food research and development.

Said’s principle research interests are food safety, quality and functionality, with special emphasis on minimally processed foods and functional ingredients.

Projects

Displaying the 9 most recent projects by Said Ajlouni.

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Investigating role of minerals in legumes and grains

2019 - 2022
Active
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Climate change and fruit quality

2017 - 2017
Completed
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Masters Course Work Agreement

2013
Active
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SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS ON EUCALYPT LOGS - PRODUCT QUALITY AND RETURNS

2009 - 2010
Completed
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APPLICATION OF EMERGING FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES TO CONTROL THE KINETICS OF ENZYME-CATALYSED REACTIONS IN FOOD SYSTEMS

2008 - 2008
Completed
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SURFACE ACTIVE FOOD BIOPOLYMERS AS THE EXTERNAL PHASE OF THE W/O/W EMULSIONS

2008 - 2008
Completed
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HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING AND ITS EFFECT ON STABILITY OF CHLOROPHYLL IN HERBS

2008 - 2008
Completed
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CELLULASE ACTIVITY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE CONDITIONS

2008 - 2008
Completed
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INDUSTRIAL TRAINEESHIP - PHENOMICS OF SALMONELLA IN CHICKEN

Completed

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Projects

Project Types

7

Research Contracts

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Internal Research Grant

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Said Ajlouni.

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Probiotic Yogurt Fortified with Chickpea Flour: Physico-Chemical Properties and Probiotic Survival during Storage and Simulated Gastrointestinal Transit.

Manwinder Kaur Sidhu, Fengzhi Lyu, Thomas Patrick Sharkie, Said Ajlouni, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera

Journal article  |  2020  |  Foods

In the present study, probiotic yogurt with Lactobacillus acidophilus LA5 and Bifidobacterium BB12 was produced via fortification ..

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High temperature effects on strawberry fruit quality and antioxidant contents

BLHN Balasooriya, K Dassanayake, S Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2020  |  Acta Horticulturae

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Biomarkers associated with quality and safety of fresh-cut produce

Aniket Satish More, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera, Zhongxiang Fang, Robyn Warner, Said Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2020  |  Food Bioscience

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Bioaccessibility of micronutrients in fresh and frozen strawberry fruits grown under elevated carbon dioxide and temperature.

Himali Balasooriya, Kithsiri Dasanayake, Said Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2020  |  Food Chemistry

Strawberry cultivar "San Andreas" was grown under ambient (400 ppm CO2, 25 °C) and elevated (950 ppm CO2, 30 °C) growth conditions..

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Changes in phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and volatile compounds during processing of fermented sorghum grain tea

Hongyi Sun, Haoxin Wang, Pangzhen Zhang, Said Ajlouni, Zhongxiang Fang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Cereal Chemistry

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Apple Pomace as a Functional and Healthy Ingredient in Food Products: A Review

Fengzhi Lyu, Selma F Luiz, Denise Rosane Perdomo Azeredo, Adriano G Cruz, Said Ajlouni, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera

Journal article  |  2020  |  Processes

Apple pomace is a major by-product obtained during apple juice processing. Several million metric tons of apple pomace are estimat..

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Functional Efficacy of Probiotic Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis in Apple, Orange and Tomato Juices with Special Reference to Storage Stability and In Vitro Gastrointestinal Survival

Wenjie Zhu, Fengzhi Lyu, Nenad Naumovski, Said Ajlouni, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera

Journal article  |  2020  |  Beverages

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Microbial, physico-chemical and sensory characteristics of mango juice-enriched probiotic dairy drinks

Jessica Ryan, Scott C Hutchings, Zhongxiang Fang, Nandika Bandara, Shirani Gamlath, Said Ajlouni, C Senaka Ranadheera

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Dairy Technology

This study aimed to determine whether mango juice can improve the viability of probiotics in a fermented dairy‐based beverage whil..

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Probiotics and prebiotics in non-bovine milk.

DMD Rasika, MADD Munasinghe, JK Vidanarachchi, Adriano Gomes da Cruz, S Ajlouni, CS Ranadheera

Book Chapter  |  2020  |  Advances in food and nutrition research

Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate numbers, confer health benefit/s on the host, while prebiot..

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MICROBIAL SAFETY OF NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

CS Ranadheera, PHP Prasanna, TC Pimentel, DRP Azeredo, RS Rocha, AG Cruz, JK Vidanarachchi, N Naumovski, R McConchie, S Ajlouni

Book Chapter  |  2020

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Food Sciences
Expanding Knowledge
Dairy Products
Processed Food Products and Beverages (excl. Dairy Products)
Organic Chemistry
Harvesting and Packing of Plant Products
Horticultural Crops
Animal Production
Horticulture
Other Chemical Sciences

News

Displaying the 4 most recent news articles by Said Ajlouni.

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How to avoid food poisoning this festive season

Robyn Warner, Senaka Ranadheera, Said Ajlouni

December 17, 2019
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Switching to a plant-based diet? Keep an eye on your micronutrients

Ken Ng, Said Ajlouni

October 3, 2019
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Making the most of probiotics

Senaka Ranadheera, Said Ajlouni

May 24, 2019
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Plain, Greek, low-fat? How to choose a healthy yoghurt

Said Ajlouni

May 24, 2018

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2019

• 2013 the recipient of the Dean Teaching award of best Second and Third years teaching team coordinator at MSLE
2017

• 2017 The recipient of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agriculture Sciences 2017 Teaching Excellence Award.
2013

• 2013 Awarded the best student experience for “Advanced Food Analysis”

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Positions

Associate Professor

Agriculture And Food

Professional Member

American Institute of Food Science and Technology

Professional Member

Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology

Education

Education

Bachelor of Science

No Data Found - ValueSetID [1009118] FlexValue [587] ParentLow [Syrian Arab Republic]

Postgraduate Diploma

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Doctor of Philosophy

University of Pennsylvania

Master of Science

University of Georgia

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