Sameera Sirisena

The effectiveness of dietary polyphenols in obesity management: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human clinical trials

Yi Zhang, Himali Balasooriya, Sameera Sirisena, Ken Ng

Journal article  |  2023  |  FOOD CHEMISTRY

Dietary polyphenols have been postulated to be effective in preventing obesity through various multitargeted mechanisms of weight ..

Phytochemical profile of differently processed tea: A review

Melody Wong, Sameera Sirisena, Ken Ng

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE

Fresh tea leaves (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) are processed by various techniques to produce different types of tea. The mos..

Efficacy of flavonoids on biomarkers of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Fanling Liu, Sameera Sirisena, Ken Ng

Journal article  |  2021  |  CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 28 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the efficacy of flavonoids intake on key..

Beta-glucosidase activity of wine yeasts and its impacts on wine volatiles and phenolics: A mini-review

Pangzhen Zhang, Ruige Zhang, Sameera Sirisena, Renyou Gan, Zhongxiang Fang

Journal article  |  2021  |  FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Beta-glucosidase is an important enzyme for the hydrolysis of grape glycosides in the course of winemaking. Yeasts are the main pr..

Simulated gastrointestinal digestion and invitro colonic fermentation of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) seed polyphenols

Sameera Sirisena, Said Ajlouni, Ken Ng

Journal article  |  2017  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Date seeds are a by‐product of date fruit industry and a rich source of polyphenols. In this study, in vitro bioaccessibility and ..

Characterization of Date (Deglet Nour) Seed Free and Bound Polyphenols by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Sameera Sirisena, Dimitrios Zabaras, Ken Ng, Said Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE

Date (Pheonix dactylifera L.) seeds are a valuable and abundant by-product with various potential food applications. Free polyphen..

Antioxidant activities and inhibitory effects of free and bound polyphenols from date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) seeds on starch digestive enzymes

Sameera Sirisena, Ken Ng, Said Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Food Studies

Antioxidant activities and inhibitory effects of free and bound polyphenols from date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) seeds on starch digestive enzymes

S Sirisena, K Ng, S Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Food Studies

Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) seeds have gained interest as a valuable by-product of the date fruit industry and have been identif..

The Emerging Australian Date Palm Industry: Date Fruit Nutritional and Bioactive Compounds and Valuable Processing By-Products

Sameera Sirisena, Ken Ng, Said Ajlouni

Journal article  |  2015  |  COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY

Date palm is a popular and high-revenue crop, and the consumption of date fruits is no longer limited to the Middle Eastern countr..

Determination of the antioxidant capacity, total phenolic and flavonoid contents of seeds from three commercial varieties of culinary dates

Jacopo Mistrello, Sameera Dewundara Sirisena, Abdollah Ghavami, Richard James Marshall, Suresh Krishnamoorthy

Journal article  |  2014  |  International Journal of Food Studies