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Esther Sakyi-Dawson

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Associate Professor of Food Science, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE
Food qualitysensory evaluationquality assurance and managementfood packaging and processingfood chemistry
Publications

110

Citations

2,831

H-index

28

i10-index

51

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
25.7
Most cited paper
282
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2018
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 01:05
Publications

110 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Effects of cowpea fortification, dehydration method and storage time on some quality characteristics of maize-based traditional weaning foods
EO Afoakwa, E Sakyi-Dawson, S Sefa-Dedeh
2007 Rural Outreach Program, 2007 Agriculture 32
Microbiological evaluation of Ghanaian maize dough co-fermented with cowpea
AI Sanni, S Sefa-Dedeh, E Sakyi-Dawson, M Asiedu
2002 International journal of food sciences and nutrition 53 (5), 367-373, 2002 Agriculture 32
Biochemical Changes and Aroma Development During the Spontaneous Fermentation of Cassava Fish into Lanhouin and Their Influence on Product Acceptability
VB Anihouvi, E Sakyi-Dawson, GS Ayernor, JD Hounhouigan
2009 Journal of aquatic food product technology 18 (4), 370-384, 2009 Agriculture 31
Fruit physical characteristics, proximate, mineral and starch characterization of FHIA 19 and FHIA 20 plantain and FHIA 03 cooking banana hybrids
GA Annor, P Asamoah-Bonti, E Sakyi-Dawson
2016 SpringerPlus 5 (1), 796, 2016 Natural Sciences 28
Cooking characteristics and variations in nutrient content of some new scented rice varieties in Ghana
C Diako, E Sakyi-Dawson, B Bediako-Amoa, FK Saalia, JT Manful
2011 Annals Food Science and Technology 12 (1), 39-44, 2011 Natural Sciences 27
Response surface methodology for optimizing the pre-processing conditions during canning of a newly developed and promising cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) variety
EO Afoakwa, SE Yenyi, E Sakyi-Dawson
2006 Journal of Food Engineering 73 (4), 346-357, 2006 Agriculture 27
Locally processed roasted-maize-based weaning foods fortified with legumes: factors affecting their availability and competitiveness in Accra, Ghana
T Nagai, JM Staatz, RH Bernsten, EO Sakyi-Dawson, GA Annor
2009 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 9 (9), 2009 Agriculture 23
Sensory texture profiling and development of standard rating scales for pounded yam
B Otegbayo, J Aina, E SAKYI‐DAWSON, M Bokanga, R Asiedu
2005 Journal of texture studies 36 (5‐6), 478-488, 2005 Agriculture 23
Modelling the effects of feed moisture and ingredient variations on the physical properties and functional characteristics of extruded sorghum-groundnut-cowpea blends using …
EK Asare, S Sefa-Dedeh, EO Afoakwa, E Sakyi-Dawson, AS Budu
2010 Int J Food Eng 6 (4), 1-17, 2010 Agriculture 21
Response surface methodology for optimizing the fermentation conditions during the processing of cassava fish (Pseudotolithus sp) into Lanhouin
V Anihouvi, J Hounhouigan, D Hounhouigan, EO Afoakwa
2012 — Agriculture 20
Effect of drying method, packaging material and storage on the quality of cowpea-based weaning foods
SK Sefa-Dedeh, E Sakyi-Dawson, EO Afoakwa, K Andoh-Kumi, ...
2001 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists, New Orleans, 25-29, 2001 Agriculture 20
Effect of processing procedures on the colorimetry and viscoelastic properties of cassava starch, flour and cassava-plantain fufu flour
C Oduro-Yeboah, PN Johnson, E Sakyi-Dawson, A Budu
2010 — Agriculture 18
Dehulling characteristics, sensory and functional properties of flours from selected cowpea varieties
EO Amonsou, PA Houssou, E Sakyi‐Dawson, FK Saalia
2009 Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 89 (9), 1587-1592, 2009 Agriculture 17
Food choice behaviour among Ghanaians: implications for health promotion
F Hayford, M Steiner-Asiedu, E Sakyi-Dawson
2015 World J Nutr Health 3 (1), 22-28, 2015 Health Sciences 16
Microstructural and physicofunctional characterization of starches from selected cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) varieties developed for pest and disease resistance
C Atuobi, E Sakyi-Dawson, S Sefa-Dedeh, EO Afoakwa, AS Budu
2011 Journal of Nutrition and Food Science 1, 104, 2011 Health Sciences 15
Effect of malt enzyme treatment on the nutritional and physicochemical characteristics of cowpea-peanut milk.
K Tano-Debrah, K Asiamah, E Sakyi-Dawson, AS Budu
2005 — Agriculture 15
Steeping time and dough fermentation affect the milling behaviour and quality of white kenkey (nsiho), a sour stiff dumpling prepared from dehulled maize grains
C Oduro-Yeboah, C Mestres, W Amoa-Awua, G Fliedel, N Durand, ...
2016 Journal of Cereal Science 69, 377-382, 2016 Agriculture 13
The microbiota of dried traditional vegetables produced in the Sudan Savannah and Guinea Savannah agro-ecological zones of Ghana.
BD Kudjawu, E Sakyi-Dawson, WK Amoa-Awua
2011 International Food Research Journal 18 (1), 101, 2011 Natural Sciences 13
Effects of cowpea fortification and the level of ripeness of plantain on the nutritive value of plantain based snack foods
AN Etsey, E Sakyi-Dawson, S Sefa-Dedeh, EO Afoakwa, K Tano-Debrah, ...
2007 African Journal of Biotechnology 6 (6), 2007 Agriculture 13
Effect of fortification of maize with cowpea and iron on growth and anaemia status of children
T Adom, M Steiner-Asiedu, E Sakyi-Dawson, AK Anderson
2010 African Journal of Food Science 4 (4), 136-142, 2010 Agriculture 12
Response surface methodology for studying the effects of feed moisture and ingredient variations on the chemical composition and appearance of extruded sorghum-groundnut-cowpea …
EK Asare, S Sefa-Dedeh, EO Afoakwa, E Sakyi-Dawson, AS Budu
2010 International Journal of Food Engineering 6 (6), 2010 Natural Sciences 11
The influence of fermentation and cowpea fortification on the quality characteristics of maize-based weaning foods
EO Afoakwa, S Sefa-Dedeh, Y Kluvitse, EO Sakyi-Dawson
2003 second international workshop on food-based approaches for healthy nutrition …, 2003 Agriculture 11
Product life cycle model of cowpea based products in Ghana
JCO Nyankori, V Wabukawo, E Sakyi-Dawson, S Sefa-Dedeh
2002 — Agriculture 11
Soybean-enriched snacks based on African rice
M Marengo, HF Akoto, M Zanoletti, A Carpen, S Buratti, S Benedetti, ...
2016 Foods 5 (2), 38, 2016 Natural Sciences 10
Palm oil processing technology: Palm oil and palm kernel oil
EO Afoakwa, E Sakyi-Dawson
2013 Scholar's Press, 2013 Natural Sciences 10