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Firibu Saalia

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Department of Food Process Engineering, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING
food sciencefood process engineeringfood technologyfood chemistry
Publications

228

Citations

5,011

H-index

36

i10-index

96

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
22.0
Most cited paper
343
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 00:01
Publications

228 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Performance of yam as an alternative to frozen potato French fries
JK Quansah, FK Saalia, LD Abbey, GA Annor
2010 Marsland Press, 2010 Agriculture 16
Fat and conching time optimisation for melanger-processed artisanal chocolate spreads: a physico-functional and rheological study
R Obeng, C Osei Tutu, EO Afoakwa, BK Asiedu, JE Kongor, ...
2025 Translational Food Sciences 1 (1), vxaf010, 2025 Engineering 15
Using Relative Preference mapping (RPM) to identify innovative flavours for 3-blend plant-based milk alternatives in different test locations
AF Oduro, FK Saalia, MYB Adjei
2021 Food Quality and Preference 93, 104271, 2021 Engineering 15
Development and sensory shelf-life testing of KOKO plus: a food supplement for improving the nutritional profiles of traditional complementary foods
K Tano-Debrah, FK Saalia, S Ghosh, M Hara
2019 Food and nutrition bulletin 40 (3), 340-356, 2019 Engineering 15
Effect of gamma radiation and storage at 4°C on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica Typhimurium in Legon-18 …
BT Odai, K Tano-Debrah, KK Addo, FK Saalia, LM Akyeh
2019 Food Quality and Safety 3 (4), 265-272, 2019 Engineering 14
Effect of organic acid pre-treatment on polyphenol oxidase induced browning and sensory quality of frozen yam chips
NA Eshun, WP Dorleku, FK Saalia, MN Alvarez, ANA Aryee
2022 Applied Food Research 2 (2), 100165, 2022 Agriculture 13
West African sorghum beer fermented with Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: shelf‐life and consumer acceptance
C Djameh, WO Ellis, I Oduro, FK Saalia, YM Blay, GA Komlaga
2019 Journal of the Institute of Brewing 125 (3), 333-341, 2019 Engineering 13
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
Knowledge, awareness, and use of folic acid among women of childbearing age living in a peri-urban community in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey
O Akwaa Harrison, I Ifie, C Nkwonta, BA Dzandu, AO Gattor, EE Adimado, ...
2024 BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 24 (1), 241, 2024 Social Sciences 12
Tilapia consumption patterns and consumer preferences: Predictors and perspectives of consumers in Ghana
AH Andoh-Odoom, KA Bugyei, A Atter, VO Kyei-Baffour, APH Kunadu, ...
2024 Heliyon 10 (9), 2024 Engineering 12
Effects of Pretreatment and Drying on the Volatile Compounds of Sliced Solar‐Dried Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Rhizome
RE Amoah, FD Wireko-Manu, I Oduro, FK Saalia, WO Ellis, A Dodoo, ...
2022 Journal of Food Quality 2022 (1), 1274679, 2022 Engineering 12
West African sorghum beer fermented with Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: fermentation by‐products
C Djameh, WO Ellis, I Oduro, FK Saalia, K Haslbeck, GA Komlaga
2019 Journal of the Institute of Brewing 125 (3), 326-332, 2019 Engineering 12
Translocation of pesticide residues in tomato, mango and pineapple fruits
AA Agyekum, GS Ayernor, FK Saalia, B Bediako-Amoa
2015 Journal of Food Science and Engineering 5 (3), 2015 Engineering 12
Nutritional and sensory characterization of full fat and partially defatted peanut soy milk yoghurt
KMK Fidelis, AO Emmanuel, AB Betty, SK Firibu
2014 International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences 3 (3), 187-193, 2014 Engineering 12
Knowledge and consumption patterns of coffee creamers in Accra, Ghana
F Kwesi Saalia, C Mankanta, A Budu, G Essilfie
2013 Nutrition & Food Science 43 (1), 23-30, 2013 Engineering 12
Structural and functional properties of pectin extracted from African star apple
J Duah, JK Agbenorhevi, FM Kpodo, FK Saalia
2025 Food Chemistry Advances 7, 101007, 2025 Engineering 11
Response surface optimisation of enzymatic hydrolysis of cassava peels without chemical and hydrothermal pretreatment
WP Dorleku, R Bayitse, ACH Hansen, FK Saalia, AB Bjerre
2023 Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 13 (18), 17087-17100, 2023 Natural Sciences 11
Defining the overall quality of cowpea‐enriched rice‐based breakfast cereals
M Marengo, LC Baffour, S Buratti, S Benedetti, FK Saalia, A Carpen, ...
2017 Cereal Chemistry 94 (1), 151-157, 2017 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 Engineering 10
Formulation of a drinkable peanut-based therapeutic food for malnourished children using plant sources
D Nabuuma, D Nakimbugwe, YB Byaruhanga, FK Saalia, RD Phillips, ...
2013 International journal of food sciences and nutrition 64 (4), 467-475, 2013 Health Sciences 10
Formulation and evaluation of snack crackers made with peanut flour
BM Howard, KH McWatters, F Saalia, I Hashim
2009 Cereal Foods World (CFW) 54 (4), 166, 2009 Engineering 10
Pesticides residues in leafy green vegetables and irrigation waters in Accra, Ghana
JK Quansah, FK Saalia, J Chen
2024 Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B 17 (2), 129-136, 2024 Agriculture 9
Hydrothermal treatments affect the development of the hard‐to‐cook defect in cowpeas
NS Affrifah, MS Chinnan, FK Saalia, RD Phillips
2022 Legume Science 4 (2), e126, 2022 Engineering 9
Modelling of Milk Solids Extraction from Tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L.) Tubers Using Response Surface Methodology
FA Asante, FK Saalia, I Oduro, WO Ellis
2014 International Journal of Food Science an Nutrition Engineering 3, 73-79, 2014 Engineering 9
Development of the process for a drinkable plant-based infant food.
D Nabuuma, D Nakimbugwe, YB Byaruhanga, FK Saalia, RD Phillips, ...
2013 Engineering 9