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Firibu Saalia

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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
Characterization of physicochemical and microbial quality, functional properties, and shelf stability of fermented tigernut-based probiotic beverages
S Yeboah, A Ohemeng, L Donkor, FK Saalia, GA Annor, APH Kunadu
2023 Frontiers in Food Science and Technology 3, 1228643, 2023 Engineering 3
Prospects of mango fruit powder production at farm level and its utilisation during mango off-season in Ghana
VO Edusei, G Essilfie, J Ofosu-Anim, FK Saalia, V Eziah
2022 University of Debrecen, 2022 Agriculture 3
The Physico-chemical Characteristics of Yeast Fermentation of two Mango (Mangifera indica Linn) Varieties
H Mensah-Brown
2013 Food Science and Quality Management, 2013 Natural Sciences 3
VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF KPEJIGAOU: A GRIDDLED COWPEA FOOD
EO Amonsou, FK Saalia, E Sakyi‐Dawson, S Sefa‐Dedeh, LD Abbey
2011 Journal of Food Process Engineering 34 (1), 11-26, 2011 Agriculture 3
A pilot study to determine the efficacy of consuming a highly fortified groundnut nutritional supplement on the nutritional status of school children, 2016
M Steiner-Aseidu, FK Saalia
1900 Engineering 3
Drying kinetics and model evaluation of banana puree during foam mat drying
TO Abrokwaa, C Osei Tutu, PT Akonor, FK Saalia
2026 Translational Food Sciences 2, vxag018, 2026 Engineering 2
Nutrition-sensitive value-chain development in Ghana: evidence from the field
FE Asem, S Ayeduvor, FK Saalia, M Steiner-Asiedu, NS Affrifah, ...
2025 Cogent Food & Agriculture 11 (1), 2477189, 2025 Health Sciences 2
Ready‐to‐Use School Meals in Northern Ghana Are a Viable Alternative to Traditional School Meals
I Shani, F Agyemang, D Wegner, AO Danquah, MJ Manary, ...
2025 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1552 (1), 29-35, 2025 Engineering 2
The role of gamma irradiation and storage at 28 [+ or-] 2 [degrees] C on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serotype …
BT Odai, K Tano-Debrah, KK Addo, FK Saalia, ML Akyeh, ...
2019 International Journal of food Contamination 6 (1), 2019 Engineering 2
Lifestyles characteristics and prevalence of anaemia among men living in deprived community, Ghana
F Vuvor, M Steiner-Asiedu, FK Saalia
2017 Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 6 (3), 7-14, 2017 Health Sciences 2
Occurrence levels of heavy metals in fermented cocoa beans and cocoa derived products produced in Ghana
JO Danquah, EO Afoakwa, FK Saalia
2015 Agriculture 2
Process Development and Product Characteristics of Extruded Rice-Soybean Snack
HF Akoto, E Sakyi-Dawson, FK Saalia, PNT Johnson
2015 Engineering 2
Optimization of the griddling process of Kpejigaou (a traditional low fat nutritious cowpea food) using response surface methodology
E Amonsou, E Sakyi-Dawson, F Saalia, S Sefa-Dedeh, LD Abbey
2010 Food science and technology international 16 (4), 351-356, 2010 Agriculture 2
Wastewater minimisation in the production of kenkey (a traditional Ghanaian corn meal product)
NDK Asante, A Amponsah, NK Owusu-Brafi, B Amoa, FK Saalia
2010 Plenary Paper Session I: Water, 59, 2010 Engineering 2
Reduction of aflatoxins in contaminated corn by extrusion cooking
FK Saalia, RD Phillips
2002 Annual Meeting Inst. Food Technology. Anaheim, CA. Book of Abstracts, 115, 2002 Engineering 2
Optimising A Nutritious, Affordable, and Culturally Acceptable Diet for Ghanaian Adolescents using Linear Program.
L Donkor, E Essien, H Vlaeminck, JP Vasco, EP Nykänen, HO Sintim, ...
2025 Current Research in Nutrition & Food Science 13 (2), 937, 2025 Engineering 1
Energy Saving Process Scheme and Quality of Wheat‐Cassava Spaghetti Using Fresh Cassava Substitution
RK Padi, GA Komlaga, FK Saalia
2023 Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 2023 (1), 2342079, 2023 Agriculture 1
Characterization of peanut pastes sold on selected Ghanaian markets
NS Affrifah, P Amaditor, FK Saalia, SK Sefa-Dedeh
2021 Science and Development 5 (1), 12-23, 2021 Engineering 1
Evaluation of selected mango varieties for fruit powder production in Ghana
VO EduseiA, G EssilfieB, FK SaaliaC, J Ofosu-AnimB, V EziahB
2021 Journal of Tropical Crop Science Vol 8 (3), 2021 Engineering 1
The Ophthalmic status manifestations of nutritional and lifestyle disorders of men in a peri urban community in Ghana
F Vuvor, M Steiner-Asiedu, FK Saalia
2017 Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 6 (1), 1-7, 2017 Social Sciences 1
Enzymic Basis of Sharp Tissue Hardening in Post-Harvest White Trifoliate (D. dumetorum var.) Yam Tubers
BTN Otubuah, GS Ayernor, FK Saalia
2015 American Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Research 2 (3), 98-107, 2015 Agriculture 1
Knowledge, Perception and Usage of Functional Foods among Ghanaians: A Case Study in the Greater Accra Region
AA Wiafe, AS Budu, FK Saalia
2015 Engineering 1
Mixing as a Source of Variability in Ga-Kenkey
A Dzigbor, FK Saalia, ND Asante
2015 Food Sci. Qual. Manage, 4187-94, 2015 Engineering 1
Is Ghana threatened with disease from its heavy fish consumption?
K Bomfeh, K Roesel, K Tano-Debrah, FK Saalia, B Bediako-Amoa, ...
2014 Food Safety and Informal Markets, 229-233, 2014 Health Sciences 1
Assessment of the Physical, Chemical, and Organoleptic Characteristics of Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Waxed with Different Plant Oils
S Lamptey, G Essilfie, FK Saalia
2013 Natural Sciences 1