Zain Najjar

Zain Najjar
  • Master of Science
  • Research Assistant at United Arab Emirates University

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Current institution
United Arab Emirates University
Current position
  • Research Assistant
Additional affiliations
June 2016 - June 2017
United Arab Emirates University
Position
  • Research Assistant
February 2013 - February 2015
Arab American University
Position
  • Instructor
Education
October 2010 - June 2012
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
Field of study
  • Horticultural Genetics & Biotechnology
September 2005 - June 2009
Birzeit University
Field of study
  • Biology

Publications

Publications (4)
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Utilising major waste products from the food industry can have both a great environmental impact and be a means to improve consumer health. Date seed is a food industry byproduct that has been proven to have high nutritional value. The aim of this work was to measure the total polyphenolic content (TPC), flavonoids, and antioxidant activity of the...
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Date seeds are a major waste product that can be utilised as a valuable and nutritional material in the food industry. The aim of the present study was to improve cookies quality in terms of functional and textural value and assess the effect of date seed powder flour substitution on the physical and chemical characteristics of cookies. Three subst...
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The fruit of date palm tree Phoenix dactylifera is among the most abundant fruits, and it is rich in essential nutrients. Quality-wise, not all cultivated date fruits meet the commercial standards, and tons of date fruit that are immature, or of poor appearance but with no reduced nutritive value are treated as date by-product and are being used fo...
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Fermented camel milk possesses a weak (liquid-like) gel structure. We aimed to 1) investigate the characteristics, bioactivities and rheological properties of the exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced by Lactococcus garvieae-C47 (exopolysaccharide-C47 product), a potential probiotic bacterium, on milk extracted from camels and 2) examine the rheological...

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