Zalifah Mohd-Kasim

• PhD
• Professor (Associate) at National University of Malaysia

Kaempferia angustifolia, a notable medicinal herb within the ginger family, comprises around 60 species of rhizomatous plants. Commonly referred to as temu kunci, kunci pepet, or Thao Nhang Haeng in Southeast Asia, it is renowned for its aromatic rhizomes, traditionally utilized to address ailments like colds, digestive issues, and fevers. Recent r...

Objectives The edible bird’s nest hydrolysates (EBNH) are renowned for their health benefits. The study aimed to determine their contributory functional effect as an ingredient in the cocoa-flavoured soy-based powder drink mix (PDM). The product’s glycemic and satiety impact were also studied. Materials and Methods The product was enriched with a...

Channa striatus, commonly known as haruan, has been traditionally employed in Malaysia for its wound-healing and pain-reducing properties. This study aimed to assess the wound healing potential of Channa striatus water extract (CSWE) and identify key compounds promoting fibroblast cell growth. Channa striatus were meticulously deboned to maximize f...

Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), a tropical fruit cherished for its succulent flesh and vibrant appearance, is cultivated extensively across various regions worldwide. However, despite its popularity, the fruit faces challenges related to particulate contamination during the harvesting process. Particulate matter contamination refers to the presence...

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The sugary drink boba milk tea has seen its popularity surge in recent years. However, the overwhelmingly trending boba milk tea is categorised as a sugar-sweetened beverage due to its high sugar content. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the sugar content of four brands of boba milk tea drinks (brand A, B, C, and D) available...

Kappaphycus alvarezii (Kapparezii) is red seaweed with various health benefits. While bread and bun are an excellent convenient food to deliver functional properties to consumers. The objectives of this study are to (i) determine the nutritional properties and phytochemical contents of buns added with Kapparezii seaweed powder (KSWP) (ii) identify...

The enrichment with low amount of bioactive protein of spray-dried edible bird’s nest hydrolysates (EBNH) (3.0%) in view of its cost and high solubility provided significant value added to the overall in vitro antioxidant capacity of soy-based powder drink mix (PDM). Its beverage (12.5% concentration, consistency index 0.39 Pa.sn) antioxidant capac...

15 16 Over recent years, more and more products with β-glucan have appeared in the market. This study 17 was conducted to determine the physical, sensory evaluation and glycemic index (GI) of selected 18 popular beverages with β-glucan in the Malaysian market, which were Biogrow Oat BG22 (from 19 oats) and Biolife Barley BG25 (from barley). The phy...

Papadum is one of the delicious and favourite snacks in Malaysia. In 2018, The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) claim that it has high sodium content. Therefore, this research was performed to verify the claim. A total of six different papadum brands were fried and analyse for sodium concentration and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) value. Based...

An alternative way of preparing a newly robust and low fragility of the Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) cultivation media is needed as this major problem occurred during harvesting and recyclability. Thus, the development a new method of P. ostreatus mushroom cultivation in the form of robust blocks bound together with starch using different...

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Vegetarian diets are slowly becoming a lifestyle in Malaysia but is still lacking in the production of vegetarian foods in the form of ready-to-eat meals. The main objectives of this study were to determine the proximate composition and sensory acceptance of selected Indian vegetarian dishes (aloo gobi, dhal curry, potato curry, aloo patta gobi, bh...

This study aims to determine the yogurt drink spoilage profiles and its physico-chemical properties correlation as to investigate the coliform potability level upon exposure to an open air (unsealed condition). The commercially available three induced contamination of fruit (berry) flavoured yogurt drinks (labelled as A0 (original-flavoured Farm Fr...

The local Channa species used in this research were Channa striatus (haruan) and Channa micropeltes (toman). Both samples were extracted using soxhlet extraction to procure the fish oil and then examined on its physico-chemical properties. The C. micropeltes species shows the highest yield of extracted fish oil (%, w/w) with dry weight basis (9.51...

Colloidal is widely promoted to humans that promise health benefits especially. Colloidal silver is dietary supplement products that are made of tiny silver particles suspended in a liquid. Silver water is claimed to be not only a cure-all product but also can boost your immune system, fight bacteria and viruses such as HIV/AIDS and many more. Thou...

Carica papaya Linnaeus commonly known as papaya is widely grown in Malaysia as a herbaceous plant with phytochemicals for a variety of use, particularly in the medical field. The therapeutic medicinal way of treating dengue fever using papaya leave extract mainly involves consumption a raw concoction and is very distasteful. Therefore, a study was...

This study was conducted to determine the physico-chemical properties, microbiological quality, the level of consumption and effects on the health of treated water from paid water filtration machines by residents of Bandar Baru Bangi and Kajang, Selangor. The number of water samples taken for this study was 15 from the paid water filtration machine...

Refined, bleached and deodorized tenera palm olein is widely used for domestic and commercial food frying. However, repeated heating and frying might lead to oil spoilage. This study focuses on the effect of deep-frying on physicochemical properties of repeatedly heated palm olein. Recycled palm olein was prepared by frying potato strips up to 5 cy...

This study was conducted to determine the physicochemical properties, microbiological quality, level of consumption, and effects of treated water from paid water filtration machines on health of the residents of Bandar Baru Bangi and Kajang, Selangor. The number of water samples taken for this study was 15 from the paid water filtration machines st...

Colloidal silver, silver nanoparticle, ionic silver water, and nanosilver are some of the names used for silver particles of 1-100 nm at least one of the dimensions.Ionic silver water (sometimes known as colloidal silver) is widely promoted to humans that promise health benefits especially. Though, ionic silver water is not that famous in Malaysia...

Sports can be a non-pharmacological way to improve general human health. This study aimed at evaluating mental health among healthy male adults following swimming intervention as one of the recommended sports in Islam. A total of 28 adults aged 19-33 years old were randomly divided into two groups, swimming group (n=14) and control group (n=14). Tw...

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Objective: This study aimed to determine knowledge, attitude and practice levels regarding anaemia among pregnant women in Putrajaya. This study was also conducted to identify the associations between knowledge, attitude and practice and socio-demographic and antenatal characteristics. Methodology: A total of 370 pregnant women participated in this...

Anaemia during pregnancy is a common problem which affects both the mother’s and her child’s health. The aim of this study was to determine knowledge level on anaemia among pregnant women in Putrajaya. This study was also been carried out to identify the relationship between knowledge according to socio-demographic and antenatal characteristics. A...

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Consumer awareness of the importance of functional foods has greatly grown in the past years. Functional foods with elevated levels of antioxidants are of high demand because of its associated health benefits. As bread is a common component in our daily diet, it may be convenient food to deliver antioxidants at a high concentration. The main approa...

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) plays an important role in reducing blood pressure and gives an anti-hypertensive effect. Inhibition of ACE mainly results in an overall antihypertensive effect. The objectives of this study were to determine the ACE inhibition activity in edible bird nest hydrolysates and the effect of different hydrolysis tim...

The aim of this study was to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices on hydration and fluid replacement among endurance sports athletes in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). This study was also to identify the relationship among these parameters. A total of 80 UKM endurance sports athletes were involved in this study. Data collection was co...

Palm oil (PO) mainly constitutes of 90-98% of triacylglycerol, 2-6% of diacylglycerol (DAG) and 2-5% of monoacylglycerol. This study was carried out to produce PO that is high in DAG through direct esterification using 1,3 positional specific lipase from Rhizomucor miehei (RM IM) and Thermomyces lanuginose (TL IM) as catalysts. Palm olein oil has b...

Edible bird nest (EBN) produced by certain swiftlet species mainly, Aerodromus fuciphagus. The objectives of this study were to determine and compare the proximate and amino acid composition of EBN obtained from two regions in Peninsular Malaysia (Pahang-A & Terengganu-B). The solubility of edible bird nest with varying pH, temperature and time was...

With the rising trend of obesity among the general population, it is also important to assess the obesity and health status among military population. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Malaysian Army (MA) personnel as well as the relationship between selected socio-demographics factors, antropomet...

This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional status and physical activities of university students that enrolled in military training with the age range of 20 -34 years. Nutritional status assessment was based on eating habit question-naires, anthropometric measurements with body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), food intake re...

The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of different vegetable oils [red palm olein (RPO), palm olein (PO), corn oil (CO) and coconut oil (COC)] on lipid profile in rat. Sixty six Sprague Dawley male rats were randomly divided into eleven groups of 6 rats per group and were treated with 15% concentrations of RPO, PO, CO and COC for 4...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of red palm olein (RPO) on antioxidant enzymes activity of rat liver. Seventy eight (78) rats were randomly divided into thirteen (13) groups of 6 rats per group and treated with different concentrations of RPO (5, 10 and 15%) for 2, 4 and 8 weeks. Rats in the contro...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of red palm olein (RPO) on antioxidant enzymes activity of rat liver. Seventy eight (78) rats were randomly divided into thirteen (13) groups of 6 rats per group and treated with different concentrations of RPO (5, 10 and 15%) for 2, 4 and 8 weeks. Rats in the contro...

The objectives of this research were to improve the low-temperature performance of palm oil products, with emphasis on non-food uses, and to find some additives (synthesized or commercially available) suitable to reduce the pour point and cloud point values of palm oil products. The samples studied in this research include palm olein (PO), super ol...

A study on the uptake of heavy metals by fruit vegetables from agricultural areas was conducted at Agrotek, Sepang and Bangi, Selangor. The objective of the study was to determine the uptake of heavy metals by chilies ( Capsicum annum ) and long beans ( Vigna sinensis ) from the soil. Heavy metals studied were Pb, Cd and Zn. Wet digestion method wa...

A study was conducted in 2 agricultural areas (Sepang and Bangi) to determine bioavailability of chromium in soil and the potential uptake of chromium in selected vegetables. A total of 6 vegetables namely Brassica nigra, Ipomea aquatica, Capsicum annum, Vigna sinensis, Manihot esculenta and Ipomea batatas were selected for chromium analyses in lea...

Body composition was assessed in a group of 344 free-living elderly between 60 and 89 years by means of anthropometry. The height, weight and body mass indexes of the elderly were reduced with advancing age in both the males and females. Skinfold thickness measurements also declined with age. Overall, the female elderly had a greater tricep skinfol...

Studies were conducted in selected areas in three states namely Johor (n=117, male=55, female=62), Negeri Sembilan (n=130, male=52, female=78) and Malacca (n=97, male=33, female=64) involving free living elderly (age range from 60 to 93 years old). Respondents were divided into three age cohort groups that is 60 to 69 years, 70 to 79 years and abov...