Education

• 1997

  Bachelor degree from Food and NutritionHome Economic, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2007

  Master degree from Food and NutritionHome Economic, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2014

  Doctorate degree from School of Food Science and NutritionFaculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University Of Leeds , ليدز, بريطانيا

Employment

• 1998-2014

  Teacher Assistant, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

• 2014-حاليا

  Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

• Enzyme chemistry
•  Food and quality processing.
• Phytochemicals on antioxidant, anticancer, phenol bioactive compounds
•  Functional foods
• Metabolism and bioavailability
• Bioavailability of polyphenols
• Anthocyanins and cardiovascular disease
• Gene expression and polyphenols.
• Bioactivity and potential health benefits of flavonoids
• Effect of antioxidant activity and total phenol content of foods during processing and storage
• Changes in antioxidant activity and total phenol content of herbs and spices when incorporated into foods what phenols are present and how do they change in processing and storage due to interactions within the food matrix
• Antioxidant properties of Maillard Reaction
• Development and evaluation of novel antioxidants for food applications
• Products development

Scientific interests

• All about food science, food manufacturing, products development, food chemistry and food analysis. 
• Planning diet for different community groups and nutrition assessment.
•  Nutrition Education and nutritional counseling.
•  Metabolism of nutrients
  

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