Tadesse Teferra
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1500 Research Parkway
Centeq Building B, Suite 270
College Station, TX 77845
Centeq Building B, Suite 270
College Station, TX 77845
Mailing Address:
1500 Research Parkway
Centeq Building B, Suite 270
College Station, TX 77845
Centeq Building B, Suite 270
College Station, TX 77845
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Staff
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Assistant Research Scientist
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Education:
- May 2019. Doctor of Philosophy
- Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas – USA
- Dissertation Title: “Effect of combining highly digestible protein and waxy starch traits on sorghum endosperm functionality and protein digestibility”
- Advisor: Dr. Joseph Awika
- October 2010: Masters of Science:
- Food Engineering, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
- Thesis: Title: “Nutritional, Sensory and Rehydration Characteristics of Solar-Dried Carrots as Affected by Blanching and Osmosis”
- Advisors: Drs. Solomon Abera and Solomon Worku
- July 2006: Bachelor of Science:
- Food Science and Post-harvest Technology, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
Selected Publications:
- Worku Wondimkun, Y., Admassu Emire, S., Teferra, T.F., Stoecker, B. and Berhanu Esho, T., 2022. Influence of genotype and processing on bioactive compounds of Ethiopian specialty Arabica coffee. International Journal of Food Properties, 25(1), pp.2574-2588, https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2022.2147540
- Sibt-e-Abbas, M., Sadiq Butt, M., Riaz, M.N., Teferra, T.F. and Ul-Haq, I., 2022. Amino Acid Profiling and SDS-PAGE Analysis of Protein Isolates Obtained from Nonconventional Sources. Journal of Food Quality, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1926527
- Nadeem, M., Ranjha, M.M.A.N., Ameer, K., Ainee, A., Yasmin, Z., Javaria, S. and Teferra, T.F., 2022. Effect of sonication on the functional properties of different citrus fruit juices. International Journal of Fruit Science, 22(1), pp.568-580, https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2022.2079584
- Shaukat, A., Nadeem, M., Ranjha, M.M.A.N., Teferra, T.F., Rukh, L. and Sultan, W., 2022. Effect of ripening and in vitro digestion on free amino acids and Angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitory (ACE-I) potential of cow and Buffalo milk cheddar cheeses. International Journal of Food Properties, 25(1), pp.948-959, https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2022.2070200
- Abbas, S., Sharif, M.K., Sibt-e-Abbas, M., Teferra, T.F., Sultan, M.T. and Anwar, M.J., 2022. Nutritional and therapeutic potential of sesame seeds. Journal of Food Quality, 2022, https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jfq/2022/6163753/
- Teferra, T.F., 2022. The cost of postharvest losses in Ethiopia: economic and food security implications. Heliyon, 8(3), p.e09077, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09077
- Tadesse Zula, A. and Teferra, T.F., 2022. Effect of frying oil stability over repeated reuse cycles on the quality and safety of deep-fried Nile tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus): a response surface modeling approach. International Journal of Food Properties, 25(1), pp.315-325, https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2022.2034851
- Birhanu, A.M., Teferra, T.F. and Lema, T.B., 2021. Fermentation Dynamics of Ethiopian Traditional Beer (Tella) as Influenced by Substitution of Gesho (Rhamnus prinoides) with Moringa stenopetala: An Innovation for Nutrition. International Journal of Food Science, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7083638
- Ayele, D.A., Teferra, T.F., Frank, J. and Gebremedhin, S., 2022. Optimization of nutritional and functional qualities of local complementary foods of southern Ethiopia using a customized mixture design. Food Science & Nutrition, 10(1), pp.239-252, https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2663
- Teferra, T.F., 2021. Should we still worry about the safety of GMO foods? Why and why not? A review. Food Science & Nutrition, 9(9), pp.5324-5331, https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2499
- Teferra, T.F., 2021. Advanced and feasible pulses processing technologies for Ethiopia to achieve better economic and nutritional goals: A review. Heliyon, 7(7), p.e07459, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07459
- Teferra, T.F., 2021. Possible actions of inulin as prebiotic polysaccharide: a review. Food Frontiers, 2(4), pp.407-416, https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.92
- Kim, T., Riaz, M.N., Awika, J. and Teferra, T.F., 2021. The effect of cooling and rehydration methods in high moisture meat analogs with pulse proteins‐peas, lentils, and faba beans. Journal of Food Science, 86(4), pp.1322-1334, https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.15660
- Tadesse, F.T., Abera, S. and Solomon, W.K., 2016. Rehydration capacity and kinetics of solar-dried carrot (Daucus carota) slices as affected by blanching and osmotic pretreatments. International Journal of Food Engineering, 12(2), pp.203-210, https://doi.org/10.1515/ijfe-2015-0210
- Teferra, T.F. and Awika, J.M., 2019. Sorghum as a healthy global food security crop: opportunities and challenges. Cereal Foods World, 64(5), pp.1-8, https://doi.org/10.1094/CFW-64-5-0054
- Teferra, T.F., 2019. Engineering properties of food materials. In Handbook of farm, dairy and food machinery engineering (pp. 45-89). Academic Press, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814803-7.00003-8
- Teferra, T.F., Amoako, D.B., Rooney, W.L. and Awika, J.M., 2019. Qualitative assessment of ‘highly digestible protein mutation in hard endosperm sorghum and its functional properties. Food Chemistry, 271, pp.561-569, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.08.014
- Girard, A.L., Teferra, T. and Awika, J.M., 2019. Effects of condensed vs hydrolysable tannins on gluten film strength and stability. Food hydrocolloids, 89, pp.36-43, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.10.018
- Woldemariam, F., Mohammed, A., Fikre Teferra, T. and Gebremedhin, H., 2019. Optimization of amaranths–teff–barley flour blending ratios for better nutritional and sensory acceptability of injera. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 5(1), p.1565079, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2019.1565079