Mahmoud Abu Ghoush

Al Ain University

Developing high nutritional value pregnant bar products as a source of different nutrients to support daily-consumed poor is considered a practical goal to increase pregnant crucial nutrient intake. This research aims to develop high nutritional snack bar as a complementary to support the nutrient requirements in pregnant women using a mixture of g...

The transformation of the food chain due to technological advances has had significant implications in regard to food safety. A noteworthy trend in this evolution relates to the emergence of new or previously unseen pathogens within products, thereby altering the landscape of food-borne illness epidemiology. The escalating frequency of these events...

Falafel is a popular breakfast food in the Middle East that has been recently involved in several outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. The aim of the study was to explore the growth behavior of Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Shigella sonnie, Shigella flexneri, Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus in falafel paste (FP) under...

The present study aims to determine the effect of bioactive compounds (total phenolic, total flavonoids, and antioxidant activity) of Spirulina platensis powder and its pasta products on kidney and liver diseases in rats. Pasta preparation enriched in spirulina powder with a standard treatment formulation. Pasta was supplemented by adding Spirulina...

Human viruses and viruses from animals can cause illnesses in humans after the consumption of contaminated food or water. Contamination may occur during preparation by infected food handlers, during food production because of unsuitably controlled working conditions, or following the consumption of animal-based foods contaminated by a zoonotic viru...

Citation: AlJaloudi, R.; Al-Dabbas, M.M.; Hamad, H.J.; Amara, R.A.; Al-Bashabsheh, Z.; Abughoush, M.; Choudhury, I.H.; Al-Nawasrah, B.A.; Iqbal, S. Development and Characterization of High-Energy Protein Bars with Enhanced Antioxidant, Chemical, Nutritional, Physical, and Sensory Properties. Foods 2024, 13, 259. https://doi. Abstract: Protein-rich...

Using different bleaching materials to eliminate or reduce organic volatiles in deteriorated olive oils will positively affect its characteristics. This study aims to identify the volatiles of oxidized olive oil after physical bleaching using selected immobilized adsorbents. Oxidized olive oil was eluted using open-column chromatography packed with...

Energy and macronutrient intakes in Jordan: a population study Huda Al Hourani 1*, Buthaina Alkhatib 1, Islam Al‑Shami 1, Amin N. Olaimat 1, Murad Al‑Holy 1, Narmeen Jamal Al‑Awwad 1, Mahmoud Abughoush 2, Nada A. Saleh 1, Dima AlHalaika 1, Omar Alboqai 3 & Ayoub Al‑Jawaldeh 4 Jordan has never conducted a nutrition survey to determine nutrient and...

Jordan has never conducted a nutrition survey to determine nutrient and energy intakes. The current study aimed to describe the energy and macronutrient consumed by the Jordanian population. A cross-sectional food consumption study was conducted, including a sample of Jordanians using two non-consecutive 24-h dietary recalls (24-h DR) between Octob...

The quality and the safety of the foods that are served at fast foods restaurants and their effect on the consumer health could become a matter of concern during COVID-19. Therefore, the objectives of this study were i) to evaluate the quality and safety of raw foods, suitability and availability of manufacturing places, physical facilities, drinki...

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is one of the most commonly produced vegetables worldwide. It has been consumed as a species and is considered important medicine for treating and preventing many diseases due to its content of various bioactive phytomolecules. This study aimed to assess the effect of different processing and preservation methods, includi...

This study aimed to investigate the behavior of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in processed date paste and syrup at different temperatures. Commercial products were inoculated with approximately 6 log CFU/mL of S. enterica or L. monocytogenes and stored at 4, 10, and 24°C for 90 days. S. enterica was able to survive in date products...

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Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by a relatively new coronavirus strain known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has become a significant worldwide health concern. The hesitancy of people to accept vaccination or implement the preventive measures following vaccination can be considered a ser...

Celiac disease is an immune-mediated disease caused by ingestion of gluten-containing products. The main aim of this study was to develop novel gluten-free doughnuts with high nutritional value using inulin and lupin flour. Five different doughnuts were formulated. Lupin flour was used to replace the potato starch–corn flour composite at levels of...

The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an emerging respiratory infection with severe impacts on the nutritional status of the worldwide population. This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the food insecurity, dietary diversity, and food-related coping strategies in Jordan during the pandemic using an online, self-administered questio...

Celiac disease (CD) is an immunological mediated disorder that occurs to genetically susceptible individuals who suffer from gluten consumption. Therefore, the most effective treatment of CD is a life-long gluten-free diet. This study aimed to produce a nutritious gluten-free cinnamon roll, where resistant starch and lupine flour were used instead...

Hummus is a popular dip in the Middle East region prepared by mixing the boiled chickpeas with tahini and other ingredients, and because its consumption has increased world‐wide some notoriety has developed following an increase in the incidence of hummus‐related illness outbreaks and recalls. The objectives of the current research were (i) to stud...

Jordan is witnessing an escalating pace of nutrition transition, which may be associated with an increased burden of malnutrition and related non-communicable diseases. This review analyzes the nutrition situation in Jordan by exploring specific nutrition indicators, namely infant and young child feeding, low birthweight, micronutrient deficiencies...

Recently, the consumption of hummus has become popular in the United States, European countries, and Canada, and unfortunately, several foodborne outbreaks and recalls have been reported due to its contamination with Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica. The current study aimed to investigate the inhibitory activity of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5%...

This study aimed to evaluate the survival or growth behavior of L. monocytogenes and S. aureus in ready-to-eat vegetable salads including Arabic salad (tomato-cucumber salad) with or without 0.5% (w/w) salt and 1% (v/w) lemon juice, tahini salad, coleslaw salad, toum sauce salad (aioli) stored at 4, 10, and 24 °C for 5 d. L. monocytogenes showed gr...

COVID-19 is a pandemic disease caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This new viral infection was first identified in China in December 2019, and it has subsequently spread globally. The lack of a vaccine or curative treatment for COVID-19 necessitates a focus on other strategies to prevent an...

This study evaluated the behavior of Salmonella and Shigella (5–6 log CFU/g) in tomato–cucumber (TC) salad without additives (control), TC with 1.0% lemon juice and 0.5% salt, TC with 10% wt/wt tahini, coleslaw, and toum sauce at 4, 10, or 24°C for 5 days. At 4°C, both pathogens survived well in all salads, with a 0.2–1.6 log CFU/g reduction after...

Abstract The antimicrobial activity of different essential oils was screened against five Salmonella serotypes using disk diffusion. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris) essential oils exhibited the highest activity with inhibition zones of 22.5–38.5 mm in diameter. These oils were also investigated for their ability to cont...

An international survey among consumers in developing countries from Asia and Africa on food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) was carried out using structured questionnaires. Data were collected from 453 consumers comprising 265 from Africa and 188 from Asia. Significant difference (p < 0.05) on food safety knowledge attitude and pra...

Salmonella is a persisting contaminant in poultry products that may pose a potential risk to consumers. Thus, developing decontamination strategies to eliminate or reduce this pathogen in chicken is crucial. The objective of the current study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of malic acid (MA) and acetic acid (AA) or their combination...

Hummus (chickpea dip) is a ready-to-eat product which has been implicated in several foodborne outbreaks and food recalls. This study aimed to screen the antimicrobial activity of allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) against 5 strains of each of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes using a disc diffusion method. Additionally, the antimicrobial act...

Hummus (chickpea dip) is a ready-to-eat product that may pose a significant risk to human if pathogens are present. Several organisms including Shigella spp. have been isolated from hummus. However, studies on the survival and inhibition of Shigella spp. in food are scarce. This study investigated the growth pattern of Sh. sonnei and Sh. flexneri i...

Tahini (sesame paste) is a low-moisture ready-to-eat food that has been linked to foodborne outbreaks and recalls. The objectives of this study were to investigate the behavior of Staphylococcus aureus in commercial and hydrated tahini at 10, 21 and 37 °C and to inhibit S. aureus in these products by 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5% acetic or citric acid. S. aure...

Analytical methods for meat-species identification and detection of adulteration are always needed for quality control and the safety of consumers. A novel application of PLS-Kernel with MIR for quick detection of pork in beef mixes down to 1.4 wt% is outlined. PLS-Kernel algorithm showed an excellent performance for handling many variables spectra...

This study proposed a method to develop an intelligent system using an adaptive neuro‐fuzzy inference system ( ANFIS )‐based image processing which predicts the flavor distribution of the chips ring. This study was divided into three stages and different variables in each stage to obtain the best combination. These variables were the number of nozz...

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of moderate caffeine consumption on blood pressure, also, to construct a prediction model for blood pressure using fuzzy modeling. The blood pressure was measured for each participant at several times after drinking the beverages. An adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was used to m...

The main objective of this research was to utilize extrusion processing for developing a wheat- and soy-based “lentil analog” product. The sensory properties and the nutrient content of this product were studied. Lentil analog products using six formulations were produced using a pilot-scale twin screw extruder. Descriptive sensory analysis of prep...

Alicyclobacillus is a causative agent of spoilage in pasteurized and heat-treated apple juice products. Differentiating between this genus and the closely related Bacillus is crucially important. In this study, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was used to identify and discriminate between 4 Alicyclobacillus strains and 4 Bacillus iso...

Arabic breads is produced mainly from hard red winter wheat (HRWW) and have relatively little crumb, dense texture, form pocket and are often round with golden brown crust color. The objectives of this research were to investigate the effect of different bread improvers combinations addition in enhancing the quality parameters of Arabic bread. Ther...

Arabic breads is produced mainly from hard red winter wheat (HRWW) and have relatively little crumb, dense texture, form pocket and are often round with golden brown crust color. The objectives of this research were to investigate the effect of different bread improvers combinations addition in enhancing the quality parameters of Arabic bread. Ther...

Arabic breads is produced mainly from hard red winter wheat (HRWW) and have relatively little crumb, dense texture, form pocket and are often round with golden brown crust color. The objectives of this research were to investigate the effect of different bread improvers combinations addition in enhancing the quality parameters of Arabic bread. Ther...

Developing an extruded lentil analog is our aim. Lentil analog with six formulations were produced using a pilot-scale single (SS) and twin screw (TS) extruders. Texture analysis of lentil analogs prepared for consumption revealed that the products formulated with 60:40 and 70:30 soy: wheat ratios exhibited a significantly higher hardness, adhesive...

Microbial levels were significantly (P < 0.05) affected by the temperature-time treatments used during in-container heat treatment of the curd, brine concentration and storage duration. A heat treatment of 115 °C × 2 min, in the absence of NaCl, was sufficient to eliminate Mesophilic micro-organisms, Coliforms, Staphylococcus aureus and Yeast and M...

There has always been a challenge in manufacturing a sugar free sauce. A basic barbecue sauce formulation was used to make 5 sugar-free preparations combining selected levels of xanthan gum, modified waxy maize starch, sucralose, and acesulfame-K. Physical, chemical, microbial and sensory properties were used to evaluate the product quality. Total...

Expanded snacks based on Moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf powder (MLP) and oat flour were produced using a lab-scale twin-screw extruder. Four levels of MLP (0, 15, 30, and 45%, dry blend basis) and three levels of in-barrel moisture content (19, 22, and 26%, wet basis) were studied. Expansion of extrudates decreased as MLP level increased. On the o...

Health and wellness is a trend observed throughout ready-to-eat cereals, cereal health bars. Therefore, the main objectives of this research were to produce a low cost, acceptable, nutritious and healthy wheat- and soy-based bar under no-bake conditions. Also, the physical, chemical, microbial, acceptability and the nutritional value of this produc...

The egg alternatives (replacers) were used to replace egg as a functional ingredient in yellow cake system productions. Egg replacers were substituted at the levels of 50% and 100% of the dried whole eggs in the yellow cake system. The egg replacers were composed of whey protein isolate, wheat starch, guar gum, xanthan gum or their blends. At 50% s...

Comparisons of the physical and sensory properties of several commercial egg alternatives in angel food cake formulation were studied. Fourteen samples were investigated for foaming properties at 10 and 20 min whipping time: collagen, Cryogel gelatin, Solugel collagen hydroysates, gelatin, whey protein concentrate, fish protein, whey protein isolat...

Gums and proteins are valuable ingredients with a wide spectrum of applications. Surface properties (surface tension, interfacial tension, emulsion activity index [EAI] and emulsion stability index [ESI]) of 4% deamidated wheat protein (DWP) in a combination with iota‐carrageenan (IC) (0.05, 0.1 and 0.5%) or gum arabic (GA) (0.5, 1 and 5%) were inv...

Physical and sensory properties of several commercially available egg alternatives in a mayonnaise formulation were compared with a control formulation using whole egg. The egg alternatives included modified corn starch (MCS), wheat protein (WP), whey protein concentrate (WPC), whey protein isolate (WPI), WPI‐gum blend (WPI‐GB) and WPC‐fenugreek gu...

Enterobacter sakazakii has recently been recognized as an opportunistic foodborne pathogen, and dry infant formula serves as the mode of transmission. The objectives of this study were to investigate the heat resistance, survival and inactivation under room and refrigeration temperatures storage of dry and reconstituted infant formula milk (IFM). E...

Gums and proteins are valuable ingredients with a wide spectrum of applications. Surface properties (surface tension, interfacial tension, emulsion activity index “EAI”, and emulsion stability index “ESI”) of 4% whey protein concentrate (WPC) in a combination with ι-carrageenan (0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.5%) or gum arabic (0.5%, 1%, and 5%) were investiga...

Egg alternatives may replace egg as a functional ingredient in French vanilla ice cream due to their functional and dietary benefits. These egg alternative ingredients include modified corn starch (MCS), whey protein concentrate (WPC) and soy protein isolate (SPI). The objective of this study was to compare the physical and sensory properties of se...

Middle Eastern Countries are experiencing the emergence of high volume production and retail marketing over traditional unit baking and retailing. This phenomenon has revealed a shortcoming in quality issues in Arabic flat bread (AFB) manufacture. Therefore, shelf-life extension and quality improvement are in demand to limit economic loss. Five imp...

The aim of this study was to employ iota-carrageenan (IC) and wheat protein (WP) as an emulsifier alternative to egg yolk in a model mayonnaise system. A solution of 0.1% IC and 4% WP was prepared and used as an emulsifier in five different mayonnaise formulas. All mayonnaise treatments were evaluated and compared based on emulsion stability and vi...

Many people do not have refrigeration or frozen storage to inhibit mould growth and keep the Arabic bread fresh for more than a few days. Therefore, shelf-life extension is necessary for this type of bread. The present study hypothesised that the addition of preservatives may be done in Arabic flat bread (AFB) to extend shelf-life. Thus, objectives...

The aim of this study was to employ iota-carrageenan (IC) and wheat protein (WP) as an emulsifier alternative to egg yolk in a model mayonnaise system. A solution of 0.1% IC and 4% WP was prepared and used as an emulsifier in five different mayonnaise formulas. All mayonnaise treatments were evaluated and compared based on lightness and yellowness...