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2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
19593
World Ranking
4691
National Ranking
2

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
20429
World Ranking
4795
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Arab Emirates Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United Arab Emirates Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Arab Emirates Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United Arab Emirates Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in United Arab Emirates Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Afaf Kamal-Eldin is affiliated with the United Arab Emirates University in the United Arab Emirates. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Food Science, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's work covers a diverse range of topics with notable emphasis on Animal Diversity and Health Studies, Date Palm Research Studies, and Proteins in Food Systems. Other areas of interest include Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, Bee Products Chemical Analysis, and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Afaf Kamal-Eldin include Mutamed Ayyash, Basim Abu-Jdayil, Abdelmoneim H. Ali, Gafar Babatunde Bamigbade, and Athira Jayasree Subhash.

They have published extensively in several scientific venues, including:

  • NFS Journal
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Food Chemistry
  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Recent significant publications by Afaf Kamal-Eldin include:

  • "Dietary fiber components, microstructure, and texture of date fruits (Phoenix dactylifera, L.)", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Bioactive compounds produced by probiotics in food products", 2020, Current Opinion in Food Science
  • "An Updated Review on Prebiotics: Insights on Potentials of Food Seeds Waste as Source of Potential Prebiotics", 2022, Molecules
  • "Use of near and mid infra-red spectroscopy for analysis of protein, fat, lactose and total solids in raw cow and camel milk", 2020, Food Chemistry
  • "Caseins: Versatility of Their Micellar Organization in Relation to the Functional and Nutritional Properties of Milk", 2023, Molecules

Afaf Kamal-Eldin has been recognized as a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences since 2010.

Best Publications

  • THE CHEMISTRY AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF TOCOPHEROLS AND TOCOTRIENOLS

    Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Lars Åke Appelqvist

  • Total phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacities of major fruits from Ecuador

    Catalina Vasco;Catalina Vasco;Jenny Ruales;Afaf Kamal-Eldin

  • Identification and quantification of phenolic compounds in berries of Fragaria and Rubus species (family Rosaceae).

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  • Distribution and Contents of Phenolic Compounds in Eighteen Scandinavian Berry Species

    Kaisu R. Määttä-Riihinen, ,†;‡ Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Pirjo H. Mattila;‖ and Ana M. González-Paramás

  • Alkylresorcinols in cereals and cereal products.

    Alastair B. Ross;Martin J. Shepherd;Meike Schüpphaus;Vicky Sinclair

  • A multivariate study of the correlation between tocopherol content and fatty acid composition in vegetable oils

    Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Roger Andersson

  • Date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.): An underutilized food seeking industrial valorization

    Sami Ghnimi;Syed Umer;Azharul Karim;Afaf Kamal-Eldin

  • Effect of fatty acids and tocopherols on the oxidative stability of vegetable oils

    Afaf Kamal‐Eldin

  • Gamma-tocopherol--an underestimated vitamin?

    Karl-Heinz Wagner;Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Ibrahim Elmadfa

  • Dietary alkylresorcinols: absorption, bioactivities, and possible use as biomarkers of whole-grain wheat- and rye-rich foods.

    Alastair B. Ross;Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Per Åman

  • HPLC method for analysis of secoisolariciresinol diglucoside in flaxseeds.

    Pernilla Johnsson;Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Lennart N. Lundgren;Per Aman

  • Effects of commercial processing on levels of antioxidants in oats (Avena sativa L.).

    Susanne Bryngelsson;Lena H Dimberg;Afaf Kamal-Eldin

  • Whole-Grain Foods Do Not Affect Insulin Sensitivity or Markers of Lipid Peroxidation and Inflammation in Healthy, Moderately Overweight Subjects

    Agneta Andersson;Siv Tengblad;Brita Karlström;Afaf Kamal-Eldin

  • High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of phenolic compounds in berries with diode array and electrospray ionization mass spectrometric (MS) detection: ribes species.

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  • High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of secoisolariciresinol diglucoside and hydroxycinnamic acid glucosides in flaxseed by alkaline extraction.

    Christina Eliasson;Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Roger Andersson;Per Åman

  • Phytochemicals and dietary fiber components in rye varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN Diversity Screen.

    Annica A M Andersson;Anna Maija Lampi;Laura Nyström;Vieno Piironen

  • Effects of dietary phenolic compounds on tocopherol, cholesterol, and fatty acids in rats.

    Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Jan Frank;Alexander Razdan;Siv Tengblad

  • Antioxidant activities of α- and γ-tocopherols in the oxidation of rapeseed oil triacylglycerols

    Anna-Maija Lampi;Leena Kataja;Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Piironen Vieno

  • Normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography of tocopherols and tocotrienols. Comparison of different chromatographic columns.

    Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Stefanie Görgen;Jan Pettersson;Anna-Maija Lampi

  • Alkylresorcinols as markers of whole grain wheat and rye in cereal products.

    Yan Chen;Alastair B. Ross;Per Aman;Afaf Kamal-Eldin

  • Localization of alkylresorcinols in wheat, rye and barley kernels

    Rikard Landberg;Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Marjatta Salmenkallio-Marttila;Xavier Rouau

  • Alkylresorcinols as biomarkers of whole-grain wheat and rye intake: plasma concentration and intake estimated from dietary records

    Rikard Landberg;Afaf Kamal-Eldin;Agneta Andersson;Bengt Vessby

  • Lipid oxidation pathways

    Afaf Kamal-Eldin

Frequent Co-Authors

Per Åman
Per Åman Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Roger Andersson
Roger Andersson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Bengt Vessby
Bengt Vessby Uppsala University
Anna-Maija Lampi
Anna-Maija Lampi University of Helsinki
Herman Adlercreutz
Herman Adlercreutz University of Helsinki
Vieno Piironen
Vieno Piironen University of Helsinki
Göran Hallmans
Göran Hallmans Umeå University
Maret G. Traber
Maret G. Traber Oregon State University
Robert A. Moreau
Robert A. Moreau United States Department of Agriculture
Agneta Andersson
Agneta Andersson Umeå University

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