Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Food Science
Minnaar, A
PhD(Pret) - Professor and Head
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3239
Fax number: 012 420 2839
E-mail address: amanda.minnaar@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Modern food processing technologies for improved quality and safety of foods
The influence of cooking processes on the ultrastructural components of plant seeds
Value addition to underutilized SA foodstuffs
Sensory test methodologies
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Marautona GN, Duodu KG, Minnaar A: 2010. Physicochemical, nutritional and functional properties of marama bean flour. Food Chemistry, 121, pp 400-405.
Kayitesi E, Duodu KG, Minnaar A, de Kock HL: 2010. Sensory quality of marama/sorghum composite porridges. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 90, pp 2124-2132.
Chapters in books:
Jackson JC, Duodu KG, Holse M, Lima de Faria MD, Jordaan D, Chingwaru W, Hansen A, Cencic A, Kandawa-Schultz M, Mpotokwane S, Chimwamurombe P, de Kock HL, Minnaar A: 2010. The Morama Bean (Tylosema esculentum) : A Potential Crop for Southern Africa. In Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, (5), Academic Press - Elsevier, pp 187-246.
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