UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY (COAF)

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OSCAR KIBAZOHI

Senior Lecturer, College Of Agricultural Sciences And Food Technology
Education:

Bachelor (Chemical and Process Eng.), University of Dar es Salaam, MSc (Chemical Eng.)/PhD (Chemical Eng.), University of Waterloo

Teaching:

Biochemical Engineering

Research:

Food Processing

Projects:

Banana juice technology,  Black Soldier Fly larvae and Azolla for animal feed

Publications:

  1. Isibika A., Simha P., Vinnerås B., Zurbrügg C., Kibazohi O., and Lalander C. (2023) Food industry waste - An opportunity for black soldier fly larvae protein production in Tanzania, Science of the Total Environment, nt 858 (2023) 159985, https://doi.org/10.1016 /j.scitotenv.2022.159985,
  2. Katunzi-Kilewela A., Kaale L.D., Kibazohi O., Fortunatus R.M., and Rweyemamu L.M.P. (2022) Fatty acid and amino acid profiling of chia seeds and physicochemical characterisation of chia seeds oil, African Journal of Food Science, 16(11) 269-278, DOI: 10.5897/AJFS2022.2227
  3. Kilenga N.G, Maeda D, Kibazohi O. and Kaale L.D. (2022) Evaluation of Natural Antifungal Compounds from Artemisia afra and its Effectiveness on Prevention of Aflatoxins, Tanzania Journal of Science 48(3): 537-547, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v48i3.2.
  4. Mwakosya A.W., Limbu S.M., Majaliwa N., Zou X., Shi J. and Kibazohi O. (2022) Aflatoxin B1 variations in animal feeds along the supply chain in Tanzania and its possible reduction by heat treatment, Food and Agricultural Immunology, 33 (1), 192–206, https://doi.org/10.1080/ 09540105.2022.2045908.
  5. Katunzi-Kilewela A, Mongi R.J, Kaale L.D. Kibazohi O. Fortunatus R.M. and Rweyemamu L.M.P. (2022) Sensory profile, consumer acceptability and preference mapping of cassava-chia seeds composite porridges, Applied Food Research 2:(1) 1-8 https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.afres.2021.100038.
  6. Katunzi-Kilewela A, Rweyemamu LM, Kaale LD, Kibazohi O, Fortunatus RM (2021) Proximate composition, pasting and functional properties of composite flour blends from cassava and chia seeds flour. Food Science and Technology International, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10820132211069471
  7. Kibazohi O. and Matabura V.V, and (2021) Effects of Ripeness and Blending Speed on the Extraction Yield and Physical Chemical Properties of Low Viscosity Banana Juice, Tanzania Journal of Science 47(5): 1637-1646, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v47i5.13.
  8. Mathayo GM, Lilian DK and Kibazohi O. (2021) Physico-chemical Properties of Mechanically Extracted Banana Juice at Different Ripening Stages, Tanzania Journal of Science 47(5): 1596-1605, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjs.v47i5.10.
  9. Isibika A., Vinnerås B., Kibazohi O., Zurbrügg C., Lalander C. (2021) Co-composting of banana peel and orange peel waste with fish waste to improve conversion by black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae, Journal of Cleaner production 318 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128570.
  10. Majaliwa N., Kibazohi O, and Alminger M. (2021) Effect of cultivar and ripening on the polyphenol contents of East African highland bananas (Musa spp.), International Food Research Journal, 28(3): 479 – 488, https://doi.org/10.47836/ifrj.28.3.07
  11. Majaliwa, N., Kibazohi, O. and Alminger, M. (2021). Proteomic potential of East African Highland Bananas (EAHBs) for Banana Juice extraction: comparison between juice-producing and cooking cultivars. CyTA - Journal of Food, 19(1): 370-377 doi.org/10.1080/19476337. 2021.1909145.
  12. Matabura V.V, and Kibazohi O. (2021) Physicochemical and Sensory Evaluation of Mixed Juices from Banana, Pineapple and Passion Fruits during Storage, Tanzania Journal of Science 47(1): 332-343.
  13. Katunzi-Kilewela A, Kaale L.D. Kibazohi O. and Rweyemamu L.M.P. (2021) Nutritional, health benefits and usage of chia seeds (Salvia hispanica): A review, African journal of Food Science 15(2): 48-59, DOI: 10.5897/AJFS2020.2015.
  14. Katunzi-Kilewela A, Rweyemamu L.M.P, Kibazohi O. and Kaale L.D. (2021) Effects of Drying, Packaging Conditions and Storage Time on Proximate Composition of Chia Seeds (Salvia hispanica), Tanzania Journal of Science 47(1): 258-267. 
  15. Isibika A., Vinnerås B., Kibazohi O., Zurbrügg C., Lalander C. (2019) Pre-treatment of banana peel to improve composting by black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae, Waste Management 100: 151–160.

    16. Majaliwa N., Kibazohi O., Alminger M. (2019) Optimization of process parameters for mechanical extraction of banana juice using response surface methodology, Journal     of Food Science and Technology 56 (9): 4068–4075.