Musfirah Zulkurnain

Dr. Musfirah Zulkurnain

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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2015 in LWT
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HMHamed Mirhosseini
Hamed Mirhosseini
NRNur Farhana Abdul Rashid
Nur Farhana Abdul Rashid
BABahareh Tabatabaee Amid
Bahareh Tabatabaee Amid
KCKok Whye Cheong
Kok Whye Cheong
MKMilad Kazemi
Milad Kazemi
MZMusfirah Zulkurnain
Musfirah Zulkurnain

1 November 2012 in Food Chemistry
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MZMusfirah Zulkurnain
Musfirah Zulkurnain
OLOi-Ming Lai
Oi-Ming Lai
RLRazam Abdul Latip
Razam Abdul Latip
INImededdine Arbi Nehdi
Imededdine Arbi Nehdi
TLTau Chuan Ling
Tau Chuan Ling
Chin Ping TanChin Ping Tan
Chin Ping Tan

18 March 2013 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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MZMusfirah Zulkurnain
Musfirah Zulkurnain
OLOi-Ming Lai
Oi-Ming Lai
STSoo Choon Tan
Soo Choon Tan
RLRazam Abdul Latip
Razam Abdul Latip
Chin Ping TanChin Ping Tan
Chin Ping Tan

25 November 2008 in Journal of Texture Studies
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MZMusfirah Zulkurnain
Musfirah Zulkurnain
MGMei‐Huang Goh
Mei‐Huang Goh
AKAbdul Alias Karim
Abdul Alias Karim
MLMin Tze Liong
Min Tze Liong

3 April 2022 in Molecules
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MRMuna Raypah
Muna Raypah
AOAhmad Fairuz Omar
Ahmad Fairuz Omar
Jelena MuncanJelena Muncan
Jelena Muncan
MZMusfirah Zulkurnain
Musfirah Zulkurnain
ANAbdul Rahman Abdul Najib
Abdul Rahman Abdul Najib
Honey is a natural product that is considered globally one of the most widely important foods. Various studies on authenticity detection of honey have been fulfilled using visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) spectroscopy techniques. However, there are limited studies on stingless bee honey (SBH) despite the increase of market demand for this food product. The objective of this work was to present the potential of Vis-NIR absorbance spectroscopy for profiling, classifying, and quantifying the adulterated SBH. The SBH sample was mixed with various percentages (10–90%) of adulterants, including distilled water, apple cider vinegar, and high fructose syrup. The results showed that the region at 400–1100 nm that is related to the color and water properties of the samples was effective to discriminate and quantify the adulterated SBH. By applying the principal component analysis (PCA) on adulterants and honey samples, the PCA score plot revealed the classification of the adulterants and adulterated SBHs. A partial least squares regression (PLSR) model was developed to quantify the contamination level in the SBH samples. The general PLSR model with the highest coefficient of determination and lowest root means square error of cross-validation (RCV2=0.96 and RMSECV=5.88 %) was acquired. The aquaphotomics analysis of adulteration in SBH with the three adulterants utilizing the short-wavelength NIR region (800–1100 nm) was presented. The structural changes of SBH due to adulteration were described in terms of the changes in the water molecular matrix, and the aquagrams were used to visualize the results. It was revealed that the integration of NIR spectroscopy with aquaphotomics could be used to detect the water molecular structures in the adulterated SBH.

12 April 2016 in Food Engineering Reviews
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MZMusfirah Zulkurnain
Musfirah Zulkurnain
FMFarnaz Maleky
Farnaz Maleky
BBBala Balasubramaniam
Bala Balasubramaniam