Mr James Chacha's Profile - School of Engineering and Technology

Full Name: James Simon Chacha

Title: Assistant Lecturer

Area of specialization: Food Quality, Food Safety, Food Processing, Food Preservation, Food Hygiene,

School: School of Engineering and Technology

Department: Food Science and Agroprocessing

Office Location: Food Science Building, Opp. CRDB Bank.

Email address: chachajs26[at]gmail.com, chacha [at]sua.ac.tz

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Academic/Educational Background (specify education level, where and when obtained)

M.Sc. (Food Quality and Safety Assurance), Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania [2015- 2017]

B.Sc. (Food Science and Technology), Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania [2012- 2015]

Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education, Minaki High School, Tanzania [2010-2012]

Ordinary Certificate of Secondary Education, Mzumbe Secondary School, Tanzania [2006-2009]

RESEARCH

Research Interests / Areas

Emerging and Innovative Clean Label Food Processing Technologies, Underutilized Foods, Functional Foods, Waste Water Treatment, Food Quality, Safety and Security, Food Preservation, Nanotechnology

Funded Research Projects

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TEACHING

List of courses

Food Hygiene-FT 304 year 3

Food Storage and Handling-FT 212 year 2

Food Processing and Preservation-FT 211 year 2

Food Microbiology-FT 206 year 2

Sensory Evaluation of Foods and Product Development-FT 209 year 2

Food Biochemistry-FT 102 year 1

Students Supervision

Bakiri, Kilete; Reg. No. FST/D/2017/0052

Doto, Dickson Festo; Reg. No. FST/D/2017/0091

Jackson, Noel Gideon; Reg. No. FST/D/2017/0021

Mnyeti, David James; Reg. No. FST/D/2017/0008

Mtali, Mophat Kelvin; Reg. No. FST/D/2017/0189

Mutagwaba, Joy E; Reg. No. FST/D/2017/0168

Sarru, Viviana S; Reg. No. FST/E/2017/0007

Wanda, Mirian W; Reg. No. FST/D/2017/0043

Majengo, Emmanuel J; Reg. No. FST/D2019/0113

Kimario, Wolfugan G; Reg. No. FST/D/2019/0061

Salim, Tal-hiya Hamad; Reg. No. FST/D2019/0052

Elirehema, Greyson; Reg. No. FST/D/2019/0051

Msangi. Riziki S; Reg. No. FST/E/2019/0145

Mungure, Livingstone Zawadiel; Reg. No. FST/D/2019/0028

Gamba, Juliana Livingstone; Reg. No. FST/D/2019/016

Urio, Rosemary Robert; Reg. No. FST/D/2019/0025

Mnali, Bosco Florian; Reg. No. FST/E/2019/0158

Nkurushi, Bernard Francis; Reg. No. FSTE/2019/0082

Mbughi, Musa Zakaria; Reg. No. FST/D/2019/0020

Saidy, Abdillah Omary; Reg. No. FST/D/2019/0115

Novath, Aneth Lwaitama; Reg. No. FST/D/2019/0110

PUBLICATIONS

Books

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Journal Articles

Chacha, J and Laswai, H. (2020). Micronutrients Potential of Underutilized Vegetables and Their Role in Fighting Hidden Hunger. International Journal of Food Science. 2020. 1-5. 10.1155/2020/9408315. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9408315.

Chacha, J and Laswai, H. (2020) Traditional Practices and Consumer Habits regarding Consumption of Underutilised Vegetables in Kilimanjaro and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania. International Journal of Food Science. 2020 1-10 https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3529434 (Ref. No. 4.1.2)

Dotto, J and Chacha, J (2020) The potential of pumpkin seeds as a functional food ingredient: A review. Scientific African 10 (2020) e00575. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00575 (Ref. No. 4.1.3)

Ofoedu, C.E., You, L., Osuji, C.M., Iwouno, J.O., Kabuo, N.O., Ojukwu, M., Agunwah, I.M., Chacha, J.S., Muobike, O.P., Agunbiade, A.O. and Sardo, G. (2021). Hydrogen Peroxide Effects on Natural-Sourced Polysacchrides: Free Radical Formation/Production, Degradation Process, and Reaction Mechanism—A Critical Synopsis. Foods, 10(4), p.699. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10040699

Chacha, J.S.; Zhang, L.; Ofoedu, C.E.; Suleiman, R.A.; Dotto, J.M.; Roobab, U.; Agunbiade, A.O.; Duguma, H.T.; Mkojera, B.T.; Hossaini, S.M.; et al. Revisiting Non-Thermal Food Processing and Preservation Methods—Action Mechanisms, Pros and Cons: A Technological Update (2016–2021). Foods 2021, 10, 1430. https://org/10.3390/foods10061430

Ofoedu CE, Iwouno JO, Ofoedu EO, Ogueke CC, Igwe VS, Agunwah IM, Ofoedum AF, Chacha JS, Muobike OP, Agunbiade AO, Njoku NE, Nwakaudu AA, Odimegwu NE, Ndukauba OE, Ogbonna CU, Naibaho J, Korus M, Okpala COR (2021) Revisiting food-sourced vitamins for consumer diet and health needs: A perspective review, from vitamin classification, metabolic functions, absorption, utilization, to balancing nutritional requirements. PeerJ, 9, e11940.. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11940

Awuchi, C. G., Ondari, E. N., Ofoedu, C. E., Chacha, J. S., Rasaq, W. A., Morya, S., & Okpala, C. O. R. (2021). Grain processing methods’ effectiveness to eliminate mycotoxins: an overview. Asian J. Chem, 33, 2267-275.https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2021.23374

Marcel, M. R., Chacha, J. S., & Ofoedu, C. E. (2022). Nutritional evaluation of complementary porridge formulated from orange‐fleshed sweet potato, amaranth grain, pumpkin seed, and soybean flours. Food Science & Nutrition, 10(2), 536-53.https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2675

Agunbiade, A. O., Song, L., Agunbiade, O. J., Ofoedu, C. E., Chacha, J. S., Duguma, H. T., Hossaini, S. M., Rasaq, W. A., Shorstkii, I., Osuji, C. M., Owuamanam, C. I., Okpala, C. O. R., Korzeniowska, M., & Guine, R. P. F. (2022). Potentials of 3D extrusion‐based printing in resolving food processing challenges: A perspective review. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 45(4), e13996.https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.13996

Ofoedu, C. E., Iwouno, J. O., Ojimba, N. C., Chacha, J. S., Okafor, D. C., & Anwaegbu, O. M. (2022). Effect of malting regimen on diastatic power, cold and hot water extracts of malts from sorghum. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.15759

Roobab, U.; Abida, A.; Chacha, J.S.; Athar, A.; Madni, G.M.; Ranjha, M.M.A.N.; Rusu, A.V.; Zeng, X.-A.; Aadil, R.M.; Trif, M. (2022) Applications of Innovative Non-Thermal Pulsed Electric Field Technology in Developing Safer and Healthier Fruit Juices. Molecules, 27(13), 4031.https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27134031

Roobab, Ume, James S. Chacha, Afeera Abida, Sidra Rashid, Ghulam Muhammad Madni, Jose Manuel Lorenzo, Xin-An Zeng, and Rana Muhammad Aadil. 2022. “Emerging Trends for Nonthermal Decontamination of Raw and Processed Meat: Ozonation, High-Hydrostatic Pressure and Cold Plasma” Foods11, no. 15: 2173. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11152173

Chacha, J. S., Ofoedu, C. E., & Xiao, K. (2022). Essential oil-based active polymer-based packaging system: A review of its effect on the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and sensory properties of beef and chicken meat. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 00, e16933. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.16933

Book Chapters

Chacha, J. S., Ofoedu, C. E., Suleiman, R. A., Jumbe, T. J., & Kulwa, K. B. (2022). Underutilized fruits: Challenges and constraints for domestication. In Future Foods (pp. 133-150). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91001-9.00022-0

Conference/Workshops/Seminar Papers

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Google Scholar (Link):

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2OwqUMcAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Gate (Link):

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James-Chacha-2

OrcID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6147-0458