prof. ts. dr. wan aida wan mustapha

pensyarah universiti

jabatan sains makanan

 wanaidawm@ukm.edu.my



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
  • Sumber Lestari, Alam Sekitar dan Kehidupan Pintar,



  •    Biografi/ Biography :

  • Wan Aida Wan Mustapha merupakan Profesor di Jabatan Sains Makanan, Fakulti Sains & Teknologi (FST), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Beliau memulakan kerjayanya di UKM pada 1993. Beliau merupakan ahli seumur hidup Institut Teknologi Makanan Malaysia (MIFT), Penganalisis Makanan Berdaftar (KKM) sejak 2014, dan Ahli Teknologi Profesional (MBOT). Beliau memperoleh PhD dalam Sains Makanan dari University of Nottingham, UK, pada tahun 1997 selepas memperoleh BSc. (Hons.) dalam Sains Makanan dan Pemakanan dari UKM pada tahun 1992. Beliau memegang jawatan Pengerusi, Pusat Pengajian Sains Kimia dan Teknologi Makanan (2014–2018), Ketua Program Sains Makanan (2007–2010; 2013–2014), dan Timbalan Dekan (2018–2023) yang menguruskan pelajar sarjana muda. Beliau telah berkhidmat sebagai editor Sains Malaysiana (jurnal pelbagai disiplin yang diindeks dalam WoS dan SCOPUS) sejak 2012 hingga 2022. Beliau merupakan pengarang dan pengarang bersama 131 artikel yang terindeks, 4 buku dan 2 bab buku. Antara harta intelek yang diperolehi adalah 8 paten, 3 hak cipta, 1 tanda dagangan dan 14 inovasi. Bidang pengkhususan beliau ialah bahan makanan, kimia makanan, analisis makanan dan makanan berfungsi. Sebagai ketua projek dan penyelidik bersama, beliau telah memperoleh geran penyelidikan daripada KPT, MOA, MOSTI dan Industri Makanan. Beliau telah menerima 17 anugerah penyelidikan dari dalam dan luar negara. Kepakaran beliau dalam analisis makanan, kimia dan pemakanan diiktiraf oleh KKM, JAKIM, SIRIM, DSM, dan JKM sebagai ahli jawatankuasa teknikal dan kerja.
    Wan Aida Wan Mustapha is a Professor in the Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology (FST), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She started her career at UKM in 1993. She is a lifelong member of the Malaysian Institute of Food Technology (MIFT), a Registered Food Analyst (MOH) since 2014, and a Professional Technologist (MBOT). She earned a PhD in Food Science from the University of Nottingham, UK, in 1997 after earning a BSc. (Hons.) in Food Science and Nutrition from UKM in 1992. She held the positions of Chairman, School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology (2014–2018), Head of Food Science Programme (2007–2010; 2013–2014), and Deputy Dean (2018–2023), where she oversaw undergraduate students. She has served as an editor of Sains Malaysiana (a multidisciplinary journal indexed in WoS and SCOPUS) since 2012 to 2022. She authored and co-authoured 131 indexed articles, 4 books, and 2 book chapters up till April 1, 2024. Among her intellectual property were 8 patents, 3 copyrights, 1 trademark, and 14 innovations. Her areas of specialisation are food ingredients, food chemistry, food analysis, and functional foods. As project leader and co-researcher, she has obtained research grants from MOHE, MOA, MOSTI and Food Industries. She has received 17 medals for both domestic and international research honours. Owing to her expertise in food analysis, chemistry, and nutrition, the MOH, JAKIM, SIRIM, DSM, and JKM recognised her as a member of their technical and working committees.

  • yi lei, zhi yin ter, ting ting xie, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, adibi rahiman md nor, xu lu, seng joe lim.  (2026).  optimised alkaline extraction of refined and semi-refined agar-like polysaccharides from gracilaria changii: physicochemical and structural insights.  - food hydrocolloids.  1 - 19. 

     

    husna abdul somat, nurfatimah mohd thani, wan aida wan mustapha, seng joe lim, noor soffalina sofian seng, hafeedza abdul rahman, noorul syuhada mohd razali, maimunah mohd ali, siti mazlina mustapa kamal.  (2026).  subcritical water extraction of bioactive compounds from plant materials: recent advances.  - journal of future foods.  753 - 764. 

     

    sin yi tan, nur syuhada shahril effendy, nursyaza farha ramli, nurfatimah mohd thani, seng joe lim, wan aida wan mustapha, azima azmi, siti mazlina mustapa kamal.  (2026).  electrospun nanofibers and nanoemulsions for phytochemical delivery in functional foods: a comparative review.  - trends in food science & technology.  1 - 18. 

     

    zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, seng joe lim.  (2025).  tinjauan tentang peranan hidrokoloid berbeza sebagai bahan tambahan makanan dalam kestabilan jangka hayat mayonis.  - sains malaysiana.  2171 - 2184. 

     

    zhi yin ter, lee sin chang, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, shazrul fazry, abdul salam babji, wan aida wan mustapha, seng joe lim.  (2025).  development of a novel yoghurt enriched with fermented edible bird’s nest: physicochemical, antioxidative, and microbiological stability.  - applied food research.  1 - 14. 

     

    yi lei, zhi yin ter, ting ting xie, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, adibi rahiman md nor, xu lu, seng joe lim.  (2026).  optimised alkaline extraction of refined and semi-refined agar-like polysaccharides from gracilaria changii: physicochemical and structural insights.  - food hydrocolloids.  1 - 19. 

     

    sin yi tan, nur syuhada shahril effendy, nursyaza farha ramli, nurfatimah mohd thani, seng joe lim, wan aida wan mustapha, azima azmi, siti mazlina mustapa kamal.  (2026).  electrospun nanofibers and nanoemulsions for phytochemical delivery in functional foods: a comparative review.  - trends in food science & technology.  1 - 18. 

     

    yi lei, zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, adibi rahiman md nor, xu lu, seng joe lim.  (2025).  activated carbon as a deodorisation agent for gracilaria changii: impact on volatile profile, physicochemical properties, and antioxidant activity.  - food bioscience.  1 - 15. 

     

    jia liu, wan aida wan mustapha, xiaoping zhang, haoxin li.  (2025).  alkali-induced hydrolysis facilitates the encapsulation of curcumin by fish (cyprinus carpio l.) scale gelatin.  - foods.  1 - 22. 

     

    muhamad firdaus syahmi sam-on, shuhaimi mustafa, amalia mohd hashim, wan aida wan mustapha, mohd termizi yusof, nurul aqilah mohd zaini, mohamed yusuf mohamed nazir.  (2025).  bibliometric mapping on the probiotic trends in managing aquaculture pathogens.  - food bioscience.  1 - 12. 

     

    zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, seng joe lim.  (2025).  tinjauan tentang peranan hidrokoloid berbeza sebagai bahan tambahan makanan dalam kestabilan jangka hayat mayonis.  - sains malaysiana.  2171 - 2184. 

     

    siti nur jelita sabran, noor soffalina sofian seng, wan aida wan mustapha, hafeedza abdul rahman, ika dyah kumalasari, noorul syuhada mohd razali.  (2025).  comparative analysis of drying methods and solvent polarity on phytochemicals contents and antioxidant activities of colubrina asiatica leaves.  - sains malaysiana.  2431 - 2444. 

     

    zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, lee sin chang, seng joe lim.  (2025).  trend semasa pembangunan yogurt: pemprosesan, varieti dan manfaat kesihatan.  - sains malaysiana.  1331 - 1344. 

     

    husna abdul somat, intan safura saipul anwar, wan aida wan mustapha, siti mazlina mustapa kamal, nurfatimah mohd thani.  (2025).  subcritical water extraction (swe) and ultrasonic-assisted extraction (uae) of bioactive compounds from morinda citrifolia: comparative evaluation of process efficiency.  - sains malaysiana.  1113 - 1126. 

     

    nurul shahirah aziz, nur syafiqa abd aziz, seng joe lim, noor-soffalina sofian-seng, wan aida wan mustapha, hafeedza abdul rahman, noorul syuhada mohd razali.  (2024).  kesan penambahan fukoidan terhadap kualiti penyimpanan kombucha.  - sains malaysiana.  821-837. 

     

    yi lei, zhi yin ter, ting ting xie, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, adibi rahiman md nor, xu lu, seng joe lim.  (2026).  optimised alkaline extraction of refined and semi-refined agar-like polysaccharides from gracilaria changii: physicochemical and structural insights.  - food hydrocolloids.  1 - 19. 

     

    husna abdul somat, nurfatimah mohd thani, wan aida wan mustapha, seng joe lim, noor soffalina sofian seng, hafeedza abdul rahman, noorul syuhada mohd razali, maimunah mohd ali, siti mazlina mustapa kamal.  (2026).  subcritical water extraction of bioactive compounds from plant materials: recent advances.  - journal of future foods.  753 - 764. 

     

    sin yi tan, nur syuhada shahril effendy, nursyaza farha ramli, nurfatimah mohd thani, seng joe lim, wan aida wan mustapha, azima azmi, siti mazlina mustapa kamal.  (2026).  electrospun nanofibers and nanoemulsions for phytochemical delivery in functional foods: a comparative review.  - trends in food science & technology.  1 - 18. 

     

    muhamad-fahmi muhamad halil, dzulhelmi muhammad nasir, wan nurul ‘ain wan mohd nor, johari jalinas, wan-aida wan mustapha, mohd-shahrul mohd nadzir, irham razak, nurul fatihah abd latip, idris abdul ghani.  (2025).  pengaruh jenis tanah, semi-klon dan umur pokok terhadap penghasilan sebatian estragol pada bunga sawit.  - serangga.  288 - 302. 

     

    jia liu, wan aida wan mustapha, xiaoping zhang, haoxin li.  (2025).  alkali-induced hydrolysis facilitates the encapsulation of curcumin by fish (cyprinus carpio l.) scale gelatin.  - foods.  1 - 22. 

     

    mohd nazri zayapor, aminah abdullah, wan aida wan mustapha.  (2019).  variation in antioxidant capacities in common variant teas and spiced teas.  - the 2018 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceeding.  1-7. 

     

    bibi marliana baba, wan aida wan mustapha, lim seng joe.  (2016).  effects of extraction solvent on fucose content in fucoidan extracted from brown seaweed (sargassum sp.) from pulau langkawi, kedah, malaysia.  - the 2016 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceeding.  1-5. 

     

    nur atikah md nor, wan aida wan mustapha, osman hassan.  (2016).  deep eutectic solvent (des) as a pretreatment for oil palm empty fruit bunch (opefb) in sugar production.  - procedia chemistry.  147-154. 

     

    nur atikah md nor, wan aida wan mustapha, osman hassan.  (2015).  deep eutectic solvent (des) as a pretreatment for oil palm empty fruit bunch (opefb) in sugar production.  - the 2015 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  050044 (1-6). 

     

    asmawati, wan aida wan mustapha, salma mohamad yusop, mohamad yusof maskat and ahmad fuad shamsuddin.  (2014).  characteristics of cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsion prepared using apv-high pressure homogenizer and ultra turrax.  - aip conference proceedings : the 2014 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  244-250. 

     

    nurfatimah mohd thani, hafeedza abdul rahman, ter zhi yin, lim seng joe, noor soffalina sofian-seng, noorul syuhada mohd razali, wan aida wan mustapha, chang lee sin.  (2025).  packaging and quality assurance of oil-based sauces.  - 145 - 189. 

     

    ter zhi yin, noorul syuhada mohd razali, lim seng joe, nurfatimah mohd thani, wan aida wan mustapha, hafeedza abdul rahman, chang lee sin, noor soffalina sofian-seng.  (2025).  hydrocolloids as emulsion stabiliser in oil-based sauces.  - 123 - 144. 

     

    nurfatimah mohd thani, ter zhi yin, lim seng joe, chang lee sin, noor soffalina sofian-seng, wan aida wan mustapha, hafeedza abdul rahman, noorul syuhada mohd razali.  (2025).  processing and stability of oil-based sauces.  - 81 - 122. 

     

    lim seng joe, noor soffalina sofian-seng, wan aida wan mustapha, hafeedza abdul rahman, noorul syuhada mohd razali, nurfatimah mohd thani, chang lee sin, ter zhi yin.  (2025).  functional ingredients and innovative vegan oil-based sauces.  - 56 - 81. 

     

    ter zhi yin, nurfatimah mohd thani, lim seng joe.  (2025).  healthier edible oils and innovative fat replacements.  - 33 - 56. 

     

    zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, lee sin chang, seng joe lim.  (2025).  trend semasa pembangunan yogurt: pemprosesan, varieti dan manfaat kesihatan.  - sains malaysiana.  1331 - 1344. 

     

    zhi yin ter, wan aida wan mustapha, seng joe lim.  (2025).  tinjauan tentang peranan hidrokoloid berbeza sebagai bahan tambahan makanan dalam kestabilan jangka hayat mayonis.  - sains malaysiana.  2171 - 2184. 

     

    muhamad-fahmi muhamad halil, dzulhelmi muhammad nasir, wan nurul ‘ain wan mohd nor, johari jalinas, wan-aida wan mustapha, mohd-shahrul mohd nadzir, irham razak, nurul fatihah abd latip, idris abdul ghani.  (2025).  pengaruh jenis tanah, semi-klon dan umur pokok terhadap penghasilan sebatian estragol pada bunga sawit.  - serangga.  288 - 302. 

     

    nazariyah yahaya, muhammad arieff haikal ezaidin, hanis nadia yahya, alina abdul rahim, irwan mohd subri, nur aina abdullah, mohd nasir abdul majid, zizi azlinda mohd yusof, lim seng joe, wan aida wan mustapha, noorul syuhada mohd razali, zanariah hashim, dayang norulfairuz abang zaidel, yanti maslina mohd jusoh.  (2024).  pengesanan residu najis dan bulu dalam glikopeptida daripada produk sampingan sarang burung walit dan implikasnya terhadap status halal.  - sains malaysiana.  3417 - 3432. 

     

    muhamad-fahmi muhamad halil, dzulhelmi muhammad nasir, johari jalinas, wan-aida wan mustapha, mohd-shahrul mohd nadzir, idris abdul ghani.  (2024).  kecenderungan kumbang pendebunga, elaeidobius kamerunicus kelapa sawit terhadap kepekatan sebatian estragol yang berbeza.  - serangga.  160 - 175. 

     

    noorul syuhada binti mohd razali;wan aida wan mustapha;noor soffalina binti sofian seng;nurul aqilah binti mohd zaini;hafeedza binti abdul rahman.  (2024).  potential food bio-preservative poly-lactic acid (pla) film incorporated with alpinia mutica leave extracts.  -

     

    wan aida wan mustapha;noor soffalina binti sofian seng.  (2023).  lemak sisa biji jeruk mangga sebagai sumber alternatif lemak koko.  -

     

    lim seng joe;wan aida wan mustapha;hafeedza binti abdul rahman;abdul salam bin babji.  (2023).  fractionation and structure elucidation of edible bird`s nest glycopeptides fractions with high bioactivity through structure-activity relationship analysis.  -

     

    lim seng joe;wan aida wan mustapha;noorul syuhada binti mohd razali.  (2023).  conversion of edible bird’s nest (ebn) by-product glycoprotein to glycopeptide and sialic acid as functional ingredients.  -

     

    hafeedza binti abdul rahman;wan aida wan mustapha;arnida hani binti teh.  (2023).  anti-obesity and anti-hyperlipidemic effects of kesum (polygonum minus) leaves extract (pmle) in sprague dawley rats.  -

     

    BIOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Food Science
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    AGRICULTURE :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Functional Foods
    Pengalaman / Experience : 27 tahun/years(s)

    AGRICULTURE :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Food Science
    Pengalaman / Experience : 32 tahun/years(s)