Tigist Shonte
Postdoctoral ResearcherResearch Interests
My research interest is the extraction and purification of nanoparticles and bioactives that can be used in food fortification strategies and SMART food packaging development.
Current Projects
Leaf NoWaste project, SFI Food Waste Challenge winner
Education
PhD in Food Sciences
Biruk Zewdie, Tigist T. Shonte. Woldetsadik, K. 2022. Effects of Neem Leaf Extract Dipping and Beeswax Coating on Shelf Life and Quality of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Fruits. International Journal of Food Properties.
Tigist T. Shonte, K.G. Duodu, H L. de Kock., 2020. Effect of drying methods on chemical composition and antioxidant activity of underutilized stinging nettle leaves. Heliyon Volume 6, Issue 5, e03938.
Tigist T. Shonte and De Kock, H.L. 2017. Descriptive sensory evaluation of cooked stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) leaves and leaf infusions. South African Journal of Botany.
Tigist T. Shonte. Woldetsadik, K. 2022. Ethnobotany of stinging nettle (Urtica simensis Hochst. ex. A. Rich.) in the Oromia region of central and southeastern highlands of Ethiopia. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience.