Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
180300904107FOOD CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGYElective243
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To give information about the main components and chemical structures of foods. To study the changes of these ingredients during food processing
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Elif Duygu KAYA
Learning Outcomes
1Knows the basic terms used in Food Chemistry and Technology.
2Knows the basic terms used in Food Chemistry and Technology. Learns the chemical structures of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, which are the main components of foods.
3Learns about enzymes, knows their use in the food industry
4Have information about the changes in the structure of foods during processing and storage.
5Learns about vitamins and minerals.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
yok
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
The basic components of foods; To give information about water, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, . To investigate the chemical changes that occur in the composition of foods during the preparation, processing and storage.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Water chemistry, bonds in the structure of water, water in food, water activitynonenone
2Carbohydrates, monosaccharides, disaccharides and their chemical structuresnonenone
3chemical structures of polysaccharides, their importance in foodnonenone
4Structure and properties of amino acidsnonenone
5Structure, classification, functions of proteinsnonenone
6Protein denaturation, protein water interactions, some proteins found in foodsnonenone
7Main properties of enzymesnonenone
8enzyme kineticsnonenone
9Enzymes used in the Food Industrynonenone
10Structure, classification and importance of vitamins in living thingsnonenone
11Minerals and their propertiesnonenone
12Changes in the composition of foods during preparation, storage and processingnonenone
13Pigments, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, anthocyanins in foodsnonenone
14repetitionnonenone
Recommended or Required Reading
WANG, D., LIN, H.,J KAN, İ., LIU, W., ZENG, X., SHENGRONG SHEN (Edited) .FOOD CHEMISTRY. 2012 Saldamlı, İ.,( Edited); “Gıda Kimyası” , Hacettepe University publishing
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14114
Brain Storming14114
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework717
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)86
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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