Enrollment year
2018/2019
Academic discipline
CHIM/10 (FOOD CHEMISTRY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF DRUGS SCIENCES
Course
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
1st semester (26/09/2022 - 20/01/2023)
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in organic chemistry
Learning outcomes
Provide basic knowledge on: food chemical composition, changes induced by technolgical processes, food preservation methods, main analytical methods for food analysis, and food European regulation
Students will be able to properly orientate in the prodcution and quality/safety control in food industry
Course contents
Macro- and micro-nutrients and food minor components. Food additivies and relative regulation. Vegetable and animal foods. Milk and dairy foods. Fermented foods (alcoholic beverages, vinegar, and beer), cereals, and nervine foods. Production, transformation, and preservation technologies. Food contact materials
Teaching methods
Lectures in the classroom followed by discussions on the topics covered.
Students will be provided with didactic material relating to the lessons and additional material to deepen the topics dealt with of greatest interest.
Reccomended or required readings
-H.-D. Belitz, W. Grosch, P. Schieberle. Food Chemistry. Springer Ed. 2009.
Files of lectures
Assessment methods
Student performance will be assessed by 3-5 questions during oral examation in the pre-fixed examination sessions.
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030