| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Knows to recognize food additives and their usage purposes.
- Knows what properties a substance must have in order to be a food additive.
- Knows the points to be considered during the use of food additives.
- Knows classification of food additives.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | In this course, food additives (FA) description and usage, FA safety, regulations, antioxidants, preservatives, flavorers, colorants, sweetening agents, risks and benefits of FAs, negative responses against FAs are aimed to be covered. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
1 Introduction of food additives |
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2nd Week |
2 Acidity regulators |
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3rd Week |
3 Antimicrobial additives |
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4th Week |
4 Antioxidants |
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5th Week |
5 Textural modifier additives |
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6th Week |
6 Color additives |
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7th Week |
7 Flavor enhancers |
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8th Week |
8 Midterm |
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9th Week |
9 Sweeteners |
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10th Week |
10 Additives used as enrichment |
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11th Week |
11 Additives used as starters |
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12th Week |
12 Enzymes |
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13th Week |
13 Enzymes used in foods as additives I |
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14th Week |
14 Enzymes used in foods as additives II |
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15th Week |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | ? A. Larry Branen, P. Michael Davidson, Seppo Salminen, John Thorngate. Food Additives, 2001, CRC Press. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Individual or group work |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
85 |
85 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
56 |
56 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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|
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
2 |
46 |
92 |
| Total Work Load | 300 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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