Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZGM2082016959FOOD ANALYSESCompulsory242
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Give information about the principles of food analysis and introduce the methods used in food analysis.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Atilla ŞİMŞEK
Learning Outcomes
1 Students understands the general methods in food analysis, methods can be applied
2Students discuss and interpret the results of analysis.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Sampling, sample handling, evaluation of results, analysis of water content and total dry matter, analysis of mineral substances and ash content, pH and titratable acidity, analysis of protein, carbohydrate and fiber, determination of enzyme activity, vitamin analysis, analysis of mitotoxins and pexticides in foods, rheological analysis, color analysis and sensory evaluation of color
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Sampling of foodstuffs , Storage and Preparation, Evaluation of Analytical Methods and Data
2 Determination of moisture or total dry matter
3Analysis of ash and mineral matter in foods
4Acidity and pH Analysis
5Specific gravity ( density bottles ) , Density determination ( Areometric)
6Protein Analysis ( Kjeldahl )
7Determination of salt ( Mohr 's method )
8Overall Assessment and EXAM
9Determination of sugar in foods ( lena- Eynon, Luff Schoorl )
10Ascorbic acid ( VITC ) analysis, preservative agent ( SO2) analysis, CO2 analysis
11Determination of Water Hardness ( French and German degrees of hardness , alkalinity of water )
12Antioxidant activity determination in foods , determination of total phenolic
13Oil Analysis and characterization of oil ( refractive index, free fatty acids , iodine , peroxide value, saponification number , boiling point, freezing point, Bitterness test , Antioxidant search )
14Food in the color analysis, analysis of HMF in food
15 Nitrate analysis, test weight in wheat , gluten amount
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Experiment14114
Report Preparation224
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)68
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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