Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZGM2122016959PACKAGING AND STORAGE TECHNIQUECompulsory243
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Food Engineering students design and development of packaging, packaging pictograms interpretation of recent developments in the packaging, food and the deterioration factors; Types of packaging used in food preservation, lamination, coating methods, food packaging and functions; Storage techniques, to ensure that knowledge about the inspections.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Atilla ŞİMŞEK
Learning Outcomes
1Students learn issues packaging should be taken into consideration in the design and development.
2Participants can be learn properties of different packaging materials and the latest developments in the packaging industry.
3Students can be interpret relationship between packaging material and food spoilage
4Students with this course, learn issues of principles and techniques of storage, storage control, inventory tracking and control board learns of keeping.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Definition of food packaging materials, packaging and expectations from packaging, the relationships between the preservation functions of packaging materials and food deterioration. Food packaging materials ( glasss, paper, cardboard, corrugated board, wood, aluminum, tin, plastic nad plastic based packages, multi-layer combinations). Aseptic packaging. Modified atmosphere packaging. Migration. Bar codes. Intelligent packaging. Recommendations for food packaging. The meaning of markings on packaging, food storage systems, basic storage principles, Storage Properties of food, Warehouse varieties, storage techniques of different food, Storage control, keeping inventory tracking and control board includes issues.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Social benefits and the expected benefits of packaging , Packaging and packing material history, Considerations should be taken into consideration in packaging design and development
2Product needs, Needs and desires of distribution , Packaging materials, Mechanization and production processes ,
3Consumer needs and demands , Market needs and desires , Environmental impact , The selection of materials used in packaging
4Food Spoilage types, The factors that cause deterioration of food , Relations between packaging materials and deterioration
5Glass packaging materials used in food packaging , features, advantages, disadvantages , usage examples.
6Used in food packaging, plastic packaging materials , production methods, use in food types, features, advantages - disadvantages ,
7 MAP ( modified atmosphere packaging conditions )
8General evaluation and Midterm Exam
9Paper and cardboard packaging materials , advantages, disadvantages , production techniques , properties, applications in different foods.
10Metal used in food packaging , advantages, disadvantages , production techniques , properties, applications in different foods
11Edible packaging materials
12Laminating and coating techniques
13Packaging materials used for packaging of certain foods , the meaning of the marks on packing
14Food storage systems , storage types, storage conditions , storage control principles,
15Depositional features of nutrients , storage of different foods and beverages , Stock importance of the concept of control
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Simsek, A. 2011. Ambalajlama ve Depolama Tekniği Ders Notları (Basılmamış) Coles, R. Mc Dowell, D., Kirwan, M.J. 2003. Food Packaging Technology. Edited by Coles et al., by Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 370p. UK.
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
Quiz111
Attending Lectures14114
Discussion14114
Question-Answer14114
Brain Storming14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)93
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