Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
FBT691QUALITY CONTROL OF FRESH SEAFOODCompulsory116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Explain to the effect of diffenet factor to fresh seafood quality,sensory, chemical, physical and microbiological methods used for determination of quality of seafood will be taught and all these analyses during course will be carried out individually.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Learning of freshness and the factors affecting freshness
2Post mortem chemical changes and explaination of their reasons
3Making the list of quality control methods and taking precautions to prevent quality
4Doing analyses of proximate composition in seafood
5Comprehending of sensory, physical, chemical and microbiology analyses
6Obtaining knowledge of methods which are used for freshness measurements and spoilage parameters
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Seafood freshness and factors affecting seafood quality, the methods for quality control and taking precautions to prevent quality, importance and chemical structures of seafood nutritional compounds, analyses of proximate and fatty acid composition, post-mortem chemical changes and reasons, determination and application of sensory, chemical and microbiological analyses of seafood quality, carrying out TVB-N and TBA, extraction of biogenic amines and ATP and its breakdown products, lipid oxidation (FFA and PV), microbiological spoilage and laboratory work for analyses.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Terminology of quality and classfy of factors affecting to freshness quality
2Assesment of endogen factors affecting to freshness quality
3Assesment of exogen factors affecting to freshness quality
4Methods for quality control and taking precautions to prevent quality
5Importance and chemical structures of seafood nutritional compounds and analyses
6Post-mortem kimyasal değişimler ve nedenleri
7Sensory, chemical, physical, and microbiological methods for determination of quality control
8Midd-time exam
9Subjective and objective sensory methods and physical methods
10Chemical and biochemical methods
11Analyses of TVB-N-TBA etc.
12Biogenic amines and nucleotide degradation products
13Lipid oxidation and analyses of FFA, PV
14Microbiological spoilage I
15Microbiological spoilage II
16Final
Recommended or Required Reading
"Quality Control of Seafood” Lecture Notes İlave Kaynak Evalution of Seafood Freshness Quality ( J.R. Botta, 1995) Quality and Quality Changes in Fresh Fish (H.H. Huss, 1995), Assesment and Management of Seafood Safety and Quality (H.H. Huss, 2003) The basic Quality Control of Seafood (Prof. Dr. Candan Varlık, Doç. Dr. Özkan Özden, Doç. Dr. Nuray Erkan, Su Ürünleri Yük. Müh. Didem Üçok Alakavuk, 2007) Gıda Mikrobiyolojisi( Prof.Dr. Adnan Ünlütürk, Prof. Dr. Fulay Turantaş, 1998)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures1210120
Laboratory7749
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)173
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