Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZGMS3192016959FUNCTİONAL FOODSElective354
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To give information about functional foods, the active components they contain and their effects on health.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sümeyye ŞAHİN
Learning Outcomes
1Have information about functional foods
2Learn about the components of functional foods
3Have information about the effect of functional food components on health
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The concept of functional food, bioactive carbohydrates, bioactive lipids, bioactive peptides, bioactive polyphenols and carotenoides, some important vitamins and minerals with functional properties, functional fruits and vegetables, functional dairy products, various functional foods, changes in functional components during processing of foods
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The Concept of Functional Foods
2Bioactive Carbohydrates: Dietary Fiber
3Bioactive carbohydrates: Prebiotics
4Bioactive lipids: Medium and Long chain fatty acids
5Bioactive lipids II: ω -3 and ω -6 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
6Bioactive peptides I: Obtaining bioactive peptides, antihypertensive peptides
7Bioactive peptides II: Antimicrobial and antioxidant peptides
8Midterm Exam
9Bioactive polyphenols and carotenoids
10Functional minerals
11Mechanisms of action of vitamins and their importance for health
12Functional fruits and vegetables
13Functional dairy products
14Other Functional foods
15Changes in functional components during food processing
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Erbersdobler, H., Meyer, A.-H. (2010). Functional Food. Hamburg: Behrs`Verlag. Aluko, Rotimi E. (2012). Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (2004). Funktionelle Lebensmittel– Sicherheitsaspekte. Weinheim:Wiley-VCH. Dustmann, H. (2005). Functional Food. Frankfurt am Main:Deutscher Fachverlag. Webb, G.P. (2006). Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell.
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)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Quiz313
Attending Lectures14456
Discussion515
Question-Answer515
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Homework Problems616
Individual Study for Mid term Examination717
Individual Study for Final Examination818
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)108
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO2   4 3         
LO3     4 4       
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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