Course: Food Chemistry II

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Course title Food Chemistry II
Course code TUACHP/TE7CP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fišera Miroslav, doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Mlček Jiří, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Ondrášová Monika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction, basic nutritional components, importance, biological value. 2. Proteins and their properties, changes during processing. 3. Lipids and their properties, changes during storage and processing. 4. Carbohydrates and their properties, changes and reactions during storage and processing. 5. Bioactive food ingredients, representatives, importance, sources, utilization. 6. Natural antioxidants - agents and their structure, properties and mechanism of action. 7. Polyphenolic substances and natural dyes with antioxidant effect - agents and their structure, properties and mechanism of action. 8. Vitamins and minerals with antioxidant effect - agents, properties and mechanism of action. 9. Natural antimicrobial agents - representatives, importance, occurrence, properties. 10. Additives added to food - natural ingredients and synthetic compounds, properties, use. 11. Other food ingredients, distribution and representatives, occurrence, health evaluation, methods of their elimination. 12. Endogenous contaminants - representatives, origin and occurrence, properties, evaluation, elimination. 13. Exogenous contaminants I. - representatives, occurrence, properties, evaluation, elimination. 14. Exogenous contaminants II. - natural poisons - representatives, occurrence, properties, evaluation, elimination.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing
  • Preparation for examination - 120 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of inorganic, organic, physical chemistry and biology.
Knowledge of inorganic, organic, physical chemistry and biology.
Knowledge acquired in biochemistry, microbiology and food technology.
Knowledge acquired in biochemistry, microbiology and food technology.
learning outcomes
to list proteins and to describe their properties
to list proteins and to describe their properties
to describe lipids
to describe lipids
to characterize saccharides and their properties
to characterize saccharides and their properties
to list additive substances and to describe their properties
to list additive substances and to describe their properties
to characterize contaminants
to characterize contaminants
Skills
to propose reactions of fatty acids
to propose reactions of fatty acids
to create amino acid reactions
to create amino acid reactions
to write reactions of monosaccharide derivatives
to write reactions of monosaccharide derivatives
to assess the reactivity of some additives in food
to assess the reactivity of some additives in food
to assess the negative effects of contaminants in food
to assess the negative effects of contaminants in food
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral examination
Oral examination
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Belitz H.- D., Grosch W. Food Chemistry. 2nd Ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidleberg, New York , 1999.
  • DAMODARAN, S., PARKIN, K.L. Fennema?s Food Chemistry. CRC Press, 2017. ISBN 9781482208122.
  • Harold, G. On Food and Cooking. New York, Scribner, 2004. ISBN 978-0-684-80001-1.
  • Velíšek, J., Hajšlová, J. Chemie potravin II. Tábor : OSSIS, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86659-16-9.
  • Velíšek, J., Hajšlová, J. Chemie potravin I. Tábor : OSSIS, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86659-15-2.
  • Velíšek, J. The Chemistry of Food. Chichester, West Susex, 2014. ISBN 978-1-118-38384-1.


Study plans that include the course
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