Course: Principles of Food Preservation

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Course title Principles of Food Preservation
Course code TUACHP/TE7PU
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Sumczynski Daniela, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Chemical composition of canning raw materials from the preservation aspect. - Factors affecting durability of foods and their classification. - Elimination of microorganisms from the environment. - Heat sterilization, calculation of the control criteria of sterilization process. - Application of osmoanabiotic methods and their impact on processes in foods. - Application of xeroanabiotic methods and their impact on processes in foods. - Application of psychroabiotic methods and their impact on processes in foods. - Application of kryoanabiotic methods and their impact on processes in foods. - Application of chemoanabiotic methods and their impact on processes in foods. - Application of cenoanabiotic methods and their impact on processes in foods. - Overview of technological processes of canning productions. - Technological particularities of direct operational applications. - Technological particularities of imfidect operational applications. - Technology of special cannin.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
  • Preparation for examination - 180 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge from the field of general and food microbiology; biochemistry and food chemistry (Bc. level).
Knowledge from the field of general and food microbiology; biochemistry and food chemistry (Bc. level).
learning outcomes
The student has knowledge about technological processes and principles, which occurs during preparation of canned products.
The student has knowledge about technological processes and principles, which occurs during preparation of canned products.
He/she understands fundamental chemical processes occurring during canning procedure.
He/she understands fundamental chemical processes occurring during canning procedure.
He/she is informed about basic quality defects of canned food.
He/she is informed about basic quality defects of canned food.
He/she has knowledge about basic ways of canned food products packaging.
He/she has knowledge about basic ways of canned food products packaging.
Skills
The student is able to distinguish fundamental biological, chemical and physical hazards and is able to design procedure of their reduction.
The student is able to distinguish fundamental biological, chemical and physical hazards and is able to design procedure of their reduction.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Simple experiments
Simple experiments
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written examination
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Oral examination
Oral examination
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Recommended literature
  • FRANCIS, FREDERICK, J. Wiley Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology (2nd Edition) Volumes 1-4. John Wiley & Sons, 2003. ISBN 978-1-59124-460-8.
  • INGR, I. Základy konzervace potravin. MZLU Brno, 1997.
  • KYZLINK, V. Principles of food preservation. ELSEVIER Amsterdam-Oxford-New York-Tokyo, 1990. ISBN 0-444-98844-0.
  • KYZLINK, V. Základy konzervace potravin. Praha : SNTL, 1980.
  • ROP, O., VALÁŠEK, P., HOZA, I. Teoretické principy konzervace potravin I.- Hlavní konzervárenské suroviny. UTB ve Zlíně, 2005.
  • VALÁŠEK P., ROP, O. Základy konzervace potravin. Zlín , 2007. ISBN 978-80-7318-587-9.
  • VELÍŠEK, J. a kol. Chemie potravin I ? III. Tábor: OSSIS, 1995.
  • ZEUTHEN, P., BOGH-SORENSEN, L. Food Preservation Techniques. Woodhead Publishing., 2003. ISBN 978-1-85573-530-9.


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