Course: Modern Trends in Food Chemistry

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Course title Modern Trends in Food Chemistry
Course code TUACHP/TWFMT
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sumczynski Daniela, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Nutritional quality characteristics of raw materials and foods - their classification, relationships between structure and chemical-physical properties of individual components. - Chemistry of important nutraceutical substances of food. - Chemistry of contaminants and toxic substances of raw materials, food and additives. - Physiological effects of biologically active substances and contaminants in food, raw materials and additives. - Intermediates and products of Maillard reactions - occurrence, intake reference values, physico-chemical properties, biological effects. - Nanoparticles and their use in food - use of nanotechnology in the preparation of nutraceuticals and functional foods. - Preparation and evaluation of experiments using modern ICT.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The student has already completed food chemistry in the master study program.
The student has already completed food chemistry in the master study program.
learning outcomes
Describe in detail the qualitative nutritional characteristics of foods
Describe in detail the qualitative nutritional characteristics of foods
Describe and explain the chemistry of nutraceutical food substances
Describe and explain the chemistry of nutraceutical food substances
Describe the physiological effects and chemistry of contaminants, toxic substances and food additives
Describe the physiological effects and chemistry of contaminants, toxic substances and food additives
Characterize nanoparticles and their use in food
Characterize nanoparticles and their use in food
Describe the chemistry of Maillard reactions, their intermediates and products
Describe the chemistry of Maillard reactions, their intermediates and products
Skills
Extract nutraceuticals
Extract nutraceuticals
Describe Maillard reactions schematically
Describe Maillard reactions schematically
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral examination
Oral examination
Analysis of educational material
Analysis of educational material
Recommended literature
  • DAMODARAN, S., PARKIN, K.L. Fennema's Food Chemistry. 2004.
  • GHOSH, D., DAS, S., BAKCHI, D., SMARTA, R.B. Innovation in Healthy and Functional Foods. .
  • MESIAS, M., DELGADO-ANDRADE, C., MORALES, F.J. Risk/Benefit Evaluation of Traditional and Novel Formulations for Scacking: Acrylamide and Furfurals as Process Contaminants. 2019.
  • NEESER, J.-R., GERMAN, J.B. Bioprocesses and Biotechnology for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. .


Study plans that include the course
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