Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Food chemistry (It will be activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S02768
Credits
6
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
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Learning objectives
1. Food chemistry: The course aims to provide the student with the knowledge on the chemical composition of macro and micronutrients present in foods and how they interact with each other. Particular emphasis will be given to the
modifications that the different components of the food may undergo during the transformation and conservation processes. In this regard, the student will learn which process markers allow the monitoring of food quality, both on a nutritional and technological level. Regulatory and technological implications related to the use of additives, adjuvants, enzymes, and aromas will be investigated. Finally, the undesirable substances present in foods deriving from raw materials and processing
/storage and how these can harm human health will be addressed.
Examination methods: To pass the exam, students must demonstrate that they know:
- the chemical-physical characteristics of the substances that compose a food (macro and micro nutrients, undesirable substances, additives and adjuvants) and the possible interactions between them.
- the basics of the main methods of food analysis
- the nutritional and functional properties that the different components cover within the food
Student have also to demonstrate to have understood:
- the effects that transformation and conservation processes have on these substances, such as the degradation of specific nutrients or the formation of undesirable compounds
- which markers must be measured and with which methods in order to assess the quality of food
- to know how to apply this knowledge in order to be able to solve "practical" problems, presented in the form of questions, in the formulation, production and storage of food.
2. Food chemistry Laboratory: The lab experiences will allow the student to acquire knowledge and understanding at a practical level of some chromatographic analytical approaches widely used for the determination of quality and process markers of some foods.
Examination methods: To pass the exam, students have to demonstrate to know the theoretical basis of the analytical methods applied during the exercises.
They must also have understood:
- the critical steps for the success of the protocols
Educational offer 2024/2025
You can see the information sheet of this course delivered in a past academic year by clicking on one of the links below: