CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF RAW MATERIALS
cod. 1010470

Academic year 2022/23
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Chiara DALL'ASTA
Academic discipline
Chimica degli alimenti (CHIM/10)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
16 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: Chemical composition of raw materials

Learning objectives

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Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Main macrocomponents in food: water, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins. Chemical characterization of grains, meat, oils and fats. Fundamentals about reactions occurring upon heating, pH changes, and oxygen exposure

Full programme

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Bibliography

Mannina, Daglia, Ritieni – La chimica e gli alimenti: nutrienti e aspetti nutraceutici. Ed. Zanichelli

Teaching methods

Taught class with case studies

Assessment methods and criteria

The final exam will be written:
1) first part - multiple choice test (20 questions, threshold at 12, 30 min time)
2) second part - 2 open questions in 1 hour.
The two parts will be held in the same day. Only those students ranked above the threshold in the first part, will be evaluated for the second part.

Other information

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