Learning objectives
The course Laboratory of plant-based food products aims to provide to the students the tools to develop a better comprehension of the production process of plant-based foods, and to evaluate the technological quality of the plant-based raw materials and semi-finished and finished products with a focus on the effect of raw materials on product technological quality. Furthermore, the course aims to provide to the students the tools to process and discuss the results of the technological analyses and to be able to correctly and effectively communicate them.
Specific training objectives of the course include: Knowledge and comprehension skills: knowledge about the main technological parameters determining the technological quality of plant-based raw materials and processed products. Expertise: acquire the ability to perform technological analyses according to the official methods for the plant-based products tested. Independent judgment: evaluate the technological quality of plant-based raw material and according to the results, be able to predict the raw material potentiality during transformation processes, and be able to identify the most suitable destination-use. Communication skills: the course aims to enable the student to acquire adequate technical-scientific language for communicating the acquired knowledge to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors. Specifically, to be able to communicate the technological quality of plant-based raw material, and its potential uses in the agri-food transformation processes. Ability to learn: the course aims to enable the student to use the main search engine to critically check and study the scientific literature and the analytical methods appliable to plant-based raw materials, and processed products. The course aims to enable the students to acquire the learning skills necessary to undertake working activities with a high degree of autonomy.
Students are reminded to check the available teaching material and the instructions provided by the teacher via the Elly platform, a communication tool used for direct teacher/student contact.