Anna University B.Tech BT (R13) 5th Sem Principles of Food Processing Detailed Syllabus

Principles of Food Processing Syllabus for B.Tech Fifth sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Principles of Food Processing B.Tech 2016-2017 (R13) fifthsem is as follows

OBJECTIVES: To enable the students

• To know about the constituents and additives present in the food.
• To gain knowledge about the microorganisms, which spoil food and food borne
  diseases.
• To know different techniques used for the preservation of foods.

UNIT I : FOOD AND ENERGY      [9 Hours]
Constituents of food – carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, water, vitamins and minerals, dietary sources, role and functional properties in food, contribution to organoleptic and textural characteristics.

UNIT II : FOOD ADDITIVES      [9 Hours]
Classification, intentional and non-intentional additives, functional role in food processing and preservation; food colourants – natural and artificial; food flavours; enzymes as food processing aids.

UNIT III : MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD      [9 Hours]
Bacteria, yeasts and molds – sources, types and species of importance in food processing and preservation; fermented foods and food chemicals, single cell protein.

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TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES: Through this subject the student can understand about

• Different constituents present in food and microorganism involved in processing of food.
• Principles and different preservations techniques of food can also be known.
• Unit operations in modern food processing and impact of the process on food quality

TEXTBOOKS:

• T.P. Coultate – Food – The Chemistry Of Its Components, 2nd Edn. Royal Society,
  London, 1992.
• B. Sivasanker – Food Processing And Preservation, Prentice-Hall Of India Pvt. Ltd.
  New Delhi 2002.

REFERENCES:

• W.C. Frazier And D.C. Westhoff – Food Microbiology, 4th Ed., Mcgraw-Hill Book Co., New York 1988.
• J.M. Jay – Modern Food Microbiology, Cbs Pub. New Delhi, 1987.

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