Cheese technology detailed syllabus for Food Technology (Food Tech) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Food Tech students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Food Technology 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Food Tech 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Food Tech Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of cheese technology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 9
Introduction – origin of cheese production, scope & status of cheese manufacturing in India, types of cheese, milk and starter culture quality in cheese production. Additives used in cheese processing. Nutritional aspects of cheese.
Unit II
PRETREATMENT OF CHEESE MILK 9
Introduction Acidification, Enzymatic coagulation process, Acid/ heat-coagulation process, factor affecting coagulation, post – coagulation techniques – membrane filtration, ultrafiltration techniques and their applications.
Unit III
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Unit IV
CHEESE PRODUCTION 9
Manufacture of Mozzarella, Cheddar, Gouda, Swiss, Cottage, Blue, & Processed cheese, cheese spread and processed cheese foods. Cheese from different milk sources – goat, Ewe, buffalo. Mechanization and automation in cheese processing.
Unit V
MICROBIAL PATHAGEN AND MYCOTOXIN IN CHEESE 9
Introduction – growth and survival of bacterial pathogens, Production of toxins in cheese, growth and survival of mold. Factor influencing the microbial spoilage of cheese. control measure for microbial contamination in cheese.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would have the knowledge to
- Understand the concepts, principles and procedures involved in the fermentation of plantbased products.
- Acquire knowledge to fermented dairy products
- Assess the precision fermentation technology.
- Evaluate the insights coagulation techniques in cheese production and cheese ripening metabo ism
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