Food, Nutrition and Health detailed syllabus for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the CSE 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 Computer Science & Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CSE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to CSE Open Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of food, nutrition and health is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FOOD AND MICROBIOLOGY OF HEALTH: 9 Food resources (plant, animal, microbes); Overview of current production systems; constraints and necessity of novel strategies. Functional and Super Foods – role in optimal nutrition. Sugar, protein and fat substitutes. Food and behaviour- physiological disturbances in alcoholism, drug abuse and smoking. Food Related Laws: Inspection – Microbial Indicators of product quality – Indicators of food safety – 229 Microbiological safety of foods – control strategies – Hazard Analysis Critical Point System (HACCP concept)- Microbiological criteria.
Unit II
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Unit III
NANO FOOD TECHNOLOGY: 9 Nano materials as food components, food packaging and nano materials, policies on usage of nanomaterials in foods. Food product development: steps involved in food product development, shelf-life assessment.
Unit IV
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Unit V
CONSUMERS ON GM FOODS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: 9 Global perspective of consumers on GM foods; Major concerns of transgenic, foods GM ingredients in food products. (labeling, bioavailability, safety aspects); regulatory agencies involved in GM foods, Case studies- GM foods.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Understanding Nutrition. 2010. Ellie Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes, 11e. Thompson Wadsworth. 2.
- Nutritional Sciences- From Fundamentals to Food.2013. Michelle McGuire, Kathy A. Beerman, 2 nd e. Thompson Wadsworth.
- Yasmine Motarjemi, Huub Lelieveld, Food Safety Management – A Practical Guide for the Food Industry (2014), 1st Edition, Academic Press, London, UK
Course Outcomes:
- To be able to understand the nutritional values of the various types of foods
- To be able to Analyze the role of food in the metabolic activity of the healthy diet
- To be able to Infer the BMI calculation and stress related diseases.
- To be able to Elaborate the independent decision on the choice of food to prevent life style disorders and diseases
- To be able to Assess about the food laws governance
- To be able to Compare junk, modified and super foods
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Computer Science & Engineering 6th Sem, visit CSE 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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