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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
GM407.2BTraditional Foods and Geographical IndicationsElective474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Giving basic information about the production technologies of the food such as sugar, cacao, chocolate, confectionery and coffee and setting up the necessary substructure in order to settle the problems to be faced in future regarding this issue
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç.Dr. Ayla ARSLANER
Learning Outcomes
1Learns the definitions of tradition, traditional feature, traditional feature product, Geographical Indication, geographical indication, name of origin and related concepts,
2Understands the difference between Geographical Indication and trademark,
3Gains knowledge of the characteristics of geographical indication,
4Explain the problems encountered in the modernization of traditional products in terms of food technology
5Learns how the geographical indication is protected in our country and in Europe, has information about the registration application and acceptance process.
6Understands the advantages of registration of a traditional and/or local product in terms of food technology, standardization and inspection.
7Understands the advantages of Geographical Indication in rural development
8Explain the requirements for CI's to be used as a useful tool in socio-economic development,
9Comprehends the difference in the inspection mechanisms of Geographical Indication products and trademarks,
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11Prepares a Geographical Indication registration application file for a selected product.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Development of sugar industry in Turkey; sugar beet, sugar can and sugar production; cacao and chocolate technology; cacao, cacao powder and cacao fat, chocolate, chocolate varieties and production; confectionery technology; candy varieties and properties (marshmallow, nougat, starch and pectin jellies, hard candy, fudge, caramel, cream, coated candies); tea technology (black tea and instant tea); coffee technology (coffee bean and instant coffee)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Sugar technology; structure and chemical constituents of sugar beet
2Sugar technology; pretreatments and preparation of sugar beet for sugar production, raw sherbet production from sugar beet, raw sherbet (syrup) cleaning, concentration, crystallization, raw sugar production and refining; sugar can and sugar production
3Cacao and chocolate technology; cacao bean, cacao powder and cacao fat production; chocolate, the varieties and constituents of chocolate, chocolate production, chocolate properties, chocolate coating and coating technique
4Confectionery technology; candy varieties, crystal habits, confectionery constituents, natural sweeteners, artificial sweeteners, other components
5Cooking and packaging of confectioneries; general rules in candy cooking, cooking methods and systems, aerated and whipped confectioneries, foam formation, stabilization of foams, aerated candies
6Some confectionery varieties and their properties; main components and production methods of marshmallow, nougat, starch and pectin jellies; confectionery formulas; gel formation, starch and pectin jellies, lokum (Turkish delight)- cezeriye production
7Midterm
8Some confectionery varieties and their properties; constituents and properties of hard candy (akide candy), hard candy production and forming, main rules in hard candy production, hard candy formulas, fudge, caramel, cream and coated candies
9Some confectionary varieties and their properties; main constituents and production methods of fudge, caramel, cream and coated sugars
10Some confectionary varieties and their properties
11Tea technology; chemical constituents of tea; black tea production; classification and production of tea; black tea varieties, biochemical changes which occur during tea processing
12Tea technology; quality characteristics of black tea and well-steeped control, instant tea, extraction, aroma recovery, cream precipitation, filtration and concentration, drying, agglomeration, aromatize
13Coffee technology; coffee bean production and processing, roasting and milling, coffee making, instant coffee production, extraction, dehydration, aromatize
14Coffee technology; coffee bean production and processing, roasting and milling, coffee making, instant coffee production, extraction, dehydration, aromatize
15
Recommended or Required Reading
Lecture Notes, Ayla Arslaner TPTO documents
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures15230
Team/Group Work14228
Field Trip144
Report Preparation5420
Report Presentation5210
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Performance5210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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