Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | GM223A | Foodborne Antioxidants | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
To gain knowledge about food antioxidants |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Learning Outcomes |
1 | The students are able to improve themselves in their field of study | 2 | to be able to internalize academical thinking skills | 3 | to be able to explain scientific research procedure | 4 | to be able to follow scientific and academic studies related to study field | 5 | to be able to prepare a term paper based related to a problem that is identified in their field of study. | 6 | to be able to explain how to get the paper about their field of study. | 7 | Laboratuvar güvenliği hakkında bilgi edinir | 8 | Laboratuvar deneyimi kazanır | 9 | Temel gıda analizlerini uygular | 10 | Temel gıda analiz tekniklerini öğrenir | 11 | Elde ettiği sonuçları yorumlayabilir |
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Mode of Delivery |
Normal Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
Naturally existing food antioxidants and their properties
Using possibilities of food antioxidants in food industry
Health effects of food antioxidants |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Presence of natural antioxidant in different type of foods and their mechanism of action | | | 2 | Source of antioxidants | | | 3 | Source of free radicals | | | 4 | Vitamins, tocopherols and their mechanism of action | | | 5 | Vitamin C and its derivatives | | | 6 | Caretonoids (lycopene, lutein, beta carotene etc. ) anf their effects on health
| | | 7 | Relationship of health and food antioxidants | | | 8 | Midterm | | | 9 | Phenolic compounds and analysis methods | | | 10 | Flavanoids and anthocyanins | | | 11 | Flavanols, Flavons | | | 12 | Isoflavanoids | | | 13 | Catechins | | | 14 | Usage of synthetic and natural antioxidants in drug industry | | | 15 | Determination of antioxidant content of foods | | | 16 | | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Edited by Jan Pokorny, Nedyalka Yanishlieva, Michael Gordon 2001; Antioxidants in food, Woodhead pubishing, USA
Gulcin I. Antioxidant activity of Food constituents: an overwiew. Arch. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 30 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 70 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 30 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 70 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | English | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Team/Group Work | 5 | 6 | 30 |
Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 18 | 18 |
Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 19 | 19 |
Reading | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Performance | 14 | 4 | 56 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
LO1 | 4 | | | | LO2 | 4 | | | | LO3 | 4 | | | | LO4 | 4 | | | | LO5 | 3 | | | | LO6 | 3 | | | | LO7 | 5 | | | | LO8 | 5 | | | | LO9 | 2 | | | | LO10 | 3 | | | | LO11 | 4 | | | |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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