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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
GM118ANutraceuticals And Functional FoodsElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To provide information about the classification of functional foods and nutraceuticals, and production methods related healthy lifestyle, types of ingredient used in production, digestibility in the body systems, marketing strategies, location and legal arrangements related to the world food markets.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1The students are able to improve themselves in their field of study
2to be able to internalize academical thinking skills
3to be able to explain scientific research procedure
4to be able to follow scientific and academic studies related to study field
5to be able to prepare a term paper based related to a problem that is identified in their field of study.
6to be able to explain how to get the paper about their field of study.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
1 Bioactive Food Components And Effects On Health 2 Production of Functional Foods in Europe and the United States, Labelling and Marketing on the Status 3 Nutraceuticals (Nutraceuticals Foods) 4 Probiotics and Shelf Life of Probiotic Foods 5 Mechanisms of the Fibers on Health (Cholesterol Cancer and Heart Disease) 6 Prebiotics Fructooligosaccharides İnulin Prebiotic Foods 7 Properties of Colonic Microflora Mechanisms of Probiotic and Prebiotics on the Health of Large Intestine 8 Mechanisms of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Nutrition 9 Foods enriched with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids 10 Mutagenesis Karsinojenesis Lipid Peroxidation DNA Damageaging Mechanism of action of these Diseases and the Role of Free Radicals The Role of Free Radicals and Mechanism of disorders related to aging 11 Antioxidants Antioxidant Properties of Foods and Health Effects 12 Classification and Mechanisms of Phenolic Substances 13 High Antioxidant Activity Vitamins and Minerals Mechanisms of Vitamin and Mineral Substances in the Body 14 Homework Presentations
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Bioactive Food Components And Effects On Health
2Production of Functional Foods in Europe and the United States, Labelling and Marketing on the Status
3 Nutraceuticals (Nutraceuticals Foods)
4 Probiotics and Shelf Life of Probiotic Foods
5 Mechanisms of the Fibers on Health (Cholesterol Cancer and Heart Disease)
6 Prebiotics Fructooligosaccharides İnulin Prebiotic Foods
7 Properties of Colonic Microflora Mechanisms of Probiotic and Prebiotics on the Health of Large Intestine
8Mechanisms of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Nutrition
9 Foods enriched with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
10Mutagenesis Karsinojenesis Lipid Peroxidation DNA Damageaging Mechanism of action of these Diseases and the Role of Free Radicals The Role of Free Radicals and Mechanism of disorders related to aging
11 Antioxidants Antioxidant Properties of Foods and Health Effects
12 Classification and Mechanisms of Phenolic Substances
13High Antioxidant Activity Vitamins and Minerals Mechanisms of Vitamin and Mineral Substances in the Body
14Homework Presentations
15
16
Recommended or Required Reading
Functional Foods Technology (Assist. Prof. Dr. Arzu AKPINAR BAYİZİT, Assoc. Prof. Tülay ÖZCAN, Unpublished Lecturer Note) WILDMAN, R.E.C. 2007. Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods. CRC/Taylor & Francis, 541 p. GOLDBERG, I. 1994. Functional Foods: Designer Foods, Pharmafoods, Nutraceuticals. Springer, 571 p. WATSON, R.R. 2003. Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals in Cancer Prevention. John Wiley & Sons, 315 p. SHI, J. 2012. Functional Food Ingredients and Nutraceuticals Processing Technologies. E-BOOK. GHOSH, D.K. 2010. Biotechnology in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals. CRC Press, 573 p. SHORTT, C., O’BRIEN, J. 2004. Handbook of Functional Dairy Products. CRC Press, 293 p. SCHMIDI, M.K., LABUZA, T.P. 2000. Essentials of Functional Foods. Springer, 395 p. CHADWICK, R.F. 2003. Functional Foods. Springer, 218 JOHNSON, I.T., WILLIAMSON, G. 2003. Phytochemical Functional Foods. Woodhead Publishing, 384 p. MARTIROSYAN,D.M., PRASAD, C. 2009. Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases: The 6th International Conference Proceedings. D & A Inc., 178 p.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination30100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination70100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities70
SUM100
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Team/Group Work5630
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11818
Individual Study for Final Examination11919
Reading14342
Performance14456
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)168
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
LO15   
LO255  
LO35 5 
LO45  5
LO55   
LO65   
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High