Food Composition and Functions

Course aim

To provide an introduction to classical and instrumental methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis and todevelop practical skills in selected methods of analysis of foods.

Course content

Analysis:  Introduction to the theory and practice of classical methods of chromatography and gas chromatography, UV spectroscopy and atomic spectroscopy specific to the food industry.  Samplng methods to enable analysis of foods and statistical treatment of analytical data.

Food Composition:  Chemistry of macronutrients including simple carbohydrates, proteins and lipids and their impact on recipe modification and food composition.  Introduction to food composition tables and the food standards code.

 

Textbook(s)

Nielsen, S 2003, Food Analysis, 3rd edn, Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York

Coultate, T 2002, Food and the chemistry of its components, 4th edn, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Great Britain

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
CHEM 1013	Chemistry in Life 100
CHEM 1014	Chemistry in Life 101

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
Practical	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Lecture	26 hours x -
Tutorial	13 hours x -
Practical	39 hours x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Introductory Assignment, Practical Assessment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.