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Area/Catalogue
FOSC 2007

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
174430

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

Second Semester
(Study Period 5)
Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

Course aim

To provide students with the essentials of key ingredient in food preparation, processing, food portioning, recipe modification, menu planning, product innovation and the fundamentals of specialized dietary requirements.

Course content

Culinary nutrition: practice of translating current food and nutrition recommendations into meals that excite the palate, while adhering to evidence-based nutritional parameters and the policies of some healthcare institutions. Students develop, analyze, and execute nutritionally sound food that not only tastes good but adheres to current dietary guidelines.

Food Innovation: development of safe and innovative food products. Discuss the role of macronutrients and food ingredients in innovative food products on the food structure and sensory attributes. Analysis of the role of ingredients and their impact on recipe modification, food composition and food product development. 

Sensory analysis: Sensory and consumer evaluation in recipe modification and/or product development.


Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
FOSC 2002 Chemistry of Food
CHEM 1006 Chemistry 100

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
FOSC 2004 Sensory and Consumer Evaluation of Foods

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture 2 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop 2 hours x 13 weeks
Practical 3 hours x 8 weeks

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


Assessment

Examination, Learning log/Journal, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.

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