Course Details

• Credit: 2
• Semester: 2
• Prerequisite: none
  

Synopsis

This course covers the study of the principles and measurement of various physical properties of foods that are important in handling, preparing, processing, preserving, packaging, storing and distribution of foods. The application of the underlying physical principles in food formulation and production will also be discussed.

Course Objective

The course is designed to discuss the role of physical properties, in conjunction with chemical, biochemical and microbiological aspects, in determining food safety and quality. After completing the course, students should be able to develop skills in integrating basic science, food science and engineering knowledge to assess food processing and quality.

Course Content

Lectures:
 ➤ Chapter 1: Properties of Materials in Bio Systems
 ➤ Chapter 2: Rheological Properties of Food
 ➤ Chapter 3: Surface Chemistry and Colloidal Properties of Food Ingredients
 ➤ Chapter 4: Phase/State Transitions in Food

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Explain basic principles of physical properties of food, influence of processing on physical properties and food stability and methods for measuring physical properties of food.
2. Relates quality problems and stability of food products to physical properties.