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FDE318 BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN RAW FOODS

Course Code: 5730318
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Food Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. HALÝL MECÝT ÖZTOP
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 5730313
The course set above should be completed before taking FDE318 BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN RAW FOODS .

Course Content

Biochemistry of raw foods: red meat, puoltry, fish, eggs, post-harvest physiology of fruits and vegetables, cereals, legumes, milk, toxicants and contaminants. Interactions in coloaidal systems, chemistry of browning reactions and lipid oxidation reactions, glass transition and satate diagrams of foods.