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Course Detail

Course Name Food Chemistry(P)
Course Code 25FSN184
Program B.Sc. (Hons) Food Science and Nutrition (4 Year)
Semester 2
Credits 1
Campus Coimbatore

Objectives and Outcomes

Pre-requisite: Chemistry behind foods, Effects of cooking, changes during cooking

Course Objectives:

  1. To enable the students to Study the physio-chemical changes that occur in foods during
  2. To Gain knowledge about the chemistry underlying the properties and reactions of various food
  3. To Understand the various properties exhibited by starch and sugars, proteins, fats and oils , pectic substances and spices and condiments

Course Outcomes:

CO1: Demonstrate proficiency in understanding physiochemical changes occurring in foods during cooking.

CO2: Describe the basic principles and properties of starch proteins, fats and oils, pectic substances and spices and condiments.

CO3: Gain sufficient knowledge about chemistry of starch proteins, fats and oils, pectic substances. Skills: Develop products with minimum nutritional loss based on the knowledge of food chemistry. CO-PO Mapping:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3 PSO4
CO1 3 1 3 1 2
CO2 2 1 3 1 2
CO3 2 1 3 1 2

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern:

Internal (CA) External Total
80 20 100

*CA – Regular Lab work assessment

Text Books / References

Text Books:

  1. Shakuntala Manay, M (2017) Foods, Facts and Principles, New Age International Pvt Ltd Publishers, 2nd Edition
  2. Chandrasekhar, Food Science and applications in Indian Cookery (2002) Phoenix Publishing House, New Delhi
  3. Swaminathan, Food Science, (2015) Chemistry and Experimental Foods, Bappco Publishers, Bangalore.

Reference Books:

  1. Meyer, H, Food Chemistry, (2004) CBS Publishers and Distributors, 4th edition
  2. Paul, C. and Palmer, H.H. Food Theory and Applications.(2000). JohnWiley and Sons, New York.
  3. Chopra K, Panesar, P.S, Food Chemistry (2010) Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

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