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Course Detail

Course Name Food Science and Nutrition
Course Code 26FSN431
Program BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture
Semester 7
Credits 4
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Syllabus

Theory

Introduction on fundamentals of foods and human nutrition; Basic food groups; Concept of balanced diets; Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) for various age groups; Biochemical composition, energy and food value of various food grains, fruits and vegetables; Carbohydrates, proteins, fats as nutrients and their interactions; Physio-chemical, functional and nutritional characteristics of essential nutrients- sources and functions, Nutritional requirements, malnutrition, inborn errors of metabolism, deficiency diseases; Digestion, absorption, transport and metabolism of nutrients in human system; Protein quality evaluation. Biochemical and nutritional aspects of vitamins, minerals, nutraceuticals, antioxidant, antinutritional factors and biochemistry of post-harvest storage, losses during processing. Effect of cooking, processing and preservation on nutrients of different food products, biochemical aspects of food spoilage; Food fads, food safety and quality standards. Enzymes in food industry, food additives, nutritional quality of plant, animal, dairy, marine and fermented products.

Practical

Proximate analysis of foods; calorific value of foods; Estimation of vitamins, mineral, phenols and flavonoids, carotenoids, antinutrients like Phytate/ Oxallate, Trypsin and Chymotrypsin inhibitor activities, microbial quality in foodstuff.

Objectives and Outcomes

Objective

  • To educate about the different pre-harvest, harvest and post-harvest factors affecting the post-harvest life of fruits and vegetables

  • To educate about preparation techniques of value-added products

  • To educate about the different dehydration techniques of horticultural crops

Course Outcome:

Any student who has undergone the course shall be able to:

Sl.No

Course outcome

CO

Blooms level

1

Retrieve the composition of foods and nutrient metabolism and its interaction.

CO1

Remember

2

Interpret the food additives for improving the food safety and qyuality.

CO2

Understand

3

Differentiate the various food processing and preservation techniques in their regular activities.

CO3

Analyze

4

Hypothesize the role of specific nutrients in maintaining wellness of health.

CO4

Understand

 

Text Books / References

Suggested Readings

  1. Damodaran S and Parkin K L (Eds.). 2017. Fennema’s Food Chemistry. CRC Press

  2. Dharmesh Kumar. 2019. Food Science and Nutrition. Random Publications.

  3. Gibney M J, Lanham-New S A, Cassidy A and Voster H H (Eds.). 2009. Introduction to Human Nutrition. Wiley-Blackwell.

  4. Rekhi Tejmeet and Yadav Heena. 2014. Fundamentals of Food and Nutrition. Elite Publishing House, 257p.

  5. Trueman P. 2007. Nutritional Biochemistry. MJP Publishers.

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