Course: Food chemistry II.

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Course title Food chemistry II.
Course code KCH/TPTC2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Štefanová Iveta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bittnerová Petra, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Šeda Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kubec Roman, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Amino acids and peptides. 2. Proteins - classification, properties, nutritional role. 3. Lipids. Fatty acids. 4. Lipids: fats, waxes, phospholipids, lipoproteins. Attendant lipophilic compounds. 5. Saccharides: outline; monosaccharides and their derivatives. Oligosaccharides. 6. Polysaccharides, dietary fibre. 7. Natural pigments. Plant phenolics. 8. Naturally-occurring toxic and anti-nutritional compounds. 9. Food contaminants. 10. Food additives: outline, legislation. Vitamins and provitamins.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Laboratory
  • Class attendance - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 80 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Food chemistry is included among subjects of theoretical foundations of the discipline. The goal is to provide the students with knowledge of chemistry of basic nutrients, nutritionally and sensorially significant components, contaminants and additives. In laboratories, deepen the skills acquired in the subject of Chemistry and biochemistry and verify some chemical characteristics of foodstuffs. In seminars, provide the students with knowledge of procedure for acquisition and processing of information from professional literature under use of Czech and English texts. The student will acquire knowledge indispensable for study of subsequent subjects, particularly of nutrition. At the same time, the student will deepen his or her laboratory skills and learn to search professional information on foodstuff composition.
It is one of the subjects of the theoretical foundations of the discipline. During the two-semester teaching, the students will acquire knowledge of fundamentals of organic chemistry (one third of time volume of lectures) indispensable for subsequent foodstuff chemistry. This part will provide them with knowledge of chemistry of basic nutrients, nutritionally and sensorially significant minority components, contaminants and additives. The laboratory part of the subject will familiarize the students with basic methods of isolation and verification of chemical properties of some foodstuff components; the seminar part of the subject will familiarize them with basic procedures of acquisition and classification of information on foodstuff composition.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of fundamental organic chemistry, confirmed by credit from the subject TTPC1.
KCH/TPTC1

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam, Test

Acquire basic knowledge of work in food chemical laboratory. Elaborate seminar work on selected foodstuff component in relation to nutrition and health. Established knowledge of food chemistry basics. For final credit is necessary attending of at least 80% of tutorials and laboratory training, at least 50% of points from the checking test.
Recommended literature
  • Kalač P.: Organická chemie přírodních látek a kontaminantů. Skriptum JU, 2001..
  • Velíšek J., Hajšlová J.: Chemie potravin I a II. 3. vydání. OSSIS Tábor, 2009. (lze i předchozí vydání 1999 a 2001)..
  • T. Vrbová. Víme, co jíme? aneb Průvodce"Éčky" v potravinách. Praha, 2001. ISBN 80-238-7504-3.


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