Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3GMS209FOOD CHEMISTRY3+0+03520.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Gastronomy and Culinary Arts
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Within the scope of this course, the general chemical composition and variability of food, major components such as carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, enzymatic and non-enzymatic degradation reactions of foods and changes in these properties during the production and consumption process of foods will be explained.
Course Content Water, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, structure and properties of enzymes and enzymatic and non-enzymatic degradation reactions of foods are explained in detail.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Betül Karslıoğlu
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. BETÜL KARSLIOĞLU
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Food Chemistry (Ed. O.R. Fennema). Marcel Dekker (1996).
Gıda Kimyasının Temelleri (Prof. Dr. Cengiz Caner)
Fennema’s Food Chemistry (Ed. S. Damodaran, K. Parkin, O.R. Fennema). CRC. Press. (2017).
Gıda Kimyası (Prof. Dr. İlbilge Saldamlı)
Gıda Kimyası (Prof. Dr. Mustafa Tayar)
Course Notes Food Chemistry (Ed. O.R. Fennema). Marcel Dekker (1996).
Fennema’s Food Chemistry (Ed. S. Damodaran, K. Parkin, O.R. Fennema). CRC. Press. (2017).
Gıda Kimyası (Prof. Dr. İlbilge Saldamlı)
Gıda Kimyasının Temelleri (Prof. Dr. Cengiz Caner)
Gıda Kimyası (Prof. Dr. Mustafa Tayar)

Course Category
Science %50
Field %50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 8 112
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 156

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Gıdaların temel bileşenlerini tanımlayabilir.
2 Gıdaların içerdiği su ve su aktivitesinin önemini kavrayabilir.
3 Makro ve mikro besin ögelerinin (karbonhidratlar, lipitler, proteinler, enzimler) gıdadaki fonksiyonlarını öğrenir.
4 Gıdaların üretim prosesi boyunca tüm besin ögelerinde oluşan kimyasal tepkimeleri öğrenir.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 General introduction of the lesson Ders Notları
2 Introduction to Food Chemistry Ders notları
3 Food and its ingredients Ders notları
4 Water and water activity in foods Ders notları
5 Carbohydrates: Classification Ders Notları
6 Carbohydrates: their function in food Ders notları
7 Carbohydrates: Polysaccharides
8 General repetition Ders notları
9 mid-term exam
10 Lipids: Classification Ders notları
11 Lipids: Their functions in foods Ders notları
12 Proteins: Classification Ders notları
13 Proteins: Their functions in foods Ders notları
14 Proteins: Their functions in foods
15 An overview Ders notları
16 final exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
All 4 4
C1 4 4
C2 4 4
C3 4 4
C4 4 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant