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30771 Food Technology
Danish title: Levnedsmiddelteknologi

Type: L, Å, Language: DDD
Credit points: 10 point
Previous course: C3071
Offered by: Department of Biotechnology (IBT)
No credit points with: C3071
Prerequisite: Deltaget i 4. semester af levnedsmiddeluddannelsen eller tilsvarende
Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester
Scope and form: Lessons and calculation exercises.
Examination: Written exam partly with aid (13 point scale )
Remarks: Prior elementery knowledge of food science and unit operations in chemical engineering is required.
Contact person: Jens Adler-Nissen, IBT, Building 221, Tel. +45 4525 2629
Jørgen Risum, IFAK, Building 376, Tel. +45 4525 5511
Aim: To give the students a thorough theoretical knowledge of food preservation and food process technology.
Contents: The course deals with the following topics. Prevention and inhibition of microbial growth. Kinetics of heat inactivation. Unit operations common in food processing. Preservation by heat and cold, drying, salting and smoking. Centrifuging and filtration processes. Enzyme and fermentation processes. Environmental load and energy analyses. Ecological food production. Packaging.