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Study Course Description

Nutritional Chemistry

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
LU_027
Target Audience
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ECTS
3.00
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
LQF
Level 7

RSU Unit

Course Supervisor
Structural Unit
Structure Unit Manager

Study Course Implementer

Partner Organisation
Partner Course Implementer
Partnership Liaison Person

About Study Course

Objective

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Preliminary Knowledge

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Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.1) About composition of food and about transformations of the food components during food processing, storage and usage; 2) About determination of the food components: instrumental methods and methods of chromatography for food analysis.

Skills

1.3) Manage and classify chemical compounds in food and are able to forecast the changes in chemical composition during food processing, storage and usage. 4) Understand opportunities of the instrumental methods for analysis for inorganic compounds and of the chromatographic (HPLC) method for identification of organic compounds. Understand the principles of methods and are able to carry out identifying tasks accordingly to the prescriptions of the method, as well as understand the principles of processing of the received results.

Competences

1.5) Ability individually or in working group to forecast and to explain the chemical changes of the food components during storage, processing and usage of foodstuff and methods of identification of the compounds occurring.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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Of students is organised on individual basis and/or in working groups by assigning the following tasks: to prepare independently for seminars, laboratory works and intermediate examinations (E1, E2), final examination (E3); to prepare presentations about food additives and food supplements; to study literature on topics ralated to respective course.

Examination

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% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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Participation in seminars and laboratory works is mandatory. The final rating of the study course will be resulted from the: 1) Results of intermediate written test E1 30% (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates) and discussion of their results. 2) Results of intermediate written test E2 10% (food additives, food pollution) and discussion of their results. 3) Two presentations: food additives and food supplements (20%). 4) Results of the 2 practical works (instrumental and chromatographic methods of analysis) during semester (20%). 5) Result of the written examination - test E3 20% (about transformation of food components during food processing and storage).

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Theoretical foundations of food chemistry and components of food products
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
2

Topics

Lipids
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Proteins
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Carbohydrates
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Food additives and nutritional supplements
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Food pollution
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

laboratory work
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

laboratory work
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

laboratory work
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

1.Baltess, W. Pārtikas ķīmija. Rīga, Latvijas Universitāte, 1998.g. 478.

2.

2.Belitz H.D., Grosch W., Schieberle P. Food chemistry: 4th ed. New York: Springer, 2008.

3.

3.Matiseks, R., Šnēpels, F.M., Šteinerte, G. Pārtikas analītiskā ķīmija: pamati, metodes, lietošana. Rīga, Latvijas Universitāte, 1998.g. 456.

4.

4.Morozovs, A., Jākobsone, I., Mekšs, P. Pārtikas ķīmija. Rīga, LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2008.g. 207.

5.

5.Mekšs, P. Hromatogrāfija. Lekciju kurss. ĶF datorklase. 2005

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6.Skoog, D.A., Holler, F.J., N

Additional Reading

1.

1.Coultate T.P. Food: the chemistry of its components. 4th ed. Cambridge, (UK) : Royal Society of Chemistry, c2002. 432 lpp.

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2.Socaciu C. Food colorants : chemical and functional properties. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, c2008. 633 lpp.

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3.Sikorski Z. E. (edit.) Chemical and functional properties of food components. 3rd ed. Boca Raton ;London ;New York : CRC Press, c2007. 532 lpp.

4.

4.Nielsen S. S. (edit.) Food analysis. 4th ed. New York ;Dordrecht : Springer, c2010. 602 lpp.

5.

5.Ötleş S. (edit.) Methods of analysis of food components and additives. Boca Raton [etc.]: Taylor & Francis, 2005. 437 lpp.

6.

6.Szefer P., Nriagu J. O. Mineral components in foods. Boca Raton ; London; New York: CRC Press, c2007. 466 lpp.

7.

7.Isaak Rashal (Editor-in-Chief) Proceednigs of the Latvian Academy of sciences.Section B: Natural, Exact and Applied sciences. V66,2012, Nr.3; V67, 2013, Nr. 4/5; V69,2015, Nr.4; V 71, 2017, Nr.6; V 72, 2018, Nr.2

8.

8. Ida Jakobsone (Editor-in-Chief) 1st and 2nd International Conferences “Nutrition and Health” conference program and book of Abstracts, 2012, 2016,.