Food Fundamentals (CPO)

Food Fundamentals (CPO)

1 Importance of Post Harvest Management

  1. Role of Temperature and Moisture in Post Harvest Management of Foodgrains
  2. Stored Grain Insect Pests and their Control
  3. Food-Availability
  4. Nutritional Security
  5. Employment Generation
  6. Value Addition
  7. Exports
  8. Rural Industrialization
  9. Benefits of Post Harvest Management

2 Cleaning and Grading

  1. Cleaning Operation For Grain, Nuts, and Seeds
  2. Factors Controlling the Cleaning Operation-Size, Shape, Specific Gravity and Surface Characteristics
  3. Selection of Machines
  4. Aerodynamics of Small Particles, Methods of Separation-Colour, Specific Gravity, Weight, Screening, Type of Screens
  5. Manual and Mechanical Grading
  6. Efficiency of Cleaners and Graders
  7. Pneumatic Separators
  8. Spiral Separators
  9. Cyclone Separators

3 Harvesting, Transportation, Handling and Storage

  1. Harvesting
  2. Harvesting Practices for Important Cereals, Pulses, and Oilseed Crops
  3. Methods of Transportation and their Suitability
  4. Packing, Storage, and Transportation (Bags and Bulk)
  5. Material Handling Devices and their Suitability
  6. Energy Requirements of Material Handling Devices
  7. Selection of Material Handling Devices
  8. Damage During Storage
  9. Losses in Storage
  10. Traditional, Improved, and Modern Storage Structures
  11. Controlled and Modified Atmosphere Storage

4 Principles of Food Engineering

  1. Properties of Solid Food Materials
  2. Flow Properties of Liquid Foods
  3. Evaporation and Air-Vapour Mixtures
  4. Extraction and Leaching
  5. Distillation
  6. Drying
  7. Separation Methods
  8. Advances in Food Engineering
  9. Computer Applications in Food Engineering

5 Food Processing Machinery

  1. Unit Operations in Food Processing
  2. Principles of Food Processing
  3. Food Fermentation Technology
  4. Various Types of Food Processing Machinery for Cereals, Pulses, and Oil Seeds
  5. Basic Design Principles of Food Processing Machinery
  6. Development of Food Processing Industry

6 Packaging Materials

  1. Classification of Packaging Materials
  2. Uses of Packaging Materials
  3. Properties of Packaging Materials
  4. Manufacturing Process of Packaging Materials
  5. Eco-friendly Packaging

7 Packaging Systems and Machinery

  1. Factors Influencing the Selection of Suitable Packaging Materials or System for Longer Shelf-Life of Cereals, Pulses and Edible Oil
  2. Packaging Systems for the Enhancement of Shelf Life
  3. Packaging Machinery for Value Added Products
  4. Packaging Laws and Regulations

8 Elements of Food Science

  1. Definition of Food
  2. Constituents of Food, Properties and their Significance
  3. Quality Attributes of Food
  4. Aroma of Food
  5. Food Safety
  6. Food Biotechnology
  7. Food Additives
  8. Food Spoilage and its Effect
  9. Recent Trends in Food Processing and Preservation
  10. Food Evaluation

9 Chemistry of Food with Special Reference to Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds

  1. Chemical Composition of Foods with Reference to Cereals, Pulses, and Oilseeds
  2. Carbohydrates and Lipids
  3. Chemical Reactions of Carbohydrates
  4. Fatty Acids and Their Properties
  5. Proteins
  6. Proteins from Different Sources
  7. Protein Structure
  8. Essential Amino Acids

10 Biochemistry and Nutrition

  1. Cell Structure and Biochemical Function of Sub-Cellular Components
  2. Food Enzymes
  3. Energy Value of Foods
  4. Nutritional Aspects and Nutritive Value of Foods
  5. Energy Requirements

11 Quality Characteristics and Parameters of Raw Materials

  1. What is Quality
  2. Processable Characteristics of Raw Materials
  3. Microbiological Aspects of Raw Materials
  4. Adulteration
  5. Quality Determination Techniques
  6. Quality Standards and Certification

12 Quality Characteristics and Parameters of Processed Food

  1. Physical Characteristics
  2. Textural Properties
  3. Flavour and Aroma
  4. Chemical and Microbial Characteristics
  5. Quality Standards for Processed Foods
  6. Importance of Packaging and Labelling

13 Deteriorative Factors and Their Control

  1. Shelf-Life
  2. Causes of Food Deterioration
  3. Chemical Reaction
  4. Biochemical Reaction
  5. Micro Organisms – Causes and Growth
  6. Insects, Pests, and Rodents
  7. Nutritional Changes in Food
  8. Food Borne Diseases
  9. Food Allergies and Poisoning by Chemicals
  10. Anti-Microbial Agents
  11. Enzyme Inactivation
  12. Treatments
  13. Hygiene and Sanitation

14 Quality Assurance

  1. Total Quality Management
  2. Good Manufacturing Practices
  3. Quality Circles
  4. Food Safety Issues
  5. Food Adulteration, Contamination, and their Detection
  6. Food Quality Assurance
  7. Inspection
  8. Laboratory Test
  9. Sanitation
  10. Codex Alimentarius