Food Fundamentals (FV)

Food Fundamentals (FV)

1 Introduction to Food Science

  1. Introduction โ€“ Definition of Food
  2. Constituents of Food, Properties, and Their Significance
  3. Food Chemistry: Moisture, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Vitamins, Minerals, and Phyto-Chemicals
  4. Nutrition and Digestion
  5. Food Spoilage and its Effects
  6. Recent Trends in Food Processing and Preservation
  7. New Products and Equipment
  8. Food Evaluation

2 Food Processing Industries

  1. Introduction
  2. Food Production in India and World, Processing and Value Addition
  3. Parts of the Food Industry
  4. Trends in Consumption of Processed Food
  5. Status of Food Processing in India
  6. Major Food Processing Sectors, their Status, Problems, and Prospects
  7. National Food Processing Policy

3 Food Laws and Associated Bodies

  1. Introduction
  2. Food Laws and Standards
  3. Indian: PFA, FPO, MPO, BIS, AGMARK
  4. International: AOAC, USDA, FDA, ISO, Codex Alimentarius, HACCP, GMP
  5. Export Promotion Council
  6. APEDA and MPEDA
  7. Food Health Authority
  8. NABL
  9. FRAC
  10. MFPI, Ministry of Health
  11. Total Quality Management
  12. Product Certificate & Licensing

4 Food Graints, Pulses and Oil Seeds

  1. Introduction
  2. Production and Importance
  3. Structure and Composition
  4. Post Harvest Losses
  5. Physical and Thermal Properties
  6. Water Activity
  7. Cleaning and Grading
  8. Parboiling, Conditioning, and Drying
  9. Grain Milling and Oilseed Crushing
  10. Grain Storage
  11. Value Added Products
  12. By-Product Utilization

5 Fruits and Vegetables

  1. Introduction
  2. Production and Importance
  3. Type of Fruits and Vegetables
  4. Composition and Food Value
  5. Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables
  6. Cultural Practices
  7. Pre-harvest Treatments
  8. Safe Harvesting
  9. Post Harvest Treatments
  10. Post Harvest Management
  11. Processing of Fruits and Vegetables
  12. By-product Utilization
  13. Techno-Economic Feasibility

6 Dairy, Poultry, Meat and Fisheries

  1. Production and Economic Importance
  2. Dairy
  3. Poultry
  4. Meat
  5. Fisheries

7 Commercial Crops, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

  1. Commercial Crops (Sugarcane and Cotton)
  2. Spices (Chilli, Cardamom, Pepper, Tamarind, Turmeric, and Ginger)
  3. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

8 Nutritional Aspects

  1. Scope and Importance
  2. Need for Energy
  3. Basal Energy Metabolism
  4. Nutritive Value of Foods
  5. Food Pyramid
  6. Digestive Processes
  7. Dietary Allowances, Standards, and Balanced Diets for Different Age Groups
  8. Techniques for Assessment of Human Nutrition
  9. Nutritional Labelling

9 Food for Growth and Repair

  1. Importance of Food for Growth and Sustenance
  2. Food Structure, Texture, Flavour, Colour, Keeping Quality
  3. Degradation of Nutrients, Colour Pigments and Microorganisms during Thermal Processing and Storage
  4. Permitted Colours
  5. Health Food, Green/Organic Food, Traditional Foods, Designer Foods
  6. Packaging for Safety and Quality

10 Loss of Food Value in Fresh Produce and Processed Products

  1. Assessment of Loss
  2. Factors Causing Spoilage: Physical, Physiological, Thermal, Microbial, Chemical, Insects, Pests, Diseases
  3. Post-Harvest/Slaughter โ€“ Biochemical Changes
  4. Handling and Transport
  5. Cold Storage
  6. Protection and Preservation Techniques
  7. Evaporative Cooling and Storage

11 Anti-Nutritional Factors Food Contaminants and Toxic Elements

  1. Anti-Nutritional Factors in Plant Foods
  2. Toxicants in Animal Foods
  3. Contamination of Food by Microorganism, Pathogens
  4. Food Intoxicants
  5. Mycotoxins
  6. Food Poisoning and Food Infections
  7. Food Born Diseases
  8. Methods of Preventing Food Contamination
  9. Methods of Nutrient Retention during Processing and Storage
  10. Food Analysis, Residue Analysis

12 Quality Characteristics

  1. Physical Factors
  2. Appearance Factors
  3. Textural Factors
  4. Kinesthetic Factors
  5. Flavour Factors
  6. Chemical and Microbiological Characteristics
  7. Quality Standards
  8. Quality Evaluation
  9. Grading and Certification
  10. Adulteration of Food – Detection and Prevention

13 Deteriorative Factors and Their Control

  1. Shelf Life and Dating of Foods
  2. Causes of Food Deterioration
  3. Nutritional Changes in Food Quality
  4. Food Borne Disease
  5. Food Allergies
  6. Anti-Microbial Agents used in Food
  7. Enzyme Inactivation
  8. Treatments
  9. Hygiene and Sanitation

14 Quality Assurance- Regulation, Codes, Grades and Standards

  1. Food Safety Issues
  2. Food Adulteration, Contamination and their Detection
  3. Quality Control
  4. Grades
  5. Standards
  6. Enforcement of Food Laws
  7. Testing of Samples
  8. Residue Analysis